Hechi climate
Hechi is warmest in August, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 7.3 °C. June is the wettest month (452 mm) and December the driest (73 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Hechi averages 2,486 mm of rain, 187 days above 25 °C and 0 days below freezing.
China · population 330,131 · 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 31 °C
- Coldest month January 7.3 °C
- Driest month December 73 mm
- Wettest month June 452 mm
- Least cloud October 59 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 37 °C
- Coldest on record February -1.5 °C
What to expectHechi through the year
Hechi has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 14 °C in January to 31 °C in August, a swing of 16 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 187 days a year reach 25 °C, 75 of them reach 30 °C, 0 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 452 mm against 73 mm in December — 6.2 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.7 °C | 103 mm | 76 % |
| February | 16.1 °C | 101 mm | 80 % |
| March | 19.4 °C | 180 mm | 83 % |
| April | 24.5 °C | 254 mm | 79 % |
| May | 27.5 °C | 397 mm | 78 % |
| June | 29.3 °C | 452 mm | 86 % |
| July | 30.4 °C | 368 mm | 81 % |
| August | 30.7 °C | 231 mm | 71 % |
| September | 29.1 °C | 135 mm | 59 % |
| October | 25.5 °C | 100 mm | 59 % |
| November | 20.8 °C | 92 mm | 60 % |
| December | 15.8 °C | 73 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 | 13.7 °C | 7.3 °C | 10.8 °C | 24.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 16.1 °C | 9.6 °C | 13.0 °C | 30.5 °C | -1.5 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 19.4 °C | 12.9 °C | 16.3 °C | 32.5 °C | 2.3 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 24.5 °C | 17.6 °C | 21.0 °C | 35.5 °C | 7.9 °C | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| May | 27.5 °C | 21.1 °C | 24.1 °C | 36.9 °C | 13.7 °C | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| June | 29.3 °C | 23.6 °C | 26.1 °C | 34.3 °C | 16.9 °C | 29 | 13 | 0 |
| July | 30.4 °C | 24.4 °C | 27.0 °C | 35.5 °C | 19.1 °C | 31 | 19 | 0 |
| August | 30.7 °C | 24.2 °C | 27.2 °C | 36.3 °C | 19.1 °C | 31 | 21 | 0 |
| September | 29.1 °C | 22.0 °C | 25.4 °C | 36.3 °C | 13.1 °C | 27 | 12 | 0 |
| October | 25.5 °C | 18.1 °C | 21.7 °C | 32.9 °C | 7.7 °C | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| November | 20.8 °C | 13.3 °C | 17.1 °C | 31.2 °C | 4.1 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 15.8 °C | 8.4 °C | 12.3 °C | 27.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 103 mm | 15 | 11 h/day | 76 % | 78 % | 12 km/h |
| February | 101 mm | 15 | 11 h/day | 80 % | 79 % | 13 km/h |
| March | 180 mm | 21 | 12 h/day | 83 % | 82 % | 14 km/h |
| April | 254 mm | 21 | 13 h/day | 79 % | 82 % | 14 km/h |
| May | 397 mm | 22 | 13 h/day | 78 % | 83 % | 13 km/h |
| June | 452 mm | 24 | 14 h/day | 86 % | 87 % | 12 km/h |
| July | 368 mm | 25 | 14 h/day | 81 % | 86 % | 13 km/h |
| August | 231 mm | 20 | 13 h/day | 71 % | 84 % | 11 km/h |
| September | 135 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 59 % | 79 % | 11 km/h |
| October | 100 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 59 % | 74 % | 11 km/h |
| November | 92 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 60 % | 75 % | 12 km/h |
| December | 73 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 62 % | 74 % | 12 km/h |
How Hechi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hechi | 31 °C | 7.3 °C | 2,486 mm | 187 |
| Yizhou · China | 31 °C | 7.1 °C | 2,107 mm | 195 |
| Liuzhou · China | 32 °C | 7.5 °C | 2,270 mm | 203 |
| Laibin · China | 31 °C | 8.3 °C | 1,868 mm | 212 |
| Baise · China | 31 °C | 9.3 °C | 1,592 mm | 222 |
| Duyun · China | 28 °C | 2.1 °C | 1,797 mm | 120 |
| Nanning · China | 31 °C | 9.7 °C | 1,584 mm | 225 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Hechi.
QuestionsCommon questions about Hechi’s climate
When is the best time to visit Hechi?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, October, November 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 Hechi get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 75 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 7.3 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 0 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Hechi?
June, averaging 452 mm over 24 days with rain. The driest month is December with 73 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,486 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 Hechi 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.