Climate averages 1991–2020
Hecun 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 Hecun: daytime highs average 20.6°C and nights cool to about 9.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 31 mm of rain on roughly 5 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 (15 km away). In October its highs average 21.2°C, 0.6°C warmer than Hecun, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Hecun ranks joint 509th of 884 for the warmest October highs and joint 155th of 884 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 884 cities is 20.4°C; Hecun is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.3°C to 13.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 31 mm to 21 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
Hecun climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.1°C-5.5°C | -5.5°C | 5.5 | 1.4 | 10.010 h |
| February | 8.8°C-2.9°C | -2.9°C | 8.7 | 2.3 | 10.811 h |
| March | 15.2°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 15 | 3.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.9°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 34 | 5.6 | 13.113 h |
| May | 27.2°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 44 | 6.1 | 14.114 h |
| June | 30.9°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 69 | 8.2 | 14.615 h |
| July | 30.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 172 | 13.7 | 14.414 h |
| August | 28.9°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 140 | 13.6 | 13.614 h |
| September | 25.5°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 63 | 7.7 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 20.6°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 31 | 4.7 | 11.311 h |
| November | 13.2°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 21 | 4.0 | 10.310 h |
| December | 6.8°C-3.6°C | -3.6°C | 6.0 | 1.8 | 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 · 15 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.7°C · 26 mm rain
- Handan in OctoberChina · 35 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 10.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Anyang in OctoberChina · 54 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 10.7°C · 28 mm rain
- Shahecheng in OctoberChina · 57 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 9.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Xingtai in OctoberChina · 68 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.3°C · 24 mm rain
- Hebi in OctoberChina · 90 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 11.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China in OctoberChina · 98 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 5.9°C · 36 mm rain
- Puyang, China in OctoberChina · 120 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 11.2°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 Hecun) is explained once on the Hecun year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.