When to go · Sanya
Sanya in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (rainy season and typhoon risk); Chinese New Year week (peak prices and crowds).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 32°C (90°F)90°F (32°C) / 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 131
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (rainy season and typhoon risk); Chinese New Year week (peak prices and crowds).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- NovemberGreatInside Sanya's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season, warm and sunny).
- DecemberGreatInside Sanya's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season, warm and sunny).
- JanuaryGreatInside Sanya's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season, warm and sunny).
- FebruaryGreatInside Sanya's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season, warm and sunny).
Weather in May
- SanyaHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 27 °C (81 °F), rain on about 131 daysHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 81 °F (27 °C), rain on about 131 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Labour Day (May Day) big impact
1–5 May · China
Five-day holiday with make-up working days around it; the Great Wall, West Lake and the Bund packed.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · China overall
- High
- Prices · China overall
- High
China overall: Warm and clear, but the 1–5 May holiday packs every sight; go after the 6th.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Sanya, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Jan: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
May: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Jan: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Rain days
May: 131
Jan: 6 (better)
Crowds
May: High
Jan: Medium
Prices
May: High
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 1
May: Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (rainy season and typhoon risk); Chinese New Year week (peak prices and crowds).
January: Inside Sanya's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season, warm and sunny).
Sanya: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast