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
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 0.7 °C
- Driest month December 40 mm
- Wettest month June 315 mm
- Least cloud December 49 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 39 °C
- Coldest on record January -11 °C
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
| 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 | 0.7 °C | 4.4 °C | 24.4 °C | -11.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| February | 10.9 °C | 2.9 °C | 6.9 °C | 25.3 °C | -8.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| March | 15.3 °C | 7.3 °C | 11.3 °C | 30.3 °C | -4.3 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 21.4 °C | 13.3 °C | 17.2 °C | 33.2 °C | 2.1 °C | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 26.0 °C | 18.5 °C | 22.1 °C | 35.3 °C | 10.7 °C | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| June | 28.6 °C | 22.4 °C | 25.3 °C | 35.0 °C | 15.6 °C | 26 | 11 | 0 |
| July | 31.8 °C | 25.9 °C | 28.6 °C | 37.9 °C | 17.3 °C | 30 | 23 | 0 |
| August | 31.4 °C | 25.3 °C | 28.0 °C | 39.1 °C | 17.3 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| September | 27.5 °C | 20.9 °C | 23.9 °C | 36.3 °C | 13.3 °C | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| October | 22.6 °C | 15.1 °C | 18.6 °C | 33.2 °C | 6.0 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 16.5 °C | 8.7 °C | 12.4 °C | 29.3 °C | -4.9 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 10.4 °C | 2.6 °C | 6.4 °C | 21.6 °C | -7.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67 mm | 9 | 10 h/day | 60 % | 75 % | 16 km/h |
| February | 88 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 64 % | 75 % | 17 km/h |
| March | 135 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 69 % | 76 % | 17 km/h |
| April | 166 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 69 % | 76 % | 17 km/h |
| May | 199 mm | 12 | 14 h/day | 69 % | 77 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 315 mm | 15 | 14 h/day | 76 % | 81 % | 15 km/h |
| July | 218 mm | 14 | 14 h/day | 71 % | 80 % | 15 km/h |
| August | 146 mm | 13 | 13 h/day | 62 % | 80 % | 15 km/h |
| September | 80 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 55 % | 78 % | 16 km/h |
| October | 60 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 51 % | 74 % | 15 km/h |
| November | 56 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 51 % | 75 % | 15 km/h |
| December | 40 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 49 % | 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 |
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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
- 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.