Shaoguan climate
Shaoguan is warmest in August, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 6.7 °C. June is the wettest month (331 mm) and December the driest (55 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Shaoguan averages 1,903 mm of rain, 199 days above 25 °C and 1 days below freezing.
China · population 1,028,460 · 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 32 °C
- Coldest month January 6.7 °C
- Driest month December 55 mm
- Wettest month June 331 mm
- Least cloud October 46 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 41 °C
- Coldest on record December -3.6 °C
What to expectShaoguan through the year
Shaoguan has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 15 °C in January to 32 °C in August, a swing of 17 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 199 days a year reach 25 °C, 95 of them reach 30 °C, 1 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 331 mm against 55 mm in December — 6.0 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.9 °C | 72 mm | 61 % |
| February | 16.9 °C | 87 mm | 71 % |
| March | 19.8 °C | 176 mm | 78 % |
| April | 24.5 °C | 222 mm | 79 % |
| May | 27.7 °C | 303 mm | 79 % |
| June | 29.7 °C | 331 mm | 85 % |
| July | 31.7 °C | 187 mm | 75 % |
| August | 31.9 °C | 205 mm | 68 % |
| September | 30.2 °C | 133 mm | 58 % |
| October | 27.3 °C | 64 mm | 46 % |
| November | 22.1 °C | 68 mm | 48 % |
| December | 16.8 °C | 55 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 | 14.9 °C | 6.7 °C | 10.7 °C | 26.2 °C | -2.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| February | 16.9 °C | 9.1 °C | 13.0 °C | 29.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 19.8 °C | 12.6 °C | 16.2 °C | 29.5 °C | 0.6 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 24.5 °C | 17.7 °C | 20.8 °C | 35.9 °C | 6.6 °C | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 27.7 °C | 21.4 °C | 24.2 °C | 35.1 °C | 12.6 °C | 26 | 6 | 0 |
| June | 29.7 °C | 23.9 °C | 26.4 °C | 35.8 °C | 18.0 °C | 29 | 15 | 0 |
| July | 31.7 °C | 24.9 °C | 27.9 °C | 40.7 °C | 21.1 °C | 31 | 24 | 0 |
| August | 31.9 °C | 24.9 °C | 27.9 °C | 39.5 °C | 20.7 °C | 31 | 24 | 0 |
| September | 30.2 °C | 22.8 °C | 26.1 °C | 38.8 °C | 15.0 °C | 28 | 17 | 0 |
| October | 27.3 °C | 18.5 °C | 22.5 °C | 36.1 °C | 7.4 °C | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| November | 22.1 °C | 13.3 °C | 17.4 °C | 31.5 °C | 2.5 °C | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 16.8 °C | 7.8 °C | 12.1 °C | 26.6 °C | -3.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 61 % | 73 % | 9.6 km/h |
| February | 87 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 71 % | 77 % | 9.9 km/h |
| March | 176 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 78 % | 80 % | 10 km/h |
| April | 222 mm | 17 | 13 h/day | 79 % | 82 % | 11 km/h |
| May | 303 mm | 20 | 13 h/day | 79 % | 83 % | 9.8 km/h |
| June | 331 mm | 23 | 14 h/day | 85 % | 85 % | 11 km/h |
| July | 187 mm | 20 | 14 h/day | 75 % | 81 % | 11 km/h |
| August | 205 mm | 20 | 13 h/day | 68 % | 80 % | 9.5 km/h |
| September | 133 mm | 12 | 12 h/day | 58 % | 76 % | 9.5 km/h |
| October | 64 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 46 % | 68 % | 10 km/h |
| November | 68 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 48 % | 69 % | 9.8 km/h |
| December | 55 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 48 % | 69 % | 10.0 km/h |
How Shaoguan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaoguan | 32 °C | 6.7 °C | 1,903 mm | 199 |
| Chenzhou · China | 33 °C | 3.4 °C | 1,575 mm | 171 |
| Qingyuan · China | 31 °C | 9.1 °C | 2,471 mm | 216 |
| Heyuan · China | 31 °C | 8.5 °C | 1,667 mm | 226 |
| Licheng · China | 31 °C | 9.6 °C | 2,063 mm | 234 |
| Ganzhou · China | 33 °C | 4.5 °C | 1,527 mm | 188 |
| Guangzhou · China | 32 °C | 10 °C | 1,888 mm | 240 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Shaoguan.
QuestionsCommon questions about Shaoguan’s climate
When is the best time to visit Shaoguan?
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 Shaoguan get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 95 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 6.7 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 1 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Shaoguan?
June, averaging 331 mm over 23 days with rain. The driest month is December with 55 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,903 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 Shaoguan 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
- 24.800°, 113.583° (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.