Heyuan climate
Heyuan is warmest in July, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 8.5 °C. June is the wettest month (298 mm) and November the driest (34 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Heyuan averages 1,667 mm of rain, 226 days above 25 °C and 0 days below freezing.
China · population 463,907 · 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 8.5 °C
- Driest month November 34 mm
- Wettest month June 298 mm
- Least cloud November 42 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 38 °C
- Coldest on record December -0.7 °C
What to expectHeyuan through the year
Heyuan has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 18 °C in January to 31 °C in July, a swing of 15 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 226 days a year reach 25 °C, 96 of them reach 30 °C, 0 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 298 mm against 34 mm in November — 8.7 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.6 °C | 47 mm | 52 % |
| February | 19.3 °C | 61 mm | 65 % |
| March | 22.3 °C | 122 mm | 73 % |
| April | 25.9 °C | 172 mm | 76 % |
| May | 28.5 °C | 246 mm | 79 % |
| June | 29.8 °C | 298 mm | 85 % |
| July | 31.1 °C | 211 mm | 76 % |
| August | 31.1 °C | 241 mm | 72 % |
| September | 30.1 °C | 153 mm | 59 % |
| October | 27.9 °C | 45 mm | 42 % |
| November | 24.0 °C | 34 mm | 42 % |
| December | 19.0 °C | 36 mm | 43 % |
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 | 17.6 °C | 8.5 °C | 12.9 °C | 27.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 19.3 °C | 10.8 °C | 14.9 °C | 31.1 °C | 0.2 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 22.3 °C | 14.3 °C | 18.1 °C | 30.4 °C | 3.9 °C | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 25.9 °C | 19.0 °C | 22.1 °C | 33.2 °C | 8.1 °C | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| May | 28.5 °C | 22.4 °C | 25.0 °C | 38.1 °C | 15.3 °C | 28 | 9 | 0 |
| June | 29.8 °C | 24.5 °C | 26.7 °C | 36.2 °C | 18.7 °C | 29 | 15 | 0 |
| July | 31.1 °C | 25.2 °C | 27.7 °C | 37.0 °C | 21.2 °C | 31 | 23 | 0 |
| August | 31.1 °C | 25.1 °C | 27.6 °C | 36.8 °C | 22.6 °C | 31 | 22 | 0 |
| September | 30.1 °C | 23.5 °C | 26.4 °C | 36.6 °C | 15.5 °C | 29 | 17 | 0 |
| October | 27.9 °C | 19.7 °C | 23.4 °C | 34.0 °C | 9.5 °C | 27 | 6 | 0 |
| November | 24.0 °C | 14.9 °C | 19.1 °C | 32.0 °C | 4.9 °C | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 19.0 °C | 9.6 °C | 14.0 °C | 27.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 52 % | 71 % | 13 km/h |
| February | 61 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 65 % | 76 % | 12 km/h |
| March | 122 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 73 % | 80 % | 13 km/h |
| April | 172 mm | 15 | 13 h/day | 76 % | 83 % | 12 km/h |
| May | 246 mm | 20 | 13 h/day | 79 % | 85 % | 11 km/h |
| June | 298 mm | 23 | 14 h/day | 85 % | 88 % | 12 km/h |
| July | 211 mm | 21 | 13 h/day | 76 % | 86 % | 12 km/h |
| August | 241 mm | 22 | 13 h/day | 72 % | 86 % | 11 km/h |
| September | 153 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 59 % | 81 % | 11 km/h |
| October | 45 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 42 % | 72 % | 12 km/h |
| November | 34 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 42 % | 70 % | 13 km/h |
| December | 36 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 43 % | 68 % | 14 km/h |
How Heyuan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heyuan | 31 °C | 8.5 °C | 1,667 mm | 226 |
| Huizhou · China | 31 °C | 9.5 °C | 1,788 mm | 241 |
| Licheng · China | 31 °C | 9.6 °C | 2,063 mm | 234 |
| Xingning · China | 32 °C | 8.0 °C | 1,555 mm | 225 |
| Dongguan · China | 31 °C | 11 °C | 1,922 mm | 242 |
| Shanwei · China | 30 °C | 12 °C | 1,877 mm | 214 |
| Donghai · China | 30 °C | 11 °C | 1,776 mm | 233 |
Where Heyuan ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Asia in November | 30thof 50 | 96/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Heyuan.
QuestionsCommon questions about Heyuan’s climate
When is the best time to visit Heyuan?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, April, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and November the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Heyuan get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 96 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 8.5 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 0 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Heyuan?
June, averaging 298 mm over 23 days with rain. The driest month is November with 34 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,667 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 Heyuan 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.