Climate averages 1991–2020
Xucheng weather
in January.
A mild, fairly dry month: the coolest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a mild month in Xucheng: daytime highs average 20.6°C and nights cool to about 15.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 24 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 03 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Haikou (38 km away). In January its highs average 20.7°C, about as warm as Xucheng, with 30 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Xucheng ranks 21st of 884 for the warmest January highs and joint 473rd of 884 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 884 cities is 5.9°C; Xucheng is 14.8°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 22.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 24 mm.
The annual picture
January 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
Xucheng climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 20.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 24 | 4.8 | 11.011 h |
| February | 22.5°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 24 | 5.2 | 11.511 h |
| March | 26.0°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 30 | 6.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.1°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 65 | 10.3 | 12.613 h |
| May | 30.9°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 121 | 16.2 | 13.113 h |
| June | 31.7°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 156 | 17.4 | 13.313 h |
| July | 31.7°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 176 | 16.9 | 13.213 h |
| August | 30.6°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 253 | 21.2 | 12.813 h |
| September | 29.4°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 217 | 19.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.5°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 149 | 12.1 | 11.712 h |
| November | 25.0°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 37 | 6.7 | 11.211 h |
| December | 21.4°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 29 | 4.8 | 10.911 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
January in nearby cities
- Haikou in JanuaryChina · 38 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 17.2°C · 30 mm rain
- Qiongshan in JanuaryChina · 41 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 17.2°C · 30 mm rain
- Zhanjiang in JanuaryChina · 103 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 13.5°C · 27 mm rain
- Nada in JanuaryChina · 109 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Wenchang in JanuaryChina · 109 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 17.5°C · 26 mm rain
- Sandu in JanuaryChina · 116 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 16.7°C · 32 mm rain
- Dacheng in JanuaryChina · 122 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 15.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Qionghai in JanuaryChina · 125 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 17.7°C · 26 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 Xucheng) is explained once on the Xucheng year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.