Climate averages 1991–2020
Suzhou, China weather
in April.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 7th 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 mild month in Suzhou, China: daytime highs average 21.4°C and nights cool to about 10.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 48 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 00 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Suixi (34 km away). In April its highs average 21.5°C, about as warm as Suzhou, China, with 47 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Suzhou, China ranks joint 433rd of 884 for the warmest April highs and joint 413th of 884 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 884 cities is 20.6°C; Suzhou, China is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 5.4°C to 26.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 48 mm to 75 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
Suzhou, China climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8°C-2.6°C | -2.6°C | 23 | 4.2 | 10.210 h |
| February | 9.8°C-0.3°C | -0.3°C | 28 | 4.9 | 11.011 h |
| March | 14.8°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 43 | 6.0 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 21.4°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 48 | 5.9 | 13.013 h |
| May | 26.8°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 75 | 6.8 | 13.914 h |
| June | 30.6°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 133 | 7.9 | 14.314 h |
| July | 31.3°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 245 | 15.1 | 14.214 h |
| August | 30.2°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 157 | 13.7 | 13.413 h |
| September | 26.8°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 80 | 7.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 22.1°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 50 | 4.8 | 11.411 h |
| November | 15.1°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 36 | 5.4 | 10.510 h |
| December | 8.7°C-0.7°C | -0.7°C | 20 | 3.8 | 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
- Suixi in AprilChina · 34 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 10.1°C · 47 mm rain
- Huaibei in AprilChina · 41 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 10.0°C · 47 mm rain
- Tongshan in AprilChina · 63 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 9.9°C · 46 mm rain
- Xuzhou in AprilChina · 69 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 9.8°C · 46 mm rain
- Yunlong in AprilChina · 73 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 9.9°C · 46 mm rain
- Damiao in AprilChina · 78 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 9.8°C · 46 mm rain
- Bengbu in AprilChina · 85 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 10.9°C · 58 mm rain
- Suicheng in AprilChina · 93 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 9.8°C · 47 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 Suzhou) is explained once on the Suzhou, China year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.