Climate averages 1991–2020
Xichang, China weather
in February.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Xichang, China: daytime highs average 20.0°C and nights cool to about 14.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 25 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Beihai (24 km away). In February its highs average 19.9°C, about as warm as Xichang, China, with 43 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Xichang, China ranks joint 69th of 884 for the warmest February highs and joint 394th of 884 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 884 cities is 9.0°C; Xichang, China is 11.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.0°C to 23.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 19 mm to 45 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
Xichang, China climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.4°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 27 | 4.9 | 11.011 h |
| February, selected | 20.0°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 19 | 4.0 | 11.411 h |
| March | 23.1°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 45 | 7.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.6°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 82 | 10.5 | 12.613 h |
| May | 29.1°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 195 | 18.5 | 13.213 h |
| June | 30.1°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 318 | 23.4 | 13.413 h |
| July | 30.3°C27.1°C | 27.1°C | 332 | 23.2 | 13.313 h |
| August | 30.3°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 341 | 25.6 | 12.913 h |
| September | 29.7°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 202 | 18.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.8°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 75 | 8.3 | 11.712 h |
| November | 24.4°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 47 | 6.3 | 11.111 h |
| December | 20.1°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 29 | 4.9 | 10.811 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
- Beihai in FebruaryChina · 24 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 15.2°C · 43 mm rain
- Hepu in FebruaryChina · 26 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 14.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Qinzhou in FebruaryChina · 50 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Fangchenggang in FebruaryChina · 63 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 13.4°C · 24 mm rain
- Gongguan in FebruaryChina · 70 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 14.5°C · 26 mm rain
- Baisha (Guangxi), China in FebruaryChina · 76 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 14.9°C · 31 mm rain
- Shankou in FebruaryChina · 79 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 15.2°C · 46 mm rain
- Dongxing in FebruaryChina · 102 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 14.1°C · 51 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 Xichang) is explained once on the Xichang, China year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.