Basuo climate
Basuo is warmest in June, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 17 °C. August is the wettest month (315 mm) and January the driest (14 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Basuo averages 1,434 mm of rain and 299 days above 25 °C.
China · population 444,458 · 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 June 31 °C
- Coldest month January 17 °C
- Driest month January 14 mm
- Wettest month August 315 mm
- Least cloud November 45 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 36 °C
- Coldest on record January 8.1 °C
- Warmest sea June 29 °C
What to expectBasuo through the year
Basuo has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 23 °C in January to 31 °C in June, a swing of 9.2 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 299 days a year reach 25 °C, 118 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. August averages 315 mm against 14 mm in January — 23 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Basuo is warmest in June at 29 °C and coldest in February at 23 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.4 °C | 14 mm | 50 % |
| February | 24.8 °C | 16 mm | 48 % |
| March | 27.4 °C | 22 mm | 46 % |
| April | 29.8 °C | 64 mm | 47 % |
| May | 30.9 °C | 120 mm | 66 % |
| June | 31.1 °C | 161 mm | 82 % |
| July | 30.7 °C | 249 mm | 77 % |
| August | 30.0 °C | 315 mm | 79 % |
| September | 29.5 °C | 254 mm | 72 % |
| October | 28.5 °C | 139 mm | 54 % |
| November | 26.7 °C | 53 mm | 45 % |
| December | 23.8 °C | 27 mm | 50 % |
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 | 23.4 °C | 16.9 °C | 19.9 °C | 29.8 °C | 8.1 °C | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 24.8 °C | 18.1 °C | 21.2 °C | 32.1 °C | 9.9 °C | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| March | 27.4 °C | 20.8 °C | 23.8 °C | 34.2 °C | 12.6 °C | 25 | 6 | 0 |
| April | 29.8 °C | 24.0 °C | 26.6 °C | 36.1 °C | 16.4 °C | 29 | 15 | 0 |
| May | 30.9 °C | 26.2 °C | 28.3 °C | 36.2 °C | 19.3 °C | 31 | 22 | 0 |
| June | 31.1 °C | 27.4 °C | 29.1 °C | 35.8 °C | 23.8 °C | 30 | 23 | 0 |
| July | 30.7 °C | 27.0 °C | 28.7 °C | 35.2 °C | 24.2 °C | 31 | 21 | 0 |
| August | 30.0 °C | 26.4 °C | 28.1 °C | 34.1 °C | 24.2 °C | 31 | 16 | 0 |
| September | 29.5 °C | 25.3 °C | 27.2 °C | 34.0 °C | 21.1 °C | 30 | 10 | 0 |
| October | 28.5 °C | 23.5 °C | 25.7 °C | 33.9 °C | 17.5 °C | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| November | 26.7 °C | 21.2 °C | 23.6 °C | 32.9 °C | 14.5 °C | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 23.8 °C | 18.1 °C | 20.7 °C | 30.9 °C | 9.7 °C | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 mm | 3 | 11 h/day | 50 % | 77 % | 18 km/h | 23.2 °C |
| February | 16 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 48 % | 78 % | 18 km/h | 22.8 °C |
| March | 22 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 46 % | 78 % | 19 km/h | 23.8 °C |
| April | 64 mm | 8 | 13 h/day | 47 % | 77 % | 19 km/h | 26.1 °C |
| May | 120 mm | 14 | 13 h/day | 66 % | 77 % | 19 km/h | 28.1 °C |
| June | 161 mm | 13 | 13 h/day | 82 % | 77 % | 21 km/h | 28.9 °C |
| July | 249 mm | 15 | 13 h/day | 77 % | 78 % | 21 km/h | 28.7 °C |
| August | 315 mm | 21 | 13 h/day | 79 % | 82 % | 18 km/h | 28.6 °C |
| September | 254 mm | 21 | 12 h/day | 72 % | 83 % | 16 km/h | 28.4 °C |
| October | 139 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 54 % | 79 % | 17 km/h | 28.0 °C |
| November | 53 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 45 % | 76 % | 19 km/h | 26.6 °C |
| December | 27 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 50 % | 75 % | 20 km/h | 24.6 °C |
How Basuo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basuo | 31 °C | 17 °C | 1,434 mm | 299 |
| Nada · China | 32 °C | 15 °C | 1,390 mm | 287 |
| Sanya · China | 30 °C | 18 °C | 1,456 mm | 310 |
| Wanning · China | 30 °C | 18 °C | 1,603 mm | 258 |
| Qionghai · China | 31 °C | 17 °C | 1,469 mm | 268 |
| Haikou · China | 31 °C | 17 °C | 1,353 mm | 250 |
| Wenchang · China | 31 °C | 17 °C | 1,472 mm | 275 |
Where Basuo ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in March | 17thof 50 | 95/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia year-round | 21stof 50 | 80/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in April | 26thof 50 | 86/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in November | 30thof 50 | 93/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in March | 34thof 50 | 95/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in December | 42ndof 50 | 92/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Basuo.
QuestionsCommon questions about Basuo’s climate
When is the best time to visit Basuo?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, June is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Basuo get?
In June, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 118 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 17 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Basuo?
August, averaging 315 mm over 21 days with rain. The driest month is January with 14 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,434 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 Basuo 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.