Climate averages 1991–2020
Shankou weather
in February.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Shankou: daytime highs average 21.3°C and nights cool to about 15.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 46 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 25 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baisha (Guangxi), China (13 km away). In February its highs average 21.7°C, about as warm as Shankou, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Shankou ranks 31st of 884 for the warmest February highs and joint 604th of 884 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 884 cities is 9.0°C; Shankou is 12.3°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.1°C to 24.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 46 mm to 65 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Shankou climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.7°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 47 | 7.7 | 11.011 h |
| February, selected | 21.3°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 46 | 7.9 | 11.411 h |
| March | 24.4°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 65 | 10.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.5°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 95 | 11.2 | 12.613 h |
| May | 29.6°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 174 | 17.1 | 13.213 h |
| June | 30.4°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 298 | 20.7 | 13.413 h |
| July | 30.7°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 297 | 21.2 | 13.313 h |
| August | 30.5°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 330 | 23.6 | 12.913 h |
| September | 29.9°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 200 | 17.8 | 12.312 h |
| October | 28.5°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 66 | 7.5 | 11.712 h |
| November | 25.5°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 40 | 5.3 | 11.111 h |
| December | 21.2°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 41 | 5.6 | 10.811 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
February in nearby cities
- Baisha (Guangxi), China in FebruaryChina · 13 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 14.9°C · 31 mm rain
- Gongguan in FebruaryChina · 25 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 14.5°C · 26 mm rain
- Hepu in FebruaryChina · 54 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 14.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Lianjiang in FebruaryChina · 59 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 14.7°C · 39 mm rain
- Beihai in FebruaryChina · 64 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 15.2°C · 43 mm rain
- Xichang, China in FebruaryChina · 79 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 14.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Zhanjiang in FebruaryChina · 80 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 15.3°C · 26 mm rain
- Huazhou in FebruaryChina · 90 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 15.0°C · 45 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 Shankou) is explained once on the Shankou year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.