Climate averages 1991–2020
Xincheng weather
in October.
A mild, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Xincheng: daytime highs average 18.3°C and nights cool to about 5.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 08 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ālā'ĕr (191 km away). In October its highs average 19.5°C, 1.2°C warmer than Xincheng, with 3.0 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Xincheng ranks joint 649th of 884 for the warmest October highs and 13th of 884 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 884 cities is 20.4°C; Xincheng is 2.1°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 10.0°C to 8.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 8.0 mm to 5.6 mm.
The annual picture
October 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
Xincheng climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.0°C-11.3°C | -11.3°C | 1.6 | 0.6 | 9.510 h |
| February | 4.9°C-7.1°C | -7.1°C | 5.1 | 1.5 | 10.611 h |
| March | 13.7°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 4.7 | 1.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.2°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 7.6 | 2.0 | 13.313 h |
| May | 27.2°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 12 | 2.7 | 14.515 h |
| June | 31.3°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 13 | 3.9 | 15.115 h |
| July | 33.1°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 13 | 3.8 | 14.915 h |
| August | 31.7°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 13 | 3.6 | 13.914 h |
| September | 26.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 10 | 2.8 | 12.513 h |
| October, selected | 18.3°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 8.0 | 1.7 | 11.111 h |
| November | 8.4°C-2.5°C | -2.5°C | 5.6 | 1.4 | 9.910 h |
| December | 0.3°C-8.9°C | -8.9°C | 1.8 | 0.5 | 9.29 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
October in nearby cities
- Ālā'ĕr in OctoberChina · 191 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 6.5°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Xinyuan in OctoberChina · 192 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 0.8°C · 42 mm rain
- Aqsu in OctoberChina · 229 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 4.8°C · 12 mm rain
- Wensu in OctoberChina · 230 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 5.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Korla in OctoberChina · 267 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 7.3°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Ghulja in OctoberChina · 278 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 3.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Huocheng in OctoberChina · 309 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 4.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Wusu in OctoberChina · 334 kmHigh 13.5°C · Low 6.2°C · 33 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 Xincheng) is explained once on the Xincheng year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.