Climate averages 1991–2020
Xiangcheng weather
in February.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Xiangcheng: daytime highs average 17.3°C and nights cool to about 4.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 17 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 17 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yunnanyi (14 km away). In February its highs average 17.4°C, about as warm as Xiangcheng, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Xiangcheng ranks 132nd of 884 for the warmest February highs and joint 364th of 884 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 884 cities is 9.0°C; Xiangcheng is 8.2°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.5°C to 20.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 17 mm to 24 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Xiangcheng climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.9°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 20 | 3.0 | 10.711 h |
| February, selected | 17.3°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 17 | 3.6 | 11.311 h |
| March | 20.8°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 24 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.6°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 32 | 5.4 | 12.713 h |
| May | 24.8°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 84 | 9.2 | 13.413 h |
| June | 24.8°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 136 | 15.5 | 13.714 h |
| July | 23.4°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 201 | 23.4 | 13.614 h |
| August | 23.3°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 202 | 23.4 | 13.013 h |
| September | 22.1°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 132 | 19.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 20.1°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 69 | 11.0 | 11.612 h |
| November | 17.4°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 23 | 3.7 | 10.911 h |
| December | 14.9°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 11 | 2.2 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Yunnanyi in FebruaryChina · 14 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 5.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Micheng in FebruaryChina · 16 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 6.3°C · 24 mm rain
- Jinniu in FebruaryChina · 37 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 10.0°C · 12 mm rain
- Dali in FebruaryChina · 38 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 6.3°C · 23 mm rain
- Dali Old Town in FebruaryChina · 47 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 6.2°C · 21 mm rain
- Chuxiong in FebruaryChina · 110 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 7.3°C · 16 mm rain
- Baoshan (Yunnan), China in FebruaryChina · 146 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 6.4°C · 31 mm rain
- Jianshui in FebruaryChina · 148 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 5.8°C · 49 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 Xiangcheng) is explained once on the Xiangcheng year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.