Climate averages 1991–2020
Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China weather
in April.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China: daytime highs average 18.1°C and nights cool to about 4.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 05 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jincheng (80 km away). In April its highs average 19.5°C, 1.4°C warmer than Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China, with 37 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China ranks joint 685th of 884 for the warmest April highs and joint 193rd of 884 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 884 cities is 20.6°C; Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China is 2.5°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 5.2°C to 23.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 35 mm to 44 mm.
The annual picture
April 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, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.5°C-8.3°C | -8.3°C | 6.1 | 1.7 | 10.010 h |
| February | 5.7°C-5.6°C | -5.6°C | 11 | 2.9 | 10.811 h |
| March | 11.5°C-1.5°C | -1.5°C | 17 | 3.7 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 18.1°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 35 | 5.7 | 13.113 h |
| May | 23.3°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 44 | 6.5 | 14.114 h |
| June | 26.9°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 65 | 10.3 | 14.615 h |
| July | 27.6°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 134 | 14.7 | 14.414 h |
| August | 26.0°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 113 | 12.8 | 13.514 h |
| September | 22.1°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 66 | 7.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 16.8°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 36 | 5.9 | 11.311 h |
| November | 9.5°C-1.4°C | -1.4°C | 19 | 4.1 | 10.310 h |
| December | 3.5°C-6.7°C | -6.7°C | 6.0 | 1.9 | 9.710 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
April in nearby cities
- Jincheng in AprilChina · 80 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 7.1°C · 37 mm rain
- Hecun in AprilChina · 98 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 8.2°C · 34 mm rain
- Linshui in AprilChina · 102 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 8.6°C · 28 mm rain
- Jiaozuo in AprilChina · 106 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 9.3°C · 38 mm rain
- Anyang in AprilChina · 115 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 9.8°C · 29 mm rain
- Hebi in AprilChina · 118 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 10.2°C · 31 mm rain
- Xinxiang in AprilChina · 127 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 9.7°C · 32 mm rain
- Xinzhi in AprilChina · 130 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 9.0°C · 34 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, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.