Climate averages 1991–2020
Handan weather
in November.
A cool, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a cool month in Handan: daytime highs average 13.7°C and nights cool to about 2.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 18 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes November a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 15 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Linshui (33 km away). In November its highs average 13.6°C, about as warm as Handan, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Handan ranks joint 508th of 884 for the warmest November highs and joint 160th of 884 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 884 cities is 13.7°C; Handan is level with that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 6.8°C to 6.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 18 mm to 4.9 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Linshui in NovemberChina · 33 kmHigh 13.6°C · Low 1.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Hecun in NovemberChina · 35 kmHigh 13.2°C · Low 1.7°C · 21 mm rain
- Shahecheng in NovemberChina · 37 kmHigh 13.3°C · Low 1.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Xingtai in NovemberChina · 50 kmHigh 13.0°C · Low 1.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Anyang in NovemberChina · 58 kmHigh 14.1°C · Low 2.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Hebi in NovemberChina · 99 kmHigh 14.1°C · Low 3.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Puyang, China in NovemberChina · 107 kmHigh 14.0°C · Low 3.5°C · 23 mm rain
- Puyang Chengguanzhen in NovemberChina · 112 kmHigh 14.1°C · Low 3.6°C · 23 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.