Climate averages 1991–2020
Xuchang weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet 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 warm month in Xuchang: daytime highs average 22.2°C and nights cool to about 11.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 43 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 22 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yuzhou (39 km away). In October its highs average 21.6°C, 0.6°C cooler than Xuchang, with 44 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Xuchang ranks joint 301st of 884 for the warmest October highs and joint 322nd of 884 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 884 cities is 20.4°C; Xuchang is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.2°C to 15.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 43 mm to 34 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
Xuchang climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C-3.0°C | -3.0°C | 12 | 2.7 | 10.210 h |
| February | 10.7°C-0.3°C | -0.3°C | 16 | 3.3 | 10.911 h |
| March | 16.0°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 32 | 5.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 22.6°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 40 | 5.3 | 13.013 h |
| May | 28.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 61 | 6.8 | 13.914 h |
| June | 32.1°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 98 | 7.8 | 14.414 h |
| July | 32.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 185 | 13.6 | 14.214 h |
| August | 30.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 144 | 13.3 | 13.413 h |
| September | 26.7°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 82 | 8.4 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 22.2°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 43 | 5.2 | 11.411 h |
| November | 15.0°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 34 | 4.9 | 10.410 h |
| December | 8.9°C-1.0°C | -1.0°C | 12 | 2.7 | 9.910 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
- Yuzhou in OctoberChina · 39 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 11.7°C · 44 mm rain
- Luohe in OctoberChina · 53 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 12.3°C · 49 mm rain
- Pingdingshan in OctoberChina · 61 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.0°C · 47 mm rain
- Zhengzhou in OctoberChina · 83 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 11.8°C · 42 mm rain
- Zhoukou in OctoberChina · 84 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 12.3°C · 48 mm rain
- Kaifeng in OctoberChina · 95 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 11.6°C · 38 mm rain
- Fangcheng in OctoberChina · 117 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 11.9°C · 53 mm rain
- Zhumadian in OctoberChina · 118 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.5°C · 56 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 Xuchang) is explained once on the Xuchang year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.