Climate averages 1991–2020
Xichang, China weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Xichang, China: daytime highs average 27.8°C and nights cool to about 22.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 75 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 40 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Beihai (24 km away). In October its highs average 27.7°C, about as warm as Xichang, China, with 89 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Xichang, China ranks joint 62nd of 884 for the warmest October highs and joint 700th of 884 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 884 cities is 20.4°C; Xichang, China is 7.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 3.4°C to 24.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 75 mm to 47 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Beihai in OctoberChina · 24 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 23.2°C · 89 mm rain
- Hepu in OctoberChina · 26 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 21.8°C · 73 mm rain
- Qinzhou in OctoberChina · 50 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 20.8°C · 77 mm rain
- Fangchenggang in OctoberChina · 63 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 21.2°C · 93 mm rain
- Gongguan in OctoberChina · 70 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 21.6°C · 66 mm rain
- Baisha (Guangxi), China in OctoberChina · 76 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 22.1°C · 64 mm rain
- Shankou in OctoberChina · 79 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 22.5°C · 66 mm rain
- Dongxing in OctoberChina · 102 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 99 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.