Huaihua climate
Huaihua is warmest in August, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 2.3 °C. June is the wettest month (276 mm) and December the driest (63 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Huaihua averages 1,814 mm of rain, 145 days above 25 °C and 15 days below freezing.
China · population 552,622 · 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 2.3 °C
- Driest month December 63 mm
- Wettest month June 276 mm
- Least cloud September 59 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 39 °C
- Coldest on record December -10 °C
What to expectHuaihua through the year
Huaihua has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 8.6 °C in January to 31 °C in August, a swing of 22 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 145 days a year reach 25 °C, 69 of them reach 30 °C, 15 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in August.
Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 276 mm against 63 mm in December — 4.4 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6 °C | 91 mm | 74 % |
| February | 11.2 °C | 111 mm | 78 % |
| March | 15.3 °C | 177 mm | 80 % |
| April | 21.2 °C | 239 mm | 77 % |
| May | 25.4 °C | 272 mm | 74 % |
| June | 28.3 °C | 276 mm | 80 % |
| July | 30.9 °C | 195 mm | 74 % |
| August | 31.1 °C | 129 mm | 65 % |
| September | 27.9 °C | 84 mm | 59 % |
| October | 22.1 °C | 96 mm | 63 % |
| November | 16.6 °C | 82 mm | 63 % |
| December | 10.9 °C | 63 mm | 65 % |
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 | 8.6 °C | 2.3 °C | 5.7 °C | 24.5 °C | -7.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| February | 11.2 °C | 4.4 °C | 8.0 °C | 28.2 °C | -6.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| March | 15.3 °C | 8.2 °C | 11.9 °C | 29.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 21.2 °C | 13.8 °C | 17.4 °C | 31.7 °C | 4.2 °C | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 25.4 °C | 18.3 °C | 21.7 °C | 32.8 °C | 9.4 °C | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| June | 28.3 °C | 22.0 °C | 25.0 °C | 34.2 °C | 15.0 °C | 25 | 10 | 0 |
| July | 30.9 °C | 24.4 °C | 27.5 °C | 38.0 °C | 16.7 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| August | 31.1 °C | 23.9 °C | 27.2 °C | 38.5 °C | 16.3 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| September | 27.9 °C | 20.2 °C | 23.8 °C | 37.3 °C | 10.7 °C | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| October | 22.1 °C | 14.9 °C | 18.4 °C | 35.2 °C | 5.7 °C | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 16.6 °C | 9.4 °C | 13.0 °C | 28.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 10.9 °C | 4.1 °C | 7.7 °C | 22.4 °C | -10.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 91 mm | 14 | 11 h/day | 74 % | 78 % | 11 km/h |
| February | 111 mm | 14 | 11 h/day | 78 % | 79 % | 11 km/h |
| March | 177 mm | 18 | 12 h/day | 80 % | 81 % | 12 km/h |
| April | 239 mm | 19 | 13 h/day | 77 % | 81 % | 12 km/h |
| May | 272 mm | 18 | 14 h/day | 74 % | 81 % | 12 km/h |
| June | 276 mm | 18 | 14 h/day | 80 % | 84 % | 12 km/h |
| July | 195 mm | 15 | 14 h/day | 74 % | 80 % | 14 km/h |
| August | 129 mm | 14 | 13 h/day | 65 % | 77 % | 12 km/h |
| September | 84 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 59 % | 75 % | 12 km/h |
| October | 96 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 63 % | 76 % | 11 km/h |
| November | 82 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 63 % | 77 % | 11 km/h |
| December | 63 mm | 10 | 10 h/day | 65 % | 75 % | 10 km/h |
How Huaihua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huaihua | 31 °C | 2.3 °C | 1,814 mm | 145 |
| Fenghuang · China | 29 °C | -0.08 °C | 1,994 mm | 117 |
| Shaoyang · China | 32 °C | 2.3 °C | 1,512 mm | 152 |
| Zhangjiajie · China | 31 °C | 2.1 °C | 1,890 mm | 140 |
| Loudi · China | 32 °C | 1.8 °C | 1,578 mm | 151 |
| Yongzhou · China | 33 °C | 3.7 °C | 1,523 mm | 169 |
| Kaili · China | 28 °C | 1.5 °C | 1,438 mm | 124 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Huaihua.
QuestionsCommon questions about Huaihua’s climate
When is the best time to visit Huaihua?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, October 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 Huaihua get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 69 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 2.3 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 15 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Huaihua?
June, averaging 276 mm over 18 days with rain. The driest month is December with 63 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,814 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 Huaihua 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
- Data point
- 27.563°, 110.004° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- 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.