Climate averages 1991–2020
Handan weather
in April.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in Handan: daytime highs average 23.0°C and nights cool to about 9.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 06 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Linshui (33 km away). In April its highs average 22.5°C, 0.5°C cooler than Handan, with 28 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Handan ranks joint 199th of 884 for the warmest April highs and joint 100th of 884 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 884 cities is 20.6°C; Handan is 2.4°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 5.5°C to 28.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 27 mm to 38 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
Handan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.2°C-5.3°C | -5.3°C | 3.9 | 0.9 | 10.010 h |
| February | 9.3°C-2.7°C | -2.7°C | 7.3 | 2.0 | 10.811 h |
| March | 16.0°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 11 | 2.8 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 23.0°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 27 | 4.7 | 13.113 h |
| May | 28.5°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 38 | 5.1 | 14.114 h |
| June | 32.6°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 54 | 7.5 | 14.615 h |
| July | 32.2°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 151 | 12.1 | 14.414 h |
| August | 30.0°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 131 | 11.9 | 13.614 h |
| September | 26.7°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 49 | 6.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 21.7°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 25 | 3.9 | 11.311 h |
| November | 13.7°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 18 | 3.5 | 10.310 h |
| December | 6.9°C-3.8°C | -3.8°C | 4.9 | 1.3 | 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
- Linshui in AprilChina · 33 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 8.6°C · 28 mm rain
- Hecun in AprilChina · 35 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 8.2°C · 34 mm rain
- Shahecheng in AprilChina · 37 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 9.1°C · 28 mm rain
- Xingtai in AprilChina · 50 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 8.6°C · 28 mm rain
- Anyang in AprilChina · 58 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 9.8°C · 29 mm rain
- Hebi in AprilChina · 99 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 10.2°C · 31 mm rain
- Puyang, China in AprilChina · 107 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 10.3°C · 31 mm rain
- Puyang Chengguanzhen in AprilChina · 112 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 10.3°C · 31 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 Handan) is explained once on the Handan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.