Climate averages 1991–2020
Shaowu weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Shaowu: daytime highs average 26.0°C and nights cool to about 16.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 57 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 32 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Wuyishan (71 km away). In October its highs average 25.5°C, about as warm as Shaowu, with 64 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Shaowu ranks 120th of 884 for the warmest October highs and joint 505th of 884 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 884 cities is 20.4°C; Shaowu is 5.6°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.6°C to 20.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 57 mm to 78 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
Shaowu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.1°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 81 | 10.4 | 10.611 h |
| February | 15.4°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 105 | 12.2 | 11.211 h |
| March | 18.6°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 220 | 17.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 264 | 18.0 | 12.813 h |
| May | 27.5°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 296 | 18.8 | 13.513 h |
| June | 29.8°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 377 | 20.3 | 13.814 h |
| July | 33.4°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 180 | 15.6 | 13.714 h |
| August | 32.8°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 177 | 18.1 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.0°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 109 | 11.6 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 26.0°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 57 | 6.8 | 11.512 h |
| November | 20.4°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 78 | 8.3 | 10.811 h |
| December | 15.0°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 70 | 7.8 | 10.510 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
- Wuyishan in OctoberChina · 71 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 16.8°C · 64 mm rain
- Jianchang in OctoberChina · 87 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 17.1°C · 58 mm rain
- Xiugu in OctoberChina · 94 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 16.7°C · 63 mm rain
- Qincheng in OctoberChina · 95 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 16.8°C · 63 mm rain
- Nanping in OctoberChina · 103 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 18.6°C · 51 mm rain
- Huayuan in OctoberChina · 109 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 16.7°C · 58 mm rain
- Yingtan in OctoberChina · 110 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 16.7°C · 56 mm rain
- Sanming in OctoberChina · 122 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.3°C · 51 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 Shaowu) is explained once on the Shaowu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.