Climate averages 1991–2020
Handan weather
in October.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Handan: daytime highs average 21.7°C and nights cool to about 10.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 25 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 17 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Linshui (33 km away). In October its highs average 21.2°C, about as warm as Handan, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Handan ranks joint 374th of 884 for the warmest October highs and joint 54th of 884 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 884 cities is 20.4°C; Handan is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 8.0°C to 13.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 25 mm to 18 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Linshui in OctoberChina · 33 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.7°C · 26 mm rain
- Hecun in OctoberChina · 35 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 9.3°C · 31 mm rain
- Shahecheng in OctoberChina · 37 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 9.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Xingtai in OctoberChina · 50 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.3°C · 24 mm rain
- Anyang in OctoberChina · 58 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 10.7°C · 28 mm rain
- Hebi in OctoberChina · 99 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 11.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Puyang, China in OctoberChina · 107 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 11.2°C · 30 mm rain
- Puyang Chengguanzhen in OctoberChina · 112 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 11.3°C · 30 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.