Hepu climate
Hepu is warmest in July, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 12 °C. August is the wettest month (349 mm) and February the driest (24 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Hepu averages 1,793 mm of rain and 251 days above 25 °C.
China · population 192,813 · 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 31 °C
- Coldest month January 12 °C
- Driest month February 24 mm
- Wettest month August 349 mm
- Least cloud October 46 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 36 °C
- Coldest on record January 2.5 °C
- Warmest sea July 30 °C
What to expectHepu through the year
Hepu has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 19 °C in January to 31 °C in July, a swing of 13 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 251 days a year reach 25 °C, 111 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. August averages 349 mm against 24 mm in February — 15 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Hepu is warmest in July at 30 °C and coldest in January at 19 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.2 °C | 32 mm | 66 % |
| February | 21.0 °C | 24 mm | 68 % |
| March | 24.3 °C | 55 mm | 69 % |
| April | 27.7 °C | 98 mm | 65 % |
| May | 29.8 °C | 218 mm | 72 % |
| June | 30.6 °C | 337 mm | 85 % |
| July | 30.8 °C | 329 mm | 79 % |
| August | 30.7 °C | 349 mm | 77 % |
| September | 30.1 °C | 193 mm | 63 % |
| October | 28.4 °C | 75 mm | 46 % |
| November | 25.1 °C | 47 mm | 48 % |
| December | 20.7 °C | 35 mm | 55 % |
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 | 19.2 °C | 12.1 °C | 15.5 °C | 27.3 °C | 2.5 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 21.0 °C | 14.1 °C | 17.4 °C | 29.8 °C | 3.6 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 24.3 °C | 17.4 °C | 20.6 °C | 32.3 °C | 6.9 °C | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 27.7 °C | 21.4 °C | 24.2 °C | 33.0 °C | 11.5 °C | 25 | 6 | 0 |
| May | 29.8 °C | 24.4 °C | 26.8 °C | 34.0 °C | 17.6 °C | 30 | 16 | 0 |
| June | 30.6 °C | 26.2 °C | 28.2 °C | 34.2 °C | 21.5 °C | 30 | 21 | 0 |
| July | 30.8 °C | 26.5 °C | 28.4 °C | 35.5 °C | 23.3 °C | 31 | 23 | 0 |
| August | 30.7 °C | 26.0 °C | 28.0 °C | 34.1 °C | 22.1 °C | 31 | 22 | 0 |
| September | 30.1 °C | 24.5 °C | 27.0 °C | 34.3 °C | 17.4 °C | 30 | 17 | 0 |
| October | 28.4 °C | 21.6 °C | 24.7 °C | 33.2 °C | 13.4 °C | 28 | 6 | 0 |
| November | 25.1 °C | 17.7 °C | 21.1 °C | 31.4 °C | 6.8 °C | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 20.7 °C | 13.2 °C | 16.8 °C | 28.7 °C | 2.9 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 66 % | 74 % | 17 km/h | 18.7 °C |
| February | 24 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 68 % | 77 % | 17 km/h | 18.8 °C |
| March | 55 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 69 % | 79 % | 17 km/h | 20.5 °C |
| April | 98 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 65 % | 81 % | 17 km/h | 23.5 °C |
| May | 218 mm | 20 | 13 h/day | 72 % | 83 % | 16 km/h | 27.3 °C |
| June | 337 mm | 24 | 13 h/day | 85 % | 84 % | 17 km/h | 29.2 °C |
| July | 329 mm | 23 | 13 h/day | 79 % | 84 % | 18 km/h | 29.5 °C |
| August | 349 mm | 26 | 13 h/day | 77 % | 86 % | 14 km/h | 29.5 °C |
| September | 193 mm | 18 | 12 h/day | 63 % | 83 % | 14 km/h | 29.1 °C |
| October | 75 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 46 % | 75 % | 15 km/h | 27.1 °C |
| November | 47 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 48 % | 71 % | 16 km/h | 24.1 °C |
| December | 35 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 55 % | 69 % | 17 km/h | 20.8 °C |
How Hepu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hepu | 31 °C | 12 °C | 1,793 mm | 251 |
| Beihai · China | 30 °C | 13 °C | 1,653 mm | 228 |
| Qinzhou · China | 31 °C | 11 °C | 1,605 mm | 240 |
| Fangchenggang · China | 31 °C | 11 °C | 1,761 mm | 227 |
| Zhanjiang · China | 31 °C | 13 °C | 1,478 mm | 255 |
| Yulin · China | 31 °C | 9.9 °C | 1,789 mm | 240 |
| Nanning · China | 31 °C | 9.7 °C | 1,584 mm | 225 |
Where Hepu ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in October | 41stof 50 | 88/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in December | 44thof 50 | 95/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in November | 45thof 50 | 90/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Hepu.
QuestionsCommon questions about Hepu’s climate
When is the best time to visit Hepu?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. February, March, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Hepu get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 111 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 12 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Hepu?
August, averaging 349 mm over 26 days with rain. The driest month is February with 24 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,793 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 Hepu 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.