Anqing climate

Anqing is warmest in July, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 0.7 °C. June is the wettest month (315 mm) and December the driest (40 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Anqing averages 1,570 mm of rain, 145 days above 25 °C and 26 days below freezing.

China · population 804,493 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar 11°
  4. Apr 17°
  5. May 22°
  6. Jun 25°
  7. Jul 29°
  8. Aug 28°
  9. Sep 24°
  10. Oct 19°
  11. Nov 12°
  12. Dec

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectAnqing through the year

Anqing has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 8.2 °C in January to 32 °C in July, a swing of 24 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 145 days a year reach 25 °C, 67 of them reach 30 °C, 26 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in August.

Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 315 mm against 40 mm in December — 7.8 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 67 mm 60 %
February 10.9 °C 88 mm 64 %
March 15.3 °C 135 mm 69 %
April 21.4 °C 166 mm 69 %
May 26.0 °C 199 mm 69 %
June 28.6 °C 315 mm 76 %
July 31.8 °C 218 mm 71 %
August 31.4 °C 146 mm 62 %
September 27.5 °C 80 mm 55 %
October 22.6 °C 60 mm 51 %
November 16.5 °C 56 mm 51 %
December 10.4 °C 40 mm 49 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January8.2 °C0.7 °C4.4 °C24.4 °C-11.3 °C0012
February10.9 °C2.9 °C6.9 °C25.3 °C-8.3 °C006
March15.3 °C7.3 °C11.3 °C30.3 °C-4.3 °C100
April21.4 °C13.3 °C17.2 °C33.2 °C2.1 °C700
May26.0 °C18.5 °C22.1 °C35.3 °C10.7 °C1940
June28.6 °C22.4 °C25.3 °C35.0 °C15.6 °C26110
July31.8 °C25.9 °C28.6 °C37.9 °C17.3 °C30230
August31.4 °C25.3 °C28.0 °C39.1 °C17.3 °C30220
September27.5 °C20.9 °C23.9 °C36.3 °C13.3 °C2470
October22.6 °C15.1 °C18.6 °C33.2 °C6.0 °C810
November16.5 °C8.7 °C12.4 °C29.3 °C-4.9 °C100
December10.4 °C2.6 °C6.4 °C21.6 °C-7.5 °C007

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January67 mm910 h/day60 %75 %16 km/h
February88 mm1011 h/day64 %75 %17 km/h
March135 mm1312 h/day69 %76 %17 km/h
April166 mm1213 h/day69 %76 %17 km/h
May199 mm1214 h/day69 %77 %15 km/h
June315 mm1514 h/day76 %81 %15 km/h
July218 mm1414 h/day71 %80 %15 km/h
August146 mm1313 h/day62 %80 %15 km/h
September80 mm812 h/day55 %78 %16 km/h
October60 mm611 h/day51 %74 %15 km/h
November56 mm711 h/day51 %75 %15 km/h
December40 mm610 h/day49 %74 %16 km/h

How Anqing 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
Anqing 32 °C 0.7 °C 1,570 mm 145
Chizhou · China 32 °C 0.3 °C 1,407 mm 144
Pengze · China 32 °C 1.6 °C 1,644 mm 146
Jiujiang · China 32 °C 1.9 °C 1,765 mm 147
Jingdezhen · China 33 °C 2.0 °C 2,184 mm 164
Lu’an · China 32 °C -1.7 °C 1,085 mm 145
Huangshan · China 32 °C 1.2 °C 1,855 mm 145

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Anqing.

QuestionsCommon questions about Anqing’s climate

When is the best time to visit Anqing?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, October 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 Anqing get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 67 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 0.7 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 26 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Anqing?

June, averaging 315 mm over 15 days with rain. The driest month is December with 40 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,570 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 Anqing rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

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.