Shap Pat Heung weather in May

In May, Shap Pat Heung sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 229 mm of rain across 19.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Shap Pat Heung's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shap Pat Heung's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
229 mm
19.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:48 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Shap Pat Heung reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Shap Pat Heung

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 19 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
19
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Shap Pat Heung weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 13°325.510.86.9
Feb20° / 15°437.811.26.4
Mar22° / 17°7511.411.86.3
Apr26° / 21°12513.812.55.8
May29° / 24°22919.113.14.4
Jun30° / 26°31922.913.33.2
Jul31° / 27°24322.113.23.1
Aug31° / 27°31323.612.83.1
Sep30° / 26°19916.612.14.1
Oct28° / 23°616.711.56.7
Nov25° / 19°344.910.97.9
Dec21° / 15°314.210.77.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32971
43070
52971
63070
73169
83070
93070
103070
112971
123070
132971
142872
152773
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212278
222179
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302080
312179

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Shap Pat Heung gets around 229 mm of rain over 19.1 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 62% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1210224916
229224818
329224819
429214821
518214723
618204724
717194626
817184528
916184530
1016174432
1115174334
1215164236
1315164138
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310182665

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 18 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 5:57 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:576:46
212.85:566:46
312.95:556:46
412.95:556:47
512.95:546:47
612.95:536:48
712.95:536:48
812.95:526:49
913.05:516:49
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2013.15:466:54
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Shap Pat Heung

In seasonPeak

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

Shap Pat Heung sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Shap Pat Heung's monsoon runs May–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 Shap Pat Heung?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Shap Pat Heung for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shap Pat Heung in May

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

In May, Shap Pat Heung sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Shap Pat Heung in May

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 18 to Dec 18 — about 9.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar20Cool
Apr23Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct27Warm
Nov24Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Shap Pat Heung 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 Shap Pat Heung peaks around July 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 13UV 12Jan 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Shap Pat Heung 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 Shap Pat Heung is worst in January — around 183 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 73 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 21181 µg/m³Jul 1674 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan183Very unhealthy
Feb175Very unhealthy
Mar165Very unhealthy
Apr149Unhealthy
May115Unhealthy
Jun83Unhealthy
Jul73Unhealthy
Aug85Unhealthy
Sep119Unhealthy
Oct127Unhealthy
Nov157Very unhealthy
Dec156Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Shap Pat Heung?

Shap Pat Heung sits at 22.4°N, 114.0°E, 15 m above sea level, in Hong Kong. The nearest listed city is Yuen Long San Hui, 1.0 km away.

Yeung Uk TsuenPing ShanFairview ParkTin Shui Wai

Topography around Shap Pat Heung

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shap Pat Heung has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 948 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,020 m.

The land around Shap Pat Heung is covered by trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (41%), water (31%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
312 m
16 km
948 m
80 km
1,020 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Yuen Long San Hui 1.0 km · Yuen Long 2.0 km · Yuen Long Kau Hui 3.0 km · Kam Tin 3.0 km · Yeung Uk Tsuen 3.0 km · Ping Shan 4.0 km · Fairview Park 5.0 km · Tin Shui Wai 5.0 km

Hong Kong travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 71% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$56,983
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.4
per 100k, 2023
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 538
Religion
other or none 54%Buddhist or Taoist 28%Protestant 7%Roman Catholic 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 Shap Pat Heung (22.4248°, 114.0358°, elevation 15 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).