Guangzhou climate
Guangzhou is warmest in July, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 10 °C. June is the wettest month (341 mm) and November the driest (35 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Guangzhou averages 1,888 mm of rain and 240 days above 25 °C.
China · population 16,096,724 · 1991–2020 normals
- Warmest month July 32 °C
- Coldest month January 10 °C
- Driest month November 35 mm
- Wettest month June 341 mm
- Least cloud October 44 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 39 °C
- Coldest on record December 1.1 °C
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.6 °C | 41 mm | 59 % |
| February | 20.2 °C | 57 mm | 70 % |
| March | 23.2 °C | 121 mm | 78 % |
| April | 26.7 °C | 202 mm | 77 % |
| May | 29.2 °C | 298 mm | 78 % |
| June | 30.8 °C | 341 mm | 84 % |
| July | 31.7 °C | 235 mm | 76 % |
| August | 31.6 °C | 281 mm | 72 % |
| September | 30.5 °C | 181 mm | 59 % |
| October | 28.3 °C | 58 mm | 44 % |
| November | 24.7 °C | 35 mm | 46 % |
| December | 20.0 °C | 38 mm | 48 % |
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 | 18.6 °C | 10.3 °C | 14.3 °C | 28.5 °C | 1.9 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 20.2 °C | 12.4 °C | 16.1 °C | 31.4 °C | 2.3 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 23.2 °C | 15.8 °C | 19.2 °C | 31.1 °C | 5.8 °C | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 26.7 °C | 20.0 °C | 23.0 °C | 33.3 °C | 9.2 °C | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| May | 29.2 °C | 23.2 °C | 25.7 °C | 35.7 °C | 17.0 °C | 29 | 13 | 0 |
| June | 30.8 °C | 25.2 °C | 27.5 °C | 35.8 °C | 19.7 °C | 30 | 21 | 0 |
| July | 31.7 °C | 25.8 °C | 28.3 °C | 38.6 °C | 21.1 °C | 31 | 25 | 0 |
| August | 31.6 °C | 25.6 °C | 28.1 °C | 35.9 °C | 23.6 °C | 31 | 25 | 0 |
| September | 30.5 °C | 24.2 °C | 26.9 °C | 35.5 °C | 16.8 °C | 29 | 20 | 0 |
| October | 28.3 °C | 20.6 °C | 24.1 °C | 34.1 °C | 11.4 °C | 28 | 7 | 0 |
| November | 24.7 °C | 16.2 °C | 20.1 °C | 31.8 °C | 6.2 °C | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 20.0 °C | 11.3 °C | 15.5 °C | 28.2 °C | 1.1 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 59 % | 69 % | 16 km/h |
| February | 57 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 70 % | 74 % | 16 km/h |
| March | 121 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 78 % | 79 % | 17 km/h |
| April | 202 mm | 16 | 13 h/day | 77 % | 82 % | 16 km/h |
| May | 298 mm | 21 | 13 h/day | 78 % | 84 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 341 mm | 23 | 14 h/day | 84 % | 86 % | 16 km/h |
| July | 235 mm | 22 | 13 h/day | 76 % | 84 % | 16 km/h |
| August | 281 mm | 23 | 13 h/day | 72 % | 85 % | 14 km/h |
| September | 181 mm | 16 | 12 h/day | 59 % | 81 % | 14 km/h |
| October | 58 mm | 6 | 12 h/day | 44 % | 71 % | 15 km/h |
| November | 35 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 46 % | 67 % | 16 km/h |
| December | 38 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 48 % | 64 % | 17 km/h |
How Guangzhou 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangzhou | 32 °C | 10 °C | 1,888 mm | 240 |
| Sanshui · China | 32 °C | 10 °C | 1,981 mm | 230 |
| Dongguan · China | 31 °C | 11 °C | 1,922 mm | 242 |
| Jiangmen · China | 32 °C | 11 °C | 1,798 mm | 244 |
| Licheng · China | 31 °C | 9.6 °C | 2,063 mm | 234 |
| Zhongshan · China | 31 °C | 12 °C | 1,688 mm | 239 |
| Qingyuan · China | 31 °C | 9.1 °C | 2,471 mm | 216 |
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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.