Tanghe climate

Tanghe is warmest in July, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -2.7 °C. July is the wettest month (205 mm) and December the driest (15 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Tanghe averages 919 mm of rain, 148 days above 25 °C and 63 days below freezing.

China · population 278,055 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar 11°
  4. Apr 17°
  5. May 22°
  6. Jun 26°
  7. Jul 27°
  8. Aug 26°
  9. Sep 22°
  10. Oct 17°
  11. Nov 10°
  12. Dec

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectTanghe through the year

Tanghe has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 8.0 °C in January to 31 °C in July, a swing of 25 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 148 days a year reach 25 °C, 75 of them reach 30 °C, 63 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in June.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 205 mm against 15 mm in December — 14 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 8.0 °C 16 mm 49 %
February 11.1 °C 23 mm 58 %
March 15.9 °C 45 mm 63 %
April 22.2 °C 52 mm 62 %
May 27.1 °C 87 mm 66 %
June 30.6 °C 140 mm 65 %
July 31.4 °C 205 mm 66 %
August 30.3 °C 160 mm 60 %
September 26.7 °C 79 mm 59 %
October 22.2 °C 58 mm 56 %
November 15.6 °C 39 mm 51 %
December 9.7 °C 15 mm 47 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 8.0 °C-2.7 °C2.6 °C20.8 °C-16.7 °C0026
February 11.1 °C0.1 °C5.7 °C25.0 °C-8.9 °C0014
March 15.9 °C5.2 °C10.6 °C29.9 °C-4.8 °C103
April 22.2 °C11.6 °C16.8 °C36.8 °C0.8 °C910
May 27.1 °C16.9 °C21.9 °C37.8 °C6.2 °C2280
June 30.6 °C21.3 °C25.8 °C39.5 °C13.5 °C28180
July 31.4 °C24.0 °C27.5 °C38.1 °C15.6 °C30220
August 30.3 °C22.9 °C26.4 °C38.8 °C13.5 °C29190
September 26.7 °C18.2 °C22.2 °C38.6 °C9.2 °C2150
October 22.2 °C12.3 °C17.1 °C34.0 °C2.1 °C910
November 15.6 °C5.5 °C10.4 °C26.8 °C-5.7 °C003
December 9.7 °C-0.7 °C4.4 °C20.6 °C-15.5 °C0018

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 16 mm310 h/day49 %66 %13 km/h
February 23 mm511 h/day58 %66 %15 km/h
March 45 mm712 h/day63 %66 %16 km/h
April 52 mm713 h/day62 %66 %17 km/h
May 87 mm814 h/day66 %66 %16 km/h
June 140 mm914 h/day65 %70 %14 km/h
July 205 mm1414 h/day66 %79 %14 km/h
August 160 mm1313 h/day60 %79 %14 km/h
September 79 mm912 h/day59 %73 %14 km/h
October 58 mm711 h/day56 %67 %13 km/h
November 39 mm610 h/day51 %68 %14 km/h
December 15 mm310 h/day47 %66 %13 km/h

How Tanghe 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
Tanghe 31 °C -2.7 °C 919 mm 148
Nanyang · China 31 °C -2.7 °C 896 mm 147
Zaoyang · China 31 °C -1.7 °C 968 mm 146
Dengzhou · China 32 °C -2.4 °C 846 mm 150
Xiangyang · China 31 °C -1.5 °C 952 mm 148
Laohekou · China 32 °C -1.6 °C 829 mm 147
Zhumadian · China 31 °C -2.8 °C 949 mm 143

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Tanghe.

QuestionsCommon questions about Tanghe’s climate

When is the best time to visit Tanghe?

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 Tanghe get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 75 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -2.7 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 63 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Tanghe?

July, averaging 205 mm over 14 days with rain. The driest month is December with 15 mm. The year as a whole averages 919 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 Tanghe rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
32.685°, 112.832° (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.