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Beijing Weather in May

In May, Beijing averages a high of 27°C (80°F) and a low of 14°C (57°F), from 43 years of daily records (1971–2025).

27°C
Average high
80°F
14°C
Average low
57°F
38°C
Record high
101°F · May 19, 2001
3°C
Record low
37°F · May 4, 1976

What May Is Like in Beijing

  • The coldest May reading, 3°C (37°F) on May 4, 1976, has not been matched in 49 years.
  • A typical May brings 5.9 days above 30°C (86°F).
  • The warmest May in the record was 2001; the coldest was 1979.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 14% of May days, and the month averages 35 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Beijing, every May since 1971
23°C27°C30°C19801990200020102020May 1971: 26.4°CMay 1972: 24.8°CMay 1973: 25.3°CMay 1974: 25.7°CMay 1975: 25.4°CMay 1976: 25.4°CMay 1977: 24.3°CMay 1978: 24.7°CMay 1979: 25.3°CMay 1980: 25.7°CMay 1981: 26.7°CMay 1982: 27.5°CMay 1983: 26.8°CMay 1984: 26.7°CMay 1985: 24.6°CMay 1986: 27.3°CMay 1987: 25.8°CMay 1988: 26.0°CMay 1989: 27.2°CMay 1990: 25.2°CMay 1991: 25.1°CMay 1992: 26.2°CMay 1993: 27.1°CMay 1994: 26.8°CMay 1995: 25.6°CMay 1996: 27.2°CMay 1997: 25.7°CMay 1998: 25.5°CMay 1999: 25.6°CMay 2000: 26.8°CMay 2001: 29.5°CMay 2002: 27.9°CMay 2003: 26.7°CMay 2004: 26.4°CMay 2005: 25.6°CMay 2006: 25.9°CMay 2007: 28.6°CMay 2008: 26.2°CMay 2009: 28.9°CMay 2010: 27.7°CMay 2011: 26.9°CMay 2012: 28.7°CMay 2020: 28.7°C
Warmest: 2001 (29.5°C)Latest: 2020 (28.7°C)10-year averageLong-run average (26.4°C)

Look Up a Day in May

See the weather in Beijing on any May date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Beijing (1971–2025). Averages cover 1971–2025. How we compute this

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