Climate averages 1991–2020
Wuzhong weather
in February.
A cold, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Wuzhong: daytime highs average 5.5°C and nights cool to about -6.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 45 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yinchuan (54 km away). In February its highs average 4.7°C, 0.8°C cooler than Wuzhong, with 3.3 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Wuzhong ranks joint 664th of 884 for the warmest February highs and 35th of 884 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 884 cities is 9.0°C; Wuzhong is 3.5°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 7.1°C to 12.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.0 mm to 7.5 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly precipitation
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
Wuzhong climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.7°C-10.0°C | -10.0°C | 1.4 | 0.5 | 9.910 h |
| February, selected | 5.5°C-6.6°C | -6.6°C | 3.0 | 0.9 | 10.811 h |
| March | 12.7°C-1.2°C | -1.2°C | 7.5 | 1.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 20.0°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 12 | 2.6 | 13.213 h |
| May | 25.3°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 20 | 3.5 | 14.214 h |
| June | 29.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 30 | 4.2 | 14.815 h |
| July | 31.3°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 53 | 6.1 | 14.515 h |
| August | 29.0°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 54 | 7.3 | 13.614 h |
| September | 23.8°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 42 | 6.5 | 12.512 h |
| October | 17.2°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 17 | 3.4 | 11.211 h |
| November | 9.3°C-2.3°C | -2.3°C | 5.9 | 1.0 | 10.210 h |
| December | 1.9°C-8.0°C | -8.0°C | 1.1 | 0.4 | 9.610 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet 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
February in nearby cities
- Yinchuan in FebruaryChina · 54 kmHigh 4.7°C · Low -7.5°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Xigang in FebruaryChina · 64 kmHigh 4.6°C · Low -7.5°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Zhongwei in FebruaryChina · 103 kmHigh 6.0°C · Low -5.8°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Bayan Hot in FebruaryChina · 105 kmHigh 2.3°C · Low -6.9°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Shizuishan in FebruaryChina · 112 kmHigh 4.4°C · Low -6.2°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Shitanjing in FebruaryChina · 139 kmHigh 2.5°C · Low -6.8°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Huinong in FebruaryChina · 147 kmHigh 4.0°C · Low -7.4°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Wuda in FebruaryChina · 174 kmHigh 3.2°C · Low -7.6°C · 2.4 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 Wuzhong) is explained once on the Wuzhong year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.