Chaoyang climate

Chaoyang is warmest in July, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -13 °C. July is the wettest month (137 mm) and January the driest (2.0 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Chaoyang averages 524 mm of rain, 116 days above 25 °C and 152 days below freezing.

China · population 410,005 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan -8°
  2. Feb -4°
  3. Mar 3°
  4. Apr 11°
  5. May 18°
  6. Jun 23°
  7. Jul 25°
  8. Aug 24°
  9. Sep 19°
  10. Oct 10°
  11. Nov 1°
  12. Dec -6°

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

  • Warmest month July 30 °C
  • Coldest month January -13 °C
  • Driest month January 2 mm
  • Wettest month July 137 mm
  • Least cloud January 23 % cloud
  • Hottest on record July 44 °C
  • Coldest on record January -30 °C

What to expectChaoyang through the year

Chaoyang has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -2.3 °C in January to 30 °C in July, a swing of 33 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 116 days a year reach 25 °C, 47 of them reach 30 °C, 152 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C, in July.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 137 mm against 2 mm in January — 70 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January -2.3 °C 2 mm 23 %
February 2.2 °C 3 mm 30 %
March 9.5 °C 12 mm 37 %
April 18.0 °C 27 mm 45 %
May 25.0 °C 50 mm 49 %
June 28.9 °C 95 mm 58 %
July 30.1 °C 137 mm 59 %
August 28.8 °C 114 mm 53 %
September 24.6 °C 38 mm 41 %
October 16.7 °C 30 mm 31 %
November 6.1 °C 12 mm 28 %
December -0.8 °C 3 mm 24 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January -2.3 °C-13.1 °C-7.9 °C10.3 °C-29.7 °C0031
February 2.2 °C-9.0 °C-3.7 °C18.1 °C-28.6 °C0028
March 9.5 °C-3.0 °C2.8 °C29.0 °C-15.1 °C0025
April 18.0 °C4.4 °C11.1 °C34.9 °C-8.2 °C416
May 25.0 °C11.9 °C18.5 °C39.9 °C0.9 °C1650
June 28.9 °C17.3 °C23.0 °C40.3 °C7.8 °C25120
July 30.1 °C20.7 °C25.2 °C43.8 °C12.4 °C29160
August 28.8 °C19.1 °C23.9 °C39.5 °C8.8 °C28110
September 24.6 °C13.1 °C18.8 °C35.8 °C1.5 °C1520
October 16.7 °C4.7 °C10.4 °C31.5 °C-6.6 °C105
November 6.1 °C-4.3 °C0.5 °C21.8 °C-19.0 °C0026
December -0.8 °C-10.4 °C-5.9 °C10.9 °C-21.3 °C0031

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 2 mm19.5 h/day23 %42 %16 km/h
February 3 mm111 h/day30 %38 %19 km/h
March 12 mm212 h/day37 %38 %21 km/h
April 27 mm513 h/day45 %40 %23 km/h
May 50 mm615 h/day49 %44 %22 km/h
June 95 mm1015 h/day58 %59 %19 km/h
July 137 mm1215 h/day59 %71 %17 km/h
August 114 mm1014 h/day53 %71 %15 km/h
September 38 mm613 h/day41 %59 %17 km/h
October 30 mm411 h/day31 %52 %19 km/h
November 12 mm29.9 h/day28 %49 %18 km/h
December 3 mm19.2 h/day24 %44 %17 km/h

How Chaoyang 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
Chaoyang 30 °C -13 °C 524 mm 116
Beipiao · China 29 °C -14 °C 498 mm 105
Nanpiao · China 30 °C -12 °C 564 mm 112
Jinzhou · China 29 °C -11 °C 585 mm 99
Lianshan · China 28 °C -9.8 °C 555 mm 83
Huludao · China 28 °C -10 °C 555 mm 92
Beining · China 29 °C -13 °C 620 mm 103

Where Chaoyang ranks

Ranking Position Value
Places with the best weather in Asia in September 38th of 50 94/100

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

QuestionsCommon questions about Chaoyang’s climate

When is the best time to visit Chaoyang?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Chaoyang get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 47 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -13 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 152 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Chaoyang?

July, averaging 137 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is January with 2 mm. The year as a whole averages 524 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 Chaoyang rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
41.570°, 120.459° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
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.