Leshan weather in May

In May, Leshan sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 83 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Leshan's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leshan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:17 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
72%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Leshan is prefecture-level city in Sichuan, China.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 42.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
52/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 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Leshan reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12518
22618
32618
42618
52618
62618
72618
82618
92618
102619
112619
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212720
222720
232720
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262720
272720
282720
292720
302821
312821

How May really feels in Leshan

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.

Leshan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 4612.10.510.32.2
Feb13° / 4111.20.110.93.2
Mar17° / 11°4811.4011.85.1
Apr23° / 15°7312.6012.76.0
May27° / 19°8311.9013.56.1
Jun29° / 22°12514.1013.94.9
Jul31° / 24°22819.7013.73.6
Aug30° / 24°24219.4013.13.8
Sep26° / 20°12816.1012.25.4
Oct21° / 16°8417.1011.35.2
Nov17° / 12°5913010.54.6
Dec12° / 4211.90.110.12.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53169
63169
72971
82872
92971
102971
112971
122971
133070
143070
153268
163169
173268
183268
193268
203367
213367
223367
233367
243268
253268
263268
273169
283070
293070
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Leshan gets around 83 mm of rain over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
241
341
441
541
641
741
841
940
1040
1140
1240
1340
1439
1539
1639
1738
1838
1937
2037
2137
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2837
2937
3037
3137

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1173434150
2163335160
3153236161
4143237161
5133139171
6133040171
7123040171
8122941171
9112942171
10112943171
11112844171
12102844171
13102845171
1492746171
1592746172
1682647172
1772547182
1872548192
1962448202
2062348212
2152348222
2242247243
2342147263
2442046273
2531846294
2631745314
2731644334
2821543355
2921342385
3021241406
3121139426

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 7:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:287:36
213.26:277:37
313.26:277:37
413.26:267:38
513.26:257:38
613.36:247:39
713.36:237:40
813.36:227:40
913.36:227:41
1013.36:217:42
1113.46:207:42
1213.46:197:43
1313.46:197:44
1413.46:187:44
1513.56:177:45
1613.56:177:46
1713.56:167:46
1813.56:167:47
1913.56:157:47
2013.66:157:48
2113.66:147:49
2213.66:147:49
2313.66:137:50
2413.66:137:50
2513.66:127:51
2613.76:127:52
2713.76:117:52
2813.76:117:53
2913.76:117:53
3013.76:107:54
3113.76:107:55

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 4.42 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 4.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Leshan

In seasonPeak

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

Leshan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Leshan's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Leshan?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Leshan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Leshan in May

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

In May, Leshan sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Leshan in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Leshan peaks around June 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Leshan 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 Leshan is worst in March — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 31 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Leshan's WHO annual average of 42.9 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1353 µg/m³Aug 1031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr47Poor
May49Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Leshan?

Leshan sits at 29.6°N, 103.8°E, 375 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Chengdu, 126 km away.

GuiyangShangri-LaLijiangKunmingDaliFenghuang

Topography around Leshan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leshan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 382 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,276 m.

The land around Leshan is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
249 m
80 km
3,276 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Chengdu 126 km · Chongqing 270 km · Guiyang 440 km · Shangri-La 440 km · Lijiang 458 km · Kunming 513 km · Dali 564 km · Fenghuang 597 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 Leshan (29.5623°, 103.7639°, elevation 375 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).