Climate averages 1991–2020
Yan’an weather
in April.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Yan’an: daytime highs average 19.9°C and nights cool to about 5.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 06 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Wayaobu (62 km away). In April its highs average 19.1°C, 0.8°C cooler than Yan’an, with 36 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Yan’an ranks joint 599th of 884 for the warmest April highs and joint 246th of 884 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 884 cities is 20.6°C; Yan’an is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 5.0°C to 24.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 38 mm to 46 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Yan’an climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.6°C-8.0°C | -8.0°C | 6.3 | 2.2 | 10.010 h |
| February | 6.6°C-4.8°C | -4.8°C | 9.7 | 2.5 | 10.811 h |
| March | 12.7°C-0.3°C | -0.3°C | 21 | 4.6 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 19.9°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 38 | 6.1 | 13.113 h |
| May | 24.9°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 46 | 6.7 | 14.114 h |
| June | 29.0°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 60 | 7.8 | 14.615 h |
| July | 29.7°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 128 | 13.3 | 14.414 h |
| August | 27.6°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 133 | 12.8 | 13.614 h |
| September | 23.0°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 85 | 9.8 | 12.412 h |
| October | 17.2°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 56 | 7.7 | 11.311 h |
| November | 10.3°C-0.9°C | -0.9°C | 21 | 4.1 | 10.310 h |
| December | 3.9°C-6.0°C | -6.0°C | 4.8 | 1.4 | 9.710 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
April in nearby cities
- Wayaobu in AprilChina · 62 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 5.8°C · 36 mm rain
- Hancheng in AprilChina · 152 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 9.2°C · 41 mm rain
- Tongchuanshi in AprilChina · 173 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 8.8°C · 35 mm rain
- Lüliang in AprilChina · 179 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 5.7°C · 35 mm rain
- Yulinshi in AprilChina · 189 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 4.9°C · 31 mm rain
- Linfen in AprilChina · 190 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 8.3°C · 43 mm rain
- Qingyang in AprilChina · 193 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 3.8°C · 36 mm rain
- Tongchuan in AprilChina · 195 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 8.6°C · 35 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 Yan’an) is explained once on the Yan’an year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.