Climate averages 1991–2020
Yan’an weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Yan’an: daytime highs average 17.2°C and nights cool to about 6.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 56 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 17 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Wayaobu (62 km away). In October its highs average 16.3°C, 0.9°C cooler than Yan’an, with 46 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Yan’an ranks joint 674th of 884 for the warmest October highs and joint 488th of 884 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 884 cities is 20.4°C; Yan’an is 3.2°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.9°C to 10.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 56 mm to 21 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Wayaobu in OctoberChina · 62 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 5.9°C · 46 mm rain
- Hancheng in OctoberChina · 152 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 9.9°C · 55 mm rain
- Tongchuanshi in OctoberChina · 173 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 9.2°C · 61 mm rain
- Lüliang in OctoberChina · 179 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 6.3°C · 48 mm rain
- Yulinshi in OctoberChina · 189 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 4.8°C · 34 mm rain
- Linfen in OctoberChina · 190 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 8.8°C · 52 mm rain
- Qingyang in OctoberChina · 193 kmHigh 14.5°C · Low 4.5°C · 60 mm rain
- Tongchuan in OctoberChina · 195 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 9.1°C · 61 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.