Climate averages 1991–2020
Zhongxiang weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet 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.
October is a warm month in Zhongxiang: daytime highs average 22.6°C and nights cool to about 14.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 67 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 26 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jingmen (39 km away). In October its highs average 22.3°C, about as warm as Zhongxiang, with 73 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Zhongxiang ranks joint 244th of 884 for the warmest October highs and joint 650th of 884 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 884 cities is 20.4°C; Zhongxiang is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.1°C to 16.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 67 mm to 46 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
Zhongxiang climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.9°C0.1°C | 0.1°C | 28 | 5.0 | 10.410 h |
| February | 11.8°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 34 | 6.1 | 11.111 h |
| March | 16.4°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 57 | 8.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 22.3°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 93 | 9.6 | 12.913 h |
| May | 26.6°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 129 | 10.8 | 13.714 h |
| June | 29.6°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 186 | 11.6 | 14.114 h |
| July | 31.3°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 217 | 14.8 | 14.014 h |
| August | 31.0°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 155 | 13.8 | 13.313 h |
| September | 27.5°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 79 | 8.7 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 22.6°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 67 | 7.2 | 11.411 h |
| November | 16.6°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 46 | 6.7 | 10.611 h |
| December | 10.9°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 20 | 4.1 | 10.210 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
- Jingmen in OctoberChina · 39 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 14.2°C · 73 mm rain
- Xinshi in OctoberChina · 55 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 14.4°C · 75 mm rain
- Duobao in OctoberChina · 56 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 14.4°C · 72 mm rain
- Jingling in OctoberChina · 76 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 14.3°C · 71 mm rain
- Qianjiang (Hubei), China in OctoberChina · 88 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 14.4°C · 72 mm rain
- Chengzhong in OctoberChina · 96 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 71 mm rain
- Suizhou in OctoberChina · 96 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 13.3°C · 65 mm rain
- Jingzhou in OctoberChina · 98 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 14.9°C · 75 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 Zhongxiang) is explained once on the Zhongxiang year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.