When to go · Shantou
Shantou in May
Mixed month. Outside the best window (Oct–Mar (cooler, less rain)). Across China: Warm and clear, but the 1–5 May holiday packs every sight; go after the 6th.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 194
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Oct–Mar (cooler, less rain)). Across China: Warm and clear, but the 1–5 May holiday packs every sight; go after the 6th.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- ShantouHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 29 °C (84 °F), rain on about 194 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 84 °F (29 °C), rain on about 194 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 Shantou, side by side.
Verdict
May: Mixed
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jan: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Night low
May: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jan: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
May: 194
Jan: 38 (better)
Crowds
May: High
Jan: Medium
Prices
May: High
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 1
May: Outside the best window (Oct–Mar (cooler, less rain)). Across China: Warm and clear, but the 1–5 May holiday packs every sight; go after the 6th.
January: Inside Shantou's best window: Oct–Mar (cooler, less rain).
Shantou: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast