Climate averages 1991–2020
Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China weather
in August.
A warm, 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 warm month in Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China: daytime highs average 26.0°C and nights cool to about 16.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 113 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes August a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 32 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jincheng (80 km away). In August its highs average 26.9°C, 1.0°C warmer than Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China, with 118 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China ranks joint 751st of 884 for the warmest August highs and joint 107th of 884 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 884 cities is 29.3°C; Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China is 3.3°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.9°C to 22.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 113 mm to 66 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, 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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Jincheng in AugustChina · 80 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 19.0°C · 118 mm rain
- Hecun in AugustChina · 98 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 20.7°C · 140 mm rain
- Linshui in AugustChina · 102 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 21.1°C · 127 mm rain
- Jiaozuo in AugustChina · 106 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 21.8°C · 127 mm rain
- Anyang in AugustChina · 115 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 21.9°C · 132 mm rain
- Hebi in AugustChina · 118 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.1°C · 134 mm rain
- Xinxiang in AugustChina · 127 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.0°C · 114 mm rain
- Xinzhi in AugustChina · 130 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 20.7°C · 111 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.