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

  1. Jan 11°
  2. Feb 13°
  3. Mar 16°
  4. Apr 21°
  5. May 24°
  6. Jun 26°
  7. Jul 27°
  8. Aug 27°
  9. Sep 25°
  10. Oct 22°
  11. Nov 17°
  12. Dec 12°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

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

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January13.7 °C7.3 °C10.8 °C24.1 °C-1.4 °C000
February16.1 °C9.6 °C13.0 °C30.5 °C-1.5 °C200
March19.4 °C12.9 °C16.3 °C32.5 °C2.3 °C500
April24.5 °C17.6 °C21.0 °C35.5 °C7.9 °C1520
May27.5 °C21.1 °C24.1 °C36.9 °C13.7 °C2460
June29.3 °C23.6 °C26.1 °C34.3 °C16.9 °C29130
July30.4 °C24.4 °C27.0 °C35.5 °C19.1 °C31190
August30.7 °C24.2 °C27.2 °C36.3 °C19.1 °C31210
September29.1 °C22.0 °C25.4 °C36.3 °C13.1 °C27120
October25.5 °C18.1 °C21.7 °C32.9 °C7.7 °C1920
November20.8 °C13.3 °C17.1 °C31.2 °C4.1 °C500
December15.8 °C8.4 °C12.3 °C27.0 °C-1.2 °C000

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January103 mm1511 h/day76 %78 %12 km/h
February101 mm1511 h/day80 %79 %13 km/h
March180 mm2112 h/day83 %82 %14 km/h
April254 mm2113 h/day79 %82 %14 km/h
May397 mm2213 h/day78 %83 %13 km/h
June452 mm2414 h/day86 %87 %12 km/h
July368 mm2514 h/day81 %86 %13 km/h
August231 mm2013 h/day71 %84 %11 km/h
September135 mm1312 h/day59 %79 %11 km/h
October100 mm1012 h/day59 %74 %11 km/h
November92 mm1111 h/day60 %75 %12 km/h
December73 mm1011 h/day62 %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

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.