Dazhou climate
Dazhou is warmest in August, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 2.9 °C. July is the wettest month (224 mm) and January the driest (39 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Dazhou averages 1,483 mm of rain, 137 days above 25 °C and 8 days below freezing.
China · population 1,589,435 · 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 August 32 °C
- Coldest month January 2.9 °C
- Driest month January 39 mm
- Wettest month July 224 mm
- Least cloud August 64 % cloud
- Hottest on record September 40 °C
- Coldest on record January -5.4 °C
What to expectDazhou through the year
Dazhou has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 10 °C in January to 32 °C in August, a swing of 21 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 137 days a year reach 25 °C, 67 of them reach 30 °C, 8 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in September.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 224 mm against 39 mm in January — 5.7 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.2 °C | 39 mm | 76 % |
| February | 12.6 °C | 46 mm | 78 % |
| March | 16.9 °C | 84 mm | 77 % |
| April | 22.0 °C | 124 mm | 74 % |
| May | 25.5 °C | 166 mm | 75 % |
| June | 28.7 °C | 198 mm | 75 % |
| July | 31.4 °C | 224 mm | 70 % |
| August | 31.6 °C | 161 mm | 64 % |
| September | 26.9 °C | 174 mm | 69 % |
| October | 21.3 °C | 137 mm | 76 % |
| November | 16.6 °C | 84 mm | 74 % |
| December | 11.5 °C | 45 mm | 74 % |
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 | 10.2 °C | 2.9 °C | 6.9 °C | 18.4 °C | -5.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| February | 12.6 °C | 4.8 °C | 9.1 °C | 23.4 °C | -2.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| March | 16.9 °C | 8.5 °C | 12.9 °C | 30.2 °C | 0.8 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 22.0 °C | 13.6 °C | 17.9 °C | 32.9 °C | 3.2 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 25.5 °C | 17.7 °C | 21.7 °C | 34.6 °C | 9.9 °C | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| June | 28.7 °C | 21.5 °C | 25.0 °C | 36.2 °C | 14.0 °C | 26 | 11 | 0 |
| July | 31.4 °C | 24.3 °C | 27.6 °C | 38.6 °C | 18.5 °C | 31 | 23 | 0 |
| August | 31.6 °C | 24.1 °C | 27.7 °C | 40.2 °C | 16.4 °C | 29 | 22 | 0 |
| September | 26.9 °C | 20.1 °C | 23.4 °C | 40.4 °C | 12.4 °C | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| October | 21.3 °C | 14.8 °C | 18.1 °C | 33.5 °C | 6.1 °C | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 16.6 °C | 9.6 °C | 13.2 °C | 25.4 °C | 0.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 11.5 °C | 4.4 °C | 8.3 °C | 18.3 °C | -4.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39 mm | 9 | 10 h/day | 76 % | 77 % | 8.5 km/h |
| February | 46 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 78 % | 76 % | 9.5 km/h |
| March | 84 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 77 % | 75 % | 11 km/h |
| April | 124 mm | 13 | 13 h/day | 74 % | 76 % | 11 km/h |
| May | 166 mm | 15 | 14 h/day | 75 % | 77 % | 10 km/h |
| June | 198 mm | 15 | 14 h/day | 75 % | 80 % | 9.3 km/h |
| July | 224 mm | 16 | 14 h/day | 70 % | 81 % | 9.6 km/h |
| August | 161 mm | 13 | 13 h/day | 64 % | 76 % | 9.8 km/h |
| September | 174 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 69 % | 78 % | 9.7 km/h |
| October | 137 mm | 14 | 11 h/day | 76 % | 80 % | 8.7 km/h |
| November | 84 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 74 % | 79 % | 8.8 km/h |
| December | 45 mm | 9 | 10 h/day | 74 % | 78 % | 8.4 km/h |
How Dazhou 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dazhou | 32 °C | 2.9 °C | 1,483 mm | 137 |
| Hanfeng · China | 32 °C | 4.2 °C | 1,388 mm | 146 |
| Wanxian · China | 33 °C | 4.8 °C | 1,447 mm | 150 |
| Guixi · China | 31 °C | 4.0 °C | 1,525 mm | 131 |
| Bazhong · China | 30 °C | 1.3 °C | 1,416 mm | 131 |
| Wanzhou · China | 33 °C | 5.1 °C | 1,465 mm | 154 |
| Guang’an · China | 32 °C | 4.1 °C | 1,392 mm | 141 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Dazhou.
QuestionsCommon questions about Dazhou’s climate
When is the best time to visit Dazhou?
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, August is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Dazhou get?
In August, 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 40 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 2.9 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 8 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Dazhou?
July, averaging 224 mm over 16 days with rain. The driest month is January with 39 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,483 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 Dazhou 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.