The tables below give May averages for the number of sunny days and hours of sunshine at dozens of cities throughout China.
You can jump to a separate table for each section of the country: North China, Northeast China, East China, South Central China, Southwest China and Northwest China.
The month's totals are averages of weather data collected from 1961 to 1990.
North China
Total May sunshine
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Beijing |
Beijing |
289 |
| Hailar |
Inner Mongolia |
299 |
| Taiyuan |
Shanxi |
268 |
Northeast China
Average amount of sun in May
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Qiqihar |
Heilongjiang |
282 |
| Shenyang |
Liaoning |
267 |
East China
Average May sun
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Ganzhou |
Jiangxi |
150 |
| Nanchang |
Jiangxi |
148 |
| Qingdao |
Shandong |
245 |
| Shanghai |
Shanghai |
174 |
South Central China
Number of sunny hours in May on average
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Guangzhou |
Guangdong |
127 |
| Haikou |
Hainan Island |
233 |
| Macau |
Macau |
161 |
| Nanning |
Guangxi |
166 |
| Shantou |
Guangdong |
138 |
| Zhengzhou |
Henan |
244 |
Southwest China
Average total sunshine in May
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Chengdu |
Sichuan |
130 |
| Kunming |
Yunnan |
225 |
Northwest China
Average May sun
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Altay |
Xinjiang |
322 |
| Jiuquan |
Gansu |
291 |
| Kashi |
Xinjiang |
262 |
| Lanzhou |
Gansu |
251 |
| Ruoqiang |
Xinjiang |
293 |
| Xi'an |
Shaanxi |
188 |
| Yinchuan |
Ningxia |
289 |