Climate averages 1991–2020
Changzhi (Shanxi, 35.21°N 111.74°E), China weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Changzhi (Shanxi, 35.21°N 111.74°E), China: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 107 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes August a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 29 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yima (54 km away). In August its highs average 28.4°C, 0.6°C cooler than Changzhi (Shanxi, 35.21°N 111.74°E), China, with 135 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Changzhi (Shanxi, 35.21°N 111.74°E), China ranks joint 602nd of 884 for the warmest August highs and 99th of 884 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 884 cities is 29.3°C; Changzhi (Shanxi, 35.21°N 111.74°E), China is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.1°C to 24.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 107 mm to 86 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Changzhi (Shanxi, 35.21°N 111.74°E), China climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.1°C-4.3°C | -4.3°C | 9.7 | 2.7 | 10.110 h |
| February | 8.7°C-1.2°C | -1.2°C | 15 | 3.0 | 10.911 h |
| March | 14.9°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 22 | 4.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.4°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 40 | 5.9 | 13.113 h |
| May | 26.2°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 48 | 6.4 | 14.014 h |
| June | 30.3°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 68 | 7.2 | 14.514 h |
| July | 30.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 128 | 13.3 | 14.314 h |
| August, selected | 28.9°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 107 | 11.3 | 13.513 h |
| September | 24.8°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 86 | 8.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 19.5°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 50 | 6.7 | 11.311 h |
| November | 12.5°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 29 | 5.2 | 10.410 h |
| December | 6.2°C-2.7°C | -2.7°C | 8.5 | 2.2 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Yima in AugustChina · 54 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 20.5°C · 135 mm rain
- Sanmenxia in AugustChina · 69 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 21.2°C · 112 mm rain
- Yuncheng in AugustChina · 71 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 22.2°C · 79 mm rain
- Jiyuan in AugustChina · 78 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 21.7°C · 124 mm rain
- Luoyang in AugustChina · 87 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.2°C · 132 mm rain
- Linfen in AugustChina · 100 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 20.2°C · 127 mm rain
- Jincheng in AugustChina · 104 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 19.0°C · 118 mm rain
- Hancheng in AugustChina · 122 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 21.1°C · 104 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Changzhi) is explained once on the Changzhi (Shanxi, 35.21°N 111.74°E), China year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.