Duyun climate

Duyun is warmest in August, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 2.1 °C. June is the wettest month (293 mm) and December the driest (57 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Duyun averages 1,797 mm of rain, 120 days above 25 °C and 18 days below freezing.

China · population 198,516 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar 12°
  4. Apr 17°
  5. May 20°
  6. Jun 23°
  7. Jul 24°
  8. Aug 24°
  9. Sep 21°
  10. Oct 17°
  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 expectDuyun through the year

Duyun has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 8.5 °C in January to 28 °C in August, a swing of 19 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 120 days a year reach 25 °C, 10 of them reach 30 °C, 18 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C, in May.

Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 293 mm against 57 mm in December — 5.1 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 8.5 °C 84 mm 83 %
February 11.5 °C 84 mm 84 %
March 15.5 °C 143 mm 85 %
April 20.6 °C 184 mm 81 %
May 23.9 °C 258 mm 80 %
June 26.2 °C 293 mm 87 %
July 27.7 °C 224 mm 81 %
August 27.8 °C 161 mm 72 %
September 25.3 °C 116 mm 67 %
October 20.4 °C 113 mm 73 %
November 15.9 °C 79 mm 71 %
December 10.6 °C 57 mm 74 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January8.5 °C2.1 °C5.4 °C21.1 °C-7.9 °C009
February11.5 °C4.5 °C8.0 °C28.6 °C-5.7 °C004
March15.5 °C8.0 °C11.7 °C29.0 °C-3.8 °C101
April20.6 °C13.0 °C16.7 °C31.7 °C2.3 °C600
May23.9 °C17.0 °C20.2 °C34.5 °C9.1 °C1400
June26.2 °C20.1 °C22.8 °C31.2 °C12.7 °C2210
July27.7 °C21.5 °C24.2 °C32.6 °C14.3 °C2730
August27.8 °C21.0 °C24.1 °C33.8 °C14.2 °C2750
September25.3 °C18.0 °C21.4 °C32.6 °C9.7 °C1810
October20.4 °C13.6 °C16.8 °C30.2 °C3.5 °C400
November15.9 °C8.8 °C12.3 °C25.7 °C-2.1 °C000
December10.6 °C3.7 °C7.3 °C23.9 °C-7.6 °C004

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January84 mm1511 h/day83 %84 %14 km/h
February84 mm1411 h/day84 %84 %15 km/h
March143 mm1912 h/day85 %85 %16 km/h
April184 mm2013 h/day81 %84 %16 km/h
May258 mm2113 h/day80 %84 %16 km/h
June293 mm2314 h/day87 %86 %15 km/h
July224 mm2314 h/day81 %86 %16 km/h
August161 mm1913 h/day72 %83 %14 km/h
September116 mm1312 h/day67 %81 %14 km/h
October113 mm1312 h/day73 %81 %14 km/h
November79 mm1211 h/day71 %82 %14 km/h
December57 mm1111 h/day74 %81 %14 km/h

How Duyun 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
Duyun 28 °C 2.1 °C 1,797 mm 120
Kaili · China 28 °C 1.5 °C 1,438 mm 124
Guiyang · China 27 °C 1.4 °C 1,454 mm 100
Anshun · China 25 °C 1.4 °C 1,611 mm 70
Zunyi · China 28 °C 1.2 °C 1,638 mm 108
Hechi · China 31 °C 7.3 °C 2,486 mm 187
Yizhou · China 31 °C 7.1 °C 2,107 mm 195

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

QuestionsCommon questions about Duyun’s climate

When is the best time to visit Duyun?

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, August is the warmest month and December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Duyun get?

In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 10 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 2.1 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 18 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Duyun?

June, averaging 293 mm over 23 days with rain. The driest month is December with 57 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,797 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 Duyun 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.