Ma’anshan climate
Ma’anshan is warmest in July, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -0.7 °C. June is the wettest month (239 mm) and December the driest (35 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Ma’anshan averages 1,267 mm of rain, 140 days above 25 °C and 43 days below freezing.
China · population 741,531 · 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 32 °C
- Coldest month January -0.7 °C
- Driest month December 35 mm
- Wettest month June 239 mm
- Least cloud December 48 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 38 °C
- Coldest on record January -14 °C
What to expectMa’anshan through the year
Ma’anshan has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 7.7 °C in January to 32 °C in July, a swing of 25 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 140 days a year reach 25 °C, 63 of them reach 30 °C, 43 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in August.
Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 239 mm against 35 mm in December — 6.9 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7 °C | 59 mm | 56 % |
| February | 10.3 °C | 62 mm | 62 % |
| March | 15.0 °C | 90 mm | 66 % |
| April | 21.0 °C | 101 mm | 65 % |
| May | 25.7 °C | 126 mm | 67 % |
| June | 28.5 °C | 239 mm | 73 % |
| July | 31.5 °C | 203 mm | 70 % |
| August | 31.1 °C | 166 mm | 62 % |
| September | 27.3 °C | 82 mm | 57 % |
| October | 22.4 °C | 54 mm | 51 % |
| November | 16.3 °C | 52 mm | 49 % |
| December | 10.0 °C | 35 mm | 48 % |
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 | 7.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 3.5 °C | 23.0 °C | -14.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| February | 10.3 °C | 1.5 °C | 5.9 °C | 26.2 °C | -11.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| March | 15.0 °C | 5.9 °C | 10.4 °C | 27.7 °C | -4.6 °C | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| April | 21.0 °C | 11.9 °C | 16.3 °C | 35.0 °C | 1.1 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 25.7 °C | 17.2 °C | 21.3 °C | 36.3 °C | 8.0 °C | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| June | 28.5 °C | 21.4 °C | 24.7 °C | 37.0 °C | 14.4 °C | 25 | 10 | 0 |
| July | 31.5 °C | 25.2 °C | 28.1 °C | 38.0 °C | 17.1 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| August | 31.1 °C | 24.7 °C | 27.6 °C | 38.3 °C | 17.2 °C | 30 | 21 | 0 |
| September | 27.3 °C | 20.1 °C | 23.4 °C | 36.9 °C | 11.0 °C | 23 | 6 | 0 |
| October | 22.4 °C | 14.2 °C | 18.0 °C | 32.1 °C | 4.4 °C | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 16.3 °C | 7.8 °C | 11.8 °C | 27.7 °C | -5.9 °C | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| December | 10.0 °C | 1.4 °C | 5.5 °C | 21.3 °C | -11.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 56 % | 73 % | 14 km/h |
| February | 62 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 62 % | 73 % | 16 km/h |
| March | 90 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 66 % | 72 % | 17 km/h |
| April | 101 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 65 % | 72 % | 16 km/h |
| May | 126 mm | 10 | 14 h/day | 67 % | 74 % | 16 km/h |
| June | 239 mm | 12 | 14 h/day | 73 % | 79 % | 15 km/h |
| July | 203 mm | 14 | 14 h/day | 70 % | 81 % | 14 km/h |
| August | 166 mm | 15 | 13 h/day | 62 % | 81 % | 15 km/h |
| September | 82 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 57 % | 77 % | 14 km/h |
| October | 54 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 51 % | 73 % | 14 km/h |
| November | 52 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 49 % | 73 % | 14 km/h |
| December | 35 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 48 % | 72 % | 14 km/h |
How Ma’anshan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ma’anshan | 32 °C | -0.7 °C | 1,267 mm | 140 |
| Wuhu · China | 32 °C | -0.3 °C | 1,358 mm | 144 |
| Nanjing · China | 31 °C | -1.3 °C | 1,227 mm | 138 |
| Chuzhou · China | 31 °C | -1.7 °C | 1,177 mm | 139 |
| Xuancheng · China | 32 °C | -0.4 °C | 1,448 mm | 146 |
| Zhenjiang · China | 31 °C | -1.2 °C | 1,230 mm | 134 |
| Hefei · China | 32 °C | -1.1 °C | 1,113 mm | 146 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Ma’anshan.
QuestionsCommon questions about Ma’anshan’s climate
When is the best time to visit Ma’anshan?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, September, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Ma’anshan get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 63 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 -0.7 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 43 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Ma’anshan?
June, averaging 239 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is December with 35 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,267 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 Ma’anshan 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.