Chengde weather in May

In May, Chengde sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 6.4 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chengde's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chengde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:56 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
51%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Chengde is prefecture-level city in Hebei, China.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 32.6 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
11/km²
people per km²
Founded
1681

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chengde reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1207
2207
3217
4218
5218
6218
7218
8218
9229
10229
11229
12229
13229
142310
152310
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212411
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282512
292513
302613
312613

How May really feels in Chengde

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Chengde weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -14°20.819.40.0
Feb / -10°41.21.310.40.0
Mar / -3°1331.911.72.0
Apr17° / 274.80.813.15.9
May23° / 10°456.40.114.37.4
Jun27° / 15°10111.3014.96.3
Jul28° / 19°15213.8014.65.4
Aug27° / 18°11511.2013.66.2
Sep23° / 11°617.6012.37.3
Oct15° / 3550.410.95.5
Nov / -4°132.829.70.9
Dec-1° / -11°41.21.49.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36040
45941
55941
65941
75842
85743
95644
105644
115644
125644
135644
145644
155743
165743
175941
185941
196040
206040
216139
226139
236238
246139
256139
266139
276040
285941
295842
305743
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chengde gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 6.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
421
521
621
721
821
921
1021
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
1921
2020
2120
2220
2320
2420
2520
2620
2720
2821
2921
3022
3123

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69820
79820
89820
99820
109820
119820
129631
139631
149631
159541
169541
179451
189451
199361
209361
219271
229181
239091
249091
2589101
2688111
2787121
2886131
2984142
3083152
3180173

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 4:45 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:136:57
213.85:126:58
313.85:116:59
413.85:107:00
513.95:087:02
613.95:077:03
714.05:067:04
814.05:057:05
914.05:037:06
1014.15:027:07
1114.15:017:08
1214.15:007:09
1314.24:597:10
1414.24:587:11
1514.24:577:12
1614.34:567:13
1714.34:557:14
1814.34:547:15
1914.44:537:16
2014.44:527:17
2114.44:517:18
2214.54:517:19
2314.54:507:20
2414.54:497:20
2514.54:487:21
2614.64:487:22
2714.64:477:23
2814.64:467:24
2914.64:467:25
3014.74:457:26
3114.74:457:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.12 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 6.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Chengde

In seasonPeak

None of Chengde's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Chengde's rainy season runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Chengde?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Chengde for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Chengde in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Chengde sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Chengde in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chengde peaks around July 24 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 24UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Chengde in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Chengde is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Chengde's WHO annual average of 32.6 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateMar 1742 µg/m³Aug 2125 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar43Poor
Apr35Poor
May34Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chengde?

Chengde sits at 41.0°N, 118.0°E, 318 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Beijing, 176 km away.

DalianDatongJinanSinŭijuUijuQingdao

Topography around Chengde

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chengde.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chengde has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m around an average of 413 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,012 m.

The land around Chengde is covered by trees (42%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
355 m
16 km
887 m
80 km
2,012 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Beijing 176 km · Tianjin 212 km · Dalian 385 km · Datong 406 km · Jinan 484 km · Sinŭiju 552 km · Uiju 561 km · Qingdao 583 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,862
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
17.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 464
Religion
unaffiliated 52%folk religion 22%Buddhist 18%Christian 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Chengde (40.9519°, 117.9588°, elevation 318 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).