Hanzhong climate
Hanzhong is warmest in July, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -1.1 °C. July is the wettest month (260 mm) and January the driest (26 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Hanzhong averages 1,237 mm of rain, 100 days above 25 °C and 53 days below freezing.
China · population 1,006,557 · 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 July 28 °C
- Coldest month January -1.1 °C
- Driest month January 26 mm
- Wettest month July 260 mm
- Least cloud December 62 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 36 °C
- Coldest on record January -10 °C
What to expectHanzhong through the year
Hanzhong has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 7.0 °C in January to 28 °C in July, a swing of 22 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 100 days a year reach 25 °C, 21 of them reach 30 °C, 53 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in June.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 260 mm against 26 mm in January — 9.8 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.0 °C | 26 mm | 66 % |
| February | 9.7 °C | 34 mm | 73 % |
| March | 14.3 °C | 55 mm | 73 % |
| April | 19.9 °C | 63 mm | 70 % |
| May | 23.6 °C | 104 mm | 73 % |
| June | 26.8 °C | 147 mm | 69 % |
| July | 28.3 °C | 260 mm | 67 % |
| August | 27.6 °C | 184 mm | 63 % |
| September | 22.8 °C | 166 mm | 71 % |
| October | 18.0 °C | 107 mm | 75 % |
| November | 13.1 °C | 61 mm | 68 % |
| December | 8.3 °C | 30 mm | 62 % |
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 | 7.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 3.0 °C | 16.1 °C | -10.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| February | 9.7 °C | 0.9 °C | 5.5 °C | 19.5 °C | -6.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| March | 14.3 °C | 4.7 °C | 9.7 °C | 25.9 °C | -4.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| April | 19.9 °C | 10.0 °C | 15.1 °C | 30.5 °C | -2.4 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 23.6 °C | 14.4 °C | 19.1 °C | 32.4 °C | 5.7 °C | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 26.8 °C | 18.4 °C | 22.6 °C | 35.9 °C | 9.8 °C | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| July | 28.3 °C | 21.2 °C | 24.6 °C | 34.4 °C | 14.7 °C | 27 | 8 | 0 |
| August | 27.6 °C | 20.7 °C | 24.0 °C | 35.3 °C | 12.9 °C | 25 | 7 | 0 |
| September | 22.8 °C | 16.4 °C | 19.5 °C | 32.4 °C | 7.1 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 18.0 °C | 11.1 °C | 14.6 °C | 28.3 °C | 2.0 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 13.1 °C | 5.1 °C | 9.3 °C | 22.2 °C | -8.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| December | 8.3 °C | 0.1 °C | 4.2 °C | 15.5 °C | -8.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26 mm | 7 | 10 h/day | 66 % | 72 % | 8.6 km/h |
| February | 34 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 73 % | 73 % | 9.1 km/h |
| March | 55 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 73 % | 73 % | 9.7 km/h |
| April | 63 mm | 10 | 13 h/day | 70 % | 73 % | 9.7 km/h |
| May | 104 mm | 12 | 14 h/day | 73 % | 74 % | 9.2 km/h |
| June | 147 mm | 12 | 14 h/day | 69 % | 78 % | 8.4 km/h |
| July | 260 mm | 17 | 14 h/day | 67 % | 83 % | 8.2 km/h |
| August | 184 mm | 16 | 13 h/day | 63 % | 82 % | 8.5 km/h |
| September | 166 mm | 15 | 12 h/day | 71 % | 83 % | 8.4 km/h |
| October | 107 mm | 14 | 11 h/day | 75 % | 81 % | 8.1 km/h |
| November | 61 mm | 10 | 10 h/day | 68 % | 78 % | 8.0 km/h |
| December | 30 mm | 7 | 10.0 h/day | 62 % | 73 % | 8.2 km/h |
How Hanzhong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanzhong | 28 °C | -1.1 °C | 1,237 mm | 100 |
| Guangyuan · China | 30 °C | 0.9 °C | 1,207 mm | 120 |
| Bazhong · China | 30 °C | 1.3 °C | 1,416 mm | 131 |
| Baoji · China | 31 °C | -2.9 °C | 733 mm | 118 |
| Ankang · China | 32 °C | -0.09 °C | 816 mm | 132 |
| Tianshui · China | 28 °C | -5.6 °C | 757 mm | 86 |
| Xianyang · China | 31 °C | -4.0 °C | 845 mm | 125 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Hanzhong’s climate
When is the best time to visit Hanzhong?
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 Hanzhong get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 21 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -1.1 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 53 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Hanzhong?
July, averaging 260 mm over 17 days with rain. The driest month is January with 26 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,237 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 Hanzhong 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.