Climate averages 1991–2020
Shiyan weather
in April.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in Shiyan: daytime highs average 22.1°C and nights cool to about 11.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 53 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 58 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Danjiangkou (69 km away). In April its highs average 22.6°C, 0.5°C warmer than Shiyan, with 58 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Shiyan ranks joint 325th of 884 for the warmest April highs and joint 436th of 884 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 884 cities is 20.6°C; Shiyan is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.3°C to 26.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 53 mm to 78 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Shiyan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C-0.2°C | -0.2°C | 23 | 4.8 | 10.310 h |
| February | 10.8°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 27 | 5.4 | 11.011 h |
| March | 15.9°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 48 | 7.5 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 22.1°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 53 | 7.6 | 13.013 h |
| May | 26.4°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 78 | 9.1 | 13.814 h |
| June | 30.0°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 102 | 8.1 | 14.314 h |
| July | 31.4°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 130 | 12.8 | 14.114 h |
| August | 30.3°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 122 | 12.2 | 13.413 h |
| September | 25.8°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 99 | 10.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 21.0°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 76 | 9.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 15.1°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 45 | 7.2 | 10.511 h |
| December | 9.7°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 21 | 4.8 | 10.010 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
April in nearby cities
- Danjiangkou in AprilChina · 69 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.8°C · 58 mm rain
- Laohekou in AprilChina · 88 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 11.6°C · 55 mm rain
- Gucheng Chengguanzhen in AprilChina · 91 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 60 mm rain
- Dengzhou in AprilChina · 123 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 11.2°C · 52 mm rain
- Nanzhang Chengguanzhen in AprilChina · 138 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 11.6°C · 79 mm rain
- Zhenping in AprilChina · 142 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 10.5°C · 53 mm rain
- Xiangyang in AprilChina · 145 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 11.7°C · 64 mm rain
- Shangluo in AprilChina · 157 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 8.6°C · 50 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 Shiyan) is explained once on the Shiyan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.