Climate averages 1991–2020
Shiyan weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Shiyan: daytime highs average 21.0°C and nights cool to about 13.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 76 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 24 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Danjiangkou (69 km away). In October its highs average 21.9°C, 1.0°C warmer than Shiyan, with 69 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Shiyan ranks joint 459th of 884 for the warmest October highs and joint 711th of 884 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 884 cities is 20.4°C; Shiyan is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.9°C to 15.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 76 mm to 45 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Danjiangkou in OctoberChina · 69 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 13.5°C · 69 mm rain
- Laohekou in OctoberChina · 88 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 13.2°C · 64 mm rain
- Gucheng Chengguanzhen in OctoberChina · 91 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 13.1°C · 66 mm rain
- Dengzhou in OctoberChina · 123 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 12.7°C · 60 mm rain
- Nanzhang Chengguanzhen in OctoberChina · 138 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 13.3°C · 79 mm rain
- Zhenping in OctoberChina · 142 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.0°C · 55 mm rain
- Xiangyang in OctoberChina · 145 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 13.2°C · 64 mm rain
- Shangluo in OctoberChina · 157 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 9.7°C · 71 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.