Climate averages 1991–2020
Shixing weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the joint 2nd 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 Shixing: daytime highs average 27.0°C and nights cool to about 18.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 54 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Xiongzhou (30 km away). In October its highs average 26.6°C, about as warm as Shixing, with 50 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Shixing ranks joint 100th of 884 for the warmest October highs and joint 448th of 884 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 884 cities is 20.4°C; Shixing is 6.6°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.2°C to 21.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 54 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
Shixing climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.5°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 59 | 7.5 | 10.811 h |
| February | 16.7°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 70 | 10.5 | 11.311 h |
| March | 19.9°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 154 | 16.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.8°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 206 | 17.9 | 12.713 h |
| May | 28.1°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 272 | 20.9 | 13.313 h |
| June | 30.1°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 294 | 22.5 | 13.714 h |
| July | 32.3°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 179 | 19.2 | 13.514 h |
| August | 32.4°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 217 | 20.6 | 13.013 h |
| September | 30.2°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 128 | 14.2 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 27.0°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 54 | 6.6 | 11.612 h |
| November | 21.8°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 54 | 6.8 | 11.011 h |
| December | 16.2°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 46 | 5.9 | 10.611 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
- Xiongzhou in OctoberChina · 30 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 18.1°C · 50 mm rain
- Shaoguan in OctoberChina · 51 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.6°C · 63 mm rain
- Maba in OctoberChina · 56 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 18.7°C · 63 mm rain
- Lecheng in OctoberChina · 75 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 17.4°C · 57 mm rain
- Ganzhou in OctoberChina · 133 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 17.5°C · 54 mm rain
- Chenzhou in OctoberChina · 140 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 16.5°C · 67 mm rain
- Heyuan in OctoberChina · 149 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 19.9°C · 44 mm rain
- Lianzhou in OctoberChina · 172 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 17.9°C · 63 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 Shixing) is explained once on the Shixing year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.