Wanzhou climate

Wanzhou is warmest in August, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 5.1 °C. July is the wettest month (216 mm) and January the driest (41 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Wanzhou averages 1,465 mm of rain, 154 days above 25 °C and 1 days below freezing.

China · population 1,545,900 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan
  2. Feb 11°
  3. Mar 14°
  4. Apr 19°
  5. May 23°
  6. Jun 26°
  7. Jul 29°
  8. Aug 29°
  9. Sep 25°
  10. Oct 20°
  11. Nov 15°
  12. Dec 10°

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

What to expectWanzhou through the year

Wanzhou has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 11 °C in January to 33 °C in August, a swing of 21 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 154 days a year reach 25 °C, 87 of them reach 30 °C, 1 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C, in August.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 216 mm against 41 mm in January — 5.3 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 11.5 °C 41 mm 74 %
February 13.9 °C 51 mm 76 %
March 18.1 °C 96 mm 75 %
April 23.3 °C 138 mm 74 %
May 26.8 °C 169 mm 75 %
June 29.9 °C 196 mm 76 %
July 32.7 °C 216 mm 71 %
August 33.0 °C 164 mm 63 %
September 28.5 °C 148 mm 65 %
October 22.7 °C 118 mm 72 %
November 17.9 °C 84 mm 70 %
December 12.8 °C 44 mm 70 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 11.5 °C5.1 °C8.5 °C21.1 °C-1.0 °C000
February 13.9 °C6.8 °C10.6 °C26.4 °C-0.4 °C000
March 18.1 °C10.1 °C14.4 °C32.3 °C2.9 °C200
April 23.3 °C15.2 °C19.3 °C34.3 °C5.7 °C1120
May 26.8 °C19.4 °C23.1 °C37.1 °C12.4 °C2170
June 29.9 °C23.0 °C26.4 °C38.0 °C15.4 °C27160
July 32.7 °C25.6 °C29.0 °C39.6 °C19.6 °C31260
August 33.0 °C25.4 °C29.1 °C40.9 °C19.4 °C30250
September 28.5 °C21.4 °C25.0 °C40.8 °C13.5 °C23110
October 22.7 °C16.4 °C19.7 °C34.2 °C7.5 °C810
November 17.9 °C11.3 °C14.8 °C27.9 °C3.3 °C000
December 12.8 °C6.5 °C9.8 °C20.9 °C-1.8 °C000

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 41 mm910 h/day74 %75 %7.5 km/h
February 51 mm1011 h/day76 %74 %8.2 km/h
March 96 mm1412 h/day75 %73 %9.0 km/h
April 138 mm1513 h/day74 %74 %9.0 km/h
May 169 mm1614 h/day75 %76 %8.5 km/h
June 196 mm1514 h/day76 %78 %7.9 km/h
July 216 mm1714 h/day71 %78 %7.9 km/h
August 164 mm1413 h/day63 %74 %8.2 km/h
September 148 mm1312 h/day65 %76 %8.2 km/h
October 118 mm1311 h/day72 %78 %7.3 km/h
November 84 mm1111 h/day70 %77 %7.5 km/h
December 44 mm910 h/day70 %76 %7.3 km/h

How Wanzhou 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
Wanzhou 33 °C 5.1 °C 1,465 mm 154
Wanxian · China 33 °C 4.8 °C 1,447 mm 150
Hanfeng · China 32 °C 4.2 °C 1,388 mm 146
Dazhou · China 32 °C 2.9 °C 1,483 mm 137
Guixi · China 31 °C 4.0 °C 1,525 mm 131
Enshi · China 29 °C 1.9 °C 1,682 mm 120
Fuling · China 32 °C 4.4 °C 1,357 mm 142

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

QuestionsCommon questions about Wanzhou’s climate

When is the best time to visit Wanzhou?

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 January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Wanzhou get?

In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 87 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 5.1 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 1 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Wanzhou?

July, averaging 216 mm over 17 days with rain. The driest month is January with 41 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,465 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 Wanzhou 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
30.765°, 108.396° (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.