Guilin weather in May

In May, Guilin sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 343 mm of rain across 21.4 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Guilin's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guilin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
343 mm
21.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:58 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
76%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Guilin is prefecture-level city in Guangxi, China.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 38.5 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
57/km²
people per km²

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 26°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Guilin reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12619
22620
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42620
52620
62620
72720
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102720
112720
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212821
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How May really feels in Guilin

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.

Guilin weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 9613.610.63.1
Feb15° / 10614.611.13.6
Mar18° / 12°22221.211.84.1
Apr23° / 17°2842112.64.8
May27° / 21°34321.413.24.5
Jun30° / 24°37322.713.53.4
Jul32° / 25°22020.113.43.0
Aug32° / 25°1441612.93.3
Sep30° / 23°729.512.24.8
Oct26° / 18°717.411.47.1
Nov21° / 13°899.410.86.6
Dec15° / 699.110.54.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22179
32179
42179
52179
62179
72179
82179
92278
102278
112278
122278
132377
142377
152377
162377
172476
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192575
202575
212575
222575
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272476
282575
292377
302377
312179

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Guilin gets around 343 mm of rain over 21.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 69% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
171
271
371
471
571
671
771
871
971
1071
1170
1270
1370
1469
1569
1669
1768
1868
1968
2068
2168
2268
2367
2467
2567
2667
2767
2868
2968
3069
3170

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17142231261
26142231271
35132331281
44122331291
54122331301
63112431301
73102431311
83102430312
9392431322
10382431322
11382431332
12272431332
13272431333
14272331333
15262332343
16262232354
17262132354
18262032364
19261932375
20261832385
21151732395
22151632396
23151532406
24151432417
25151331428
26141231449
271411304510
280410294611
29039284812
30038264913
31038255014

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:087:04
213.06:077:05
313.06:067:05
413.06:067:06
513.06:057:06
613.06:047:07
713.16:047:07
813.16:037:08
913.16:027:08
1013.16:027:09
1113.16:017:09
1213.26:007:10
1313.26:007:10
1413.25:597:11
1513.25:597:11
1613.25:587:12
1713.25:587:12
1813.35:577:13
1913.35:577:13
2013.35:567:14
2113.35:567:15
2213.35:567:15
2313.35:557:16
2413.45:557:16
2513.45:547:17
2613.45:547:17
2713.45:547:18
2813.45:547:18
2913.45:537:19
3013.45:537:19
3113.45:537:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 4.8 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 3.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Guilin

In seasonPeak

In May, Guilin sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Guilin's rainy season runs March–July, 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 Guilin?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Guilin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guilin in May

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

In May, Guilin sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Guilin in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guilin peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 15UV 11Jan 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High

Air quality in Guilin 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 Guilin is worst in March — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 25 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Guilin's WHO annual average of 38.5 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1648 µg/m³Jul 1626 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr44Poor
May37Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Guilin?

Guilin sits at 25.3°N, 110.3°E, 141 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Yangshuo, 59 km away.

NanningGuangzhouGuiyangZhangjiajieThị Trấn Trùng KhánhZhuhai

Topography around Guilin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guilin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 163 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,979 m.

The land around Guilin is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
758 m
80 km
1,979 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Yangshuo 59 km · Fenghuang 303 km · Nanning 340 km · Guangzhou 384 km · Guiyang 386 km · Zhangjiajie 428 km · Thị Trấn Trùng Khánh 470 km · Zhuhai 471 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 Guilin (25.2802°, 110.2964°, elevation 141 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).