Climate averages 1991–2020
Kaifeng weather
in October.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 7th 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 Kaifeng: daytime highs average 21.8°C and nights cool to about 11.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 20 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zhengzhou (60 km away). In October its highs average 21.9°C, about as warm as Kaifeng, with 42 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Kaifeng ranks joint 358th of 884 for the warmest October highs and joint 257th of 884 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 884 cities is 20.4°C; Kaifeng is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.4°C to 14.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 38 mm to 28 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
Kaifeng climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4°C-3.6°C | -3.6°C | 9.7 | 2.3 | 10.110 h |
| February | 10.1°C-0.9°C | -0.9°C | 14 | 2.7 | 10.911 h |
| March | 15.9°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 25 | 4.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.5°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 36 | 4.9 | 13.013 h |
| May | 27.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 55 | 6.0 | 14.014 h |
| June | 31.9°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 81 | 7.0 | 14.414 h |
| July | 31.8°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 180 | 13.4 | 14.214 h |
| August | 30.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 143 | 12.5 | 13.513 h |
| September | 26.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 79 | 7.8 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 21.8°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 38 | 4.7 | 11.311 h |
| November | 14.5°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 28 | 4.4 | 10.410 h |
| December | 8.2°C-1.7°C | -1.7°C | 9.5 | 2.1 | 9.910 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
- Zhengzhou in OctoberChina · 60 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 11.8°C · 42 mm rain
- Xinxiang in OctoberChina · 63 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 11.1°C · 29 mm rain
- Xuchang in OctoberChina · 95 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 11.9°C · 43 mm rain
- Hebi in OctoberChina · 104 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 11.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Yuzhou in OctoberChina · 105 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 11.7°C · 44 mm rain
- Jiaozuo in OctoberChina · 109 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 10.6°C · 37 mm rain
- Heze in OctoberChina · 117 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 11.4°C · 31 mm rain
- Puyang Chengguanzhen in OctoberChina · 120 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 Kaifeng) is explained once on the Kaifeng year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.