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
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 28 °C
- Coldest month January 2.1 °C
- Driest month December 57 mm
- Wettest month June 293 mm
- Least cloud September 67 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 35 °C
- Coldest on record January -7.9 °C
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
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.5 °C | 2.1 °C | 5.4 °C | 21.1 °C | -7.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| February | 11.5 °C | 4.5 °C | 8.0 °C | 28.6 °C | -5.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| March | 15.5 °C | 8.0 °C | 11.7 °C | 29.0 °C | -3.8 °C | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| April | 20.6 °C | 13.0 °C | 16.7 °C | 31.7 °C | 2.3 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 23.9 °C | 17.0 °C | 20.2 °C | 34.5 °C | 9.1 °C | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 26.2 °C | 20.1 °C | 22.8 °C | 31.2 °C | 12.7 °C | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 27.7 °C | 21.5 °C | 24.2 °C | 32.6 °C | 14.3 °C | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| August | 27.8 °C | 21.0 °C | 24.1 °C | 33.8 °C | 14.2 °C | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| September | 25.3 °C | 18.0 °C | 21.4 °C | 32.6 °C | 9.7 °C | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 20.4 °C | 13.6 °C | 16.8 °C | 30.2 °C | 3.5 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 15.9 °C | 8.8 °C | 12.3 °C | 25.7 °C | -2.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 10.6 °C | 3.7 °C | 7.3 °C | 23.9 °C | -7.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 84 mm | 15 | 11 h/day | 83 % | 84 % | 14 km/h |
| February | 84 mm | 14 | 11 h/day | 84 % | 84 % | 15 km/h |
| March | 143 mm | 19 | 12 h/day | 85 % | 85 % | 16 km/h |
| April | 184 mm | 20 | 13 h/day | 81 % | 84 % | 16 km/h |
| May | 258 mm | 21 | 13 h/day | 80 % | 84 % | 16 km/h |
| June | 293 mm | 23 | 14 h/day | 87 % | 86 % | 15 km/h |
| July | 224 mm | 23 | 14 h/day | 81 % | 86 % | 16 km/h |
| August | 161 mm | 19 | 13 h/day | 72 % | 83 % | 14 km/h |
| September | 116 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 67 % | 81 % | 14 km/h |
| October | 113 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 73 % | 81 % | 14 km/h |
| November | 79 mm | 12 | 11 h/day | 71 % | 82 % | 14 km/h |
| December | 57 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 74 % | 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
- 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.