Pingtung County · Taiwan
Pingtung City in May
In May, Pingtung City averages a daytime high of 31 °C and a night-time low of 23 °C, with about 168 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Pingtung City's most comfortable months, November to March.
- Average high
- 31 °C
- Average low
- 23 °C
- Rain in the month
- 168 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 13 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 88
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Pingtung City
May is tied for the 5th warmest month in Pingtung City by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 25 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 14 °C to 25 °C. By day, May is 2 °C warmer than April, and June is 1 °C warmer than May.
May brings 168 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 163 mm (1952 mm a year); it is the 4th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 13 h 10 min, against 10 h 40 min at the shortest and 13 h 30 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 °C | 15 °C | 39 mm | Yes |
| February | 25 °C | 14 °C | 55 mm | Yes |
| March | 27 °C | 17 °C | 57 mm | Yes |
| April | 30 °C | 20 °C | 77 mm | |
| May | 31 °C | 23 °C | 168 mm | |
| June | 32 °C | 25 °C | 328 mm | |
| July | 32 °C | 25 °C | 425 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 25 °C | 464 mm | |
| September | 32 °C | 24 °C | 163 mm | |
| October | 31 °C | 22 °C | 72 mm | |
| November | 29 °C | 19 °C | 49 mm | Yes |
| December | 25 °C | 16 °C | 53 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Pingtung City?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 31 °C is above 29 °C and about 168 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Pingtung City are November to March; the nearest are March, before, and November, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Taiwan in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Pingtung City
This guide lists 88 places to stay in Pingtung City, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 1; 10 km or more, 87.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.