Ankang climate
Ankang is warmest in July, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -0.09 °C. July is the wettest month (127 mm) and December the driest (19 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Ankang averages 816 mm of rain, 132 days above 25 °C and 32 days below freezing.
China · population 870,126 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 32 °C
- Coldest month January -0.09 °C
- Driest month December 19 mm
- Wettest month July 127 mm
- Least cloud December 59 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 40 °C
- Coldest on record January -14 °C
What to expectAnkang through the year
Ankang has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 8.2 °C in January to 32 °C in July, a swing of 23 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 132 days a year reach 25 °C, 68 of them reach 30 °C, 32 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 127 mm against 19 mm in December — 6.7 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2 °C | 19 mm | 62 % |
| February | 11.0 °C | 24 mm | 68 % |
| March | 15.8 °C | 42 mm | 69 % |
| April | 21.8 °C | 53 mm | 68 % |
| May | 25.7 °C | 80 mm | 72 % |
| June | 29.6 °C | 100 mm | 69 % |
| July | 31.5 °C | 127 mm | 67 % |
| August | 30.9 °C | 103 mm | 62 % |
| September | 25.5 °C | 120 mm | 68 % |
| October | 20.2 °C | 85 mm | 69 % |
| November | 14.5 °C | 45 mm | 63 % |
| December | 9.4 °C | 19 mm | 59 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 4.1 °C | 17.7 °C | -14.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| February | 11.0 °C | 1.8 °C | 6.6 °C | 21.4 °C | -5.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| March | 15.8 °C | 5.9 °C | 11.1 °C | 28.9 °C | -2.8 °C | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| April | 21.8 °C | 11.9 °C | 16.8 °C | 36.4 °C | 1.5 °C | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 25.7 °C | 16.6 °C | 21.1 °C | 37.4 °C | 6.9 °C | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| June | 29.6 °C | 20.9 °C | 25.2 °C | 39.3 °C | 13.2 °C | 26 | 15 | 0 |
| July | 31.5 °C | 23.6 °C | 27.3 °C | 40.0 °C | 18.0 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| August | 30.9 °C | 22.9 °C | 26.7 °C | 39.6 °C | 15.9 °C | 28 | 20 | 0 |
| September | 25.5 °C | 18.2 °C | 21.8 °C | 37.8 °C | 8.4 °C | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| October | 20.2 °C | 12.6 °C | 16.4 °C | 33.0 °C | 4.2 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 14.5 °C | 6.4 °C | 10.6 °C | 24.4 °C | -5.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| December | 9.4 °C | 1.2 °C | 5.4 °C | 17.8 °C | -5.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19 mm | 5 | 10 h/day | 62 % | 68 % | 8.7 km/h |
| February | 24 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 68 % | 67 % | 9.5 km/h |
| March | 42 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 69 % | 67 % | 10 km/h |
| April | 53 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 68 % | 68 % | 10 km/h |
| May | 80 mm | 10 | 14 h/day | 72 % | 69 % | 9.4 km/h |
| June | 100 mm | 9 | 14 h/day | 69 % | 71 % | 8.8 km/h |
| July | 127 mm | 11 | 14 h/day | 67 % | 76 % | 8.7 km/h |
| August | 103 mm | 10 | 13 h/day | 62 % | 73 % | 9.2 km/h |
| September | 120 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 68 % | 76 % | 8.4 km/h |
| October | 85 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 69 % | 76 % | 7.5 km/h |
| November | 45 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 63 % | 75 % | 7.8 km/h |
| December | 19 mm | 5 | 10 h/day | 59 % | 70 % | 8.1 km/h |
How Ankang compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankang | 32 °C | -0.09 °C | 816 mm | 132 |
| Shangluo · China | 29 °C | -4.7 °C | 782 mm | 105 |
| Shiyan · China | 31 °C | -1.5 °C | 833 mm | 136 |
| Xi’an · China | 32 °C | -4.1 °C | 797 mm | 128 |
| Hanfeng · China | 32 °C | 4.2 °C | 1,388 mm | 146 |
| Xianyang · China | 31 °C | -4.0 °C | 845 mm | 125 |
| Hanzhong · China | 28 °C | -1.1 °C | 1,237 mm | 100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Ankang.
QuestionsCommon questions about Ankang’s climate
When is the best time to visit Ankang?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Ankang get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 68 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -0.09 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 32 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Ankang?
July, averaging 127 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is December with 19 mm. The year as a whole averages 816 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Ankang rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.