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May Weather in Sishilichengzi China

Daily high temperatures increase by 9°F, from 76°F to 85°F, rarely falling below 66°F or exceeding 93°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 9°F, from 53°F to 62°F, rarely falling below 45°F or exceeding 68°F.

For reference, on July 23, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Sishilichengzi typically range from 70°F to 94°F, while on January 11, the coldest day of the year, they range from 12°F to 28°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in May in Sishilichengzi

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in May in Sishilichengzi

Average Hourly Temperature in May in SishilichengziMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of May in Sishilichengzi experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 46% to 42%.

The clearest day of the month is May 29, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 58% of the time.

For reference, on March 23, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 51%, while on August 10, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 81%.

Cloud Cover Categories in May in Sishilichengzi

Cloud Cover Categories in May in SishilichengziMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunMay 154%May 154%May 3158%May 3158%May 1155%May 1155%May 2156%May 2156%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Sishilichengzi, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is gradually increasing, starting the month at 4% and ending it at 8%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 11% on July 8, and its lowest chance is -0% on December 29.

Probability of Precipitation in May in Sishilichengzi

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May in Sishilichengzi is essentially constant, remaining about 0.3 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in May in Sishilichengzi

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of May in Sishilichengzi, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 58 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 56 seconds, and weekly increase of 13 minutes, 30 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 14 hours, 3 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 15 hours, 1 minute of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May in Sishilichengzi

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Sishilichengzi is 5:10 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 28 minutes earlier at 4:41 AM on May 31.

The earliest sunset is 7:13 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 29 minutes later at 7:42 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Sishilichengzi during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:38 AM and sets 15 hours, 14 minutes later, at 7:52 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:38 AM and sets 9 hours, 7 minutes later, at 4:45 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May in Sishilichengzi

The solar day over the course of May. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in Sishilichengzi

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in SishilichengziMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun0010102020203030404050505060600001010202030303040405050606070
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in Sishilichengzi

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in SishilichengziMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunApr 912:22 AMApr 912:22 AMApr 245:50 AMApr 245:50 AMMay 89:23 AMMay 89:23 AMMay 237:54 PMMay 237:54 PMJun 66:38 PMJun 66:38 PMJun 227:09 AMJun 227:09 AM5:52 AM5:52 AM7:45 PM7:45 PM6:34 PM6:34 PM5:15 AM5:15 AM4:45 AM4:45 AM7:56 PM7:56 PM7:43 PM7:43 PM4:44 AM4:44 AM3:53 AM3:53 AM8:05 PM8:05 PM7:44 PM7:44 PM4:13 AM4:13 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
May 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%1:37 AMSE10:51 AMWSW-6:14 AMS233,270 mi
2
44%2:12 AMESE12:08 PMWSW-7:10 AMS230,848 mi
3
32%2:40 AMESE1:25 PMWSW-8:02 AMS228,683 mi
4
21%3:05 AME2:42 PMW-8:52 AMS226,968 mi
5
12%3:28 AME3:59 PMW-9:41 AMS225,911 mi
6
5%3:51 AME5:17 PMWNW-10:30 AMS225,691 mi
7
1%4:16 AMENE6:36 PMWNW-11:21 AMS226,425 mi
8
0%4:45 AMENE7:56 PMWNW-12:15 PMS228,124 mi
9
2%5:19 AMENE9:14 PMNW-1:12 PMS230,685 mi
10
6%6:02 AMNE10:25 PMNW-2:11 PMS233,897 mi
11
13%6:54 AMNE11:25 PMNW-3:10 PMS237,471 mi
12
21%7:55 AMNE--4:07 PMS241,087 mi
13
31%-12:14 AMNW9:01 AMNE5:00 PMS244,445 mi
14
40%-12:51 AMWNW10:08 AMENE5:49 PMS247,297 mi
15
50%-1:21 AMWNW11:14 AMENE6:33 PMS249,467 mi
16
60%-1:45 AMWNW12:18 PMENE7:15 PMS250,850 mi
17
69%-2:05 AMWNW1:19 PME7:54 PMS251,414 mi
18
78%-2:24 AMW2:20 PME8:33 PMS251,193 mi
19
85%-2:41 AMW3:21 PME9:11 PMS250,271 mi
20
92%-2:59 AMW4:23 PMESE9:52 PMS248,772 mi
21
96%-3:19 AMWSW5:27 PMESE10:35 PMS246,846 mi
22
99%-3:42 AMWSW6:34 PMESE11:22 PMS244,649 mi
23
100%-4:09 AMWSW7:43 PMSE--
24
100%-4:44 AMSW8:52 PMSE12:14 AMS242,331 mi
25
98%-5:28 AMSW9:56 PMSE1:10 AMS240,022 mi
26
94%-6:23 AMSW10:51 PMSE2:10 AMS237,820 mi
27
88%-7:29 AMSW11:37 PMSE3:10 AMS235,789 mi
28
80%-8:42 AMWSW-4:10 AMS233,960 mi
29
70%12:14 AMESE9:58 AMWSW-5:06 AMS232,348 mi
30
50%12:44 AMESE11:14 AMWSW-5:58 AMS230,971 mi
31
47%1:09 AMESE12:29 PMW-6:48 AMS229,864 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Sishilichengzi is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in Sishilichengzi

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in SishilichengziMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%AprJunMay 160%May 160%May 10%May 10%May 310%May 310%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Sishilichengzi is essentially constant during May, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 8.4 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on May 9, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.5 miles per hour, while on December 26, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.1 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during May is 8.5 miles per hour on May 9.

Average Wind Speed in May in Sishilichengzi

Average Wind Speed in May in SishilichengziMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphAprJunMay 98.5 mphMay 98.5 mphMay 318.2 mphMay 318.2 mphMay 218.4 mphMay 218.4 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Sishilichengzi throughout May is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 35% on May 13.

Wind Direction in May in Sishilichengzi

Wind Direction in May in SishilichengziMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AprJunsoutheastnorthwest
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Sishilichengzi typically lasts for 7.2 months (220 days), from around March 28 to around November 3, rarely starting before March 10 or after April 17, and rarely ending before October 16 or after November 20.

The month of May in Sishilichengzi is reliably fully within the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in Sishilichengzi

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in Sishilichengzigrowing seasonMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJun100%May 16100%May 1690%Apr 1790%Apr 17very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Sishilichengzi are rapidly increasing during May, increasing by 574°F, from 361°F to 935°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in May in Sishilichengzi

Growing Degree Days in May in SishilichengziMay1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131300°F300°F400°F400°F500°F500°F600°F600°F700°F700°F800°F800°F900°F900°F1,000°F1,000°FAprJunMay 1361°FMay 1361°FMay 31935°FMay 31935°FMay 11525°FMay 11525°FMay 21717°FMay 21717°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of May, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Sishilichengzi is gradually increasing during May, rising by 0.5 kWh, from 6.5 kWh to 7.1 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in Sishilichengzi

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in SishilichengziMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhAprJunMay 16.5 kWhMay 16.5 kWhMay 317.1 kWhMay 317.1 kWhMay 116.8 kWhMay 116.8 kWhMay 217.0 kWhMay 217.0 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sishilichengzi are 41.962 deg latitude, 86.477 deg longitude, and 3,468 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Sishilichengzi is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 39 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,459 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (436 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (10,879 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Sishilichengzi is covered by cropland (92%), within 10 miles by cropland (58%) and grassland (25%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (40%) and grassland (38%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Sishilichengzi, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Sishilichengzi is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Sishilichengzi, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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