Xizhi weather in May

In May, Xizhi sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 183 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Xizhi's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xizhi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
183 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:13 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
75%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Xizhi is A district in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Density
2,872/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 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Xizhi reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Xizhi

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.

Xizhi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 14°17820.310.64.1
Feb18° / 14°15917.511.14.4
Mar20° / 16°14017.411.85.0
Apr23° / 19°13115.512.65.7
May26° / 22°18317.513.25.4
Jun29° / 25°16616.213.54.5
Jul30° / 27°1441413.44.4
Aug30° / 26°22017.612.94.2
Sep28° / 25°25717.812.24.9
Oct25° / 22°30919.311.45.3
Nov22° / 19°27319.110.85.1
Dec19° / 16°21919.210.54.6

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 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32872
42971
52971
62971
72971
82773
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102773
112674
122674
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312179

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Xizhi gets around 183 mm of rain over 17.5 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 56% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
352
452
552
652
752
852
953
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1957
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2158
2259
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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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1381732391
2381732401
3271731421
4271631431
5261630441
6161530462
7151529472
8151429483
9151429493
10041329494
11041328505
12041228515
13031228516
14031128517
15031127527
16031027528
17021026539
18029265310
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23028225216
24028225117
25028215019
26028205020
27027204922
28027194923
29027184925
30026174926
31016174828

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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318calm

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 5:23 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:236:18
212.95:226:19
313.05:216:19
413.05:216:20
513.05:206:20
613.05:196:21
713.05:186:21
813.15:186:22
913.15:176:22
1013.15:166:23
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1213.15:156:24
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1413.25:146:25
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1813.25:126:27
1913.35:126:28
2013.35:116:28
2113.35:116:29
2213.35:106:29
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2513.45:096:31
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2913.45:086:33
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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 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Xizhi

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Xizhi?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Xizhi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Xizhi in May

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

In May, Xizhi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 22°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Xizhi in May

The nearest coast averages about 25°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 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in January near 21°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr24Refreshing
May25Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep27Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov24Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Xizhi 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 Xizhi peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highVery highHighJun 18UV 11Dec 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov7High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Xizhi 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 Xizhi is worst in April — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateApr 1052 µg/m³Oct 1626 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr52Poor
May44Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Xizhi?

Xizhi sits at 25.1°N, 121.7°E, 16 m above sea level, in Taiwan. The nearest listed city is Neihu, 7.0 km away.

DanshuiShulin

Topography around Xizhi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xizhi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 578 m around an average of 107 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,105 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,601 m.

The land around Xizhi is covered by trees (71%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and water (58%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
578 m
16 km
1,105 m
80 km
3,601 m
treescroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Neihu 7.0 km · Keelung 11 km · Taipei 14 km · Jiufen 19 km · Banqiao 20 km · New Taipei City 20 km · Danshui 25 km · Shulin 25 km

Taiwan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
110 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Religion
Buddhist 35%Taoist 33%none or unspecified 18%folk religion approximately 10%

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 Xizhi (25.0662°, 121.6599°, elevation 16 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).