Xuancheng climate
Xuancheng is warmest in July, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -0.4 °C. June is the wettest month (278 mm) and December the driest (46 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Xuancheng averages 1,448 mm of rain, 146 days above 25 °C and 42 days below freezing.
China · population 774,332 · 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 -0.4 °C
- Driest month December 46 mm
- Wettest month June 278 mm
- Least cloud December 49 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 40 °C
- Coldest on record January -17 °C
What to expectXuancheng through the year
Xuancheng has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 8.1 °C in January to 32 °C in July, a swing of 24 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 146 days a year reach 25 °C, 70 of them reach 30 °C, 42 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in August.
Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 278 mm against 46 mm in December — 6.1 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1 °C | 73 mm | 58 % |
| February | 10.8 °C | 78 mm | 62 % |
| March | 15.4 °C | 118 mm | 68 % |
| April | 21.5 °C | 131 mm | 68 % |
| May | 26.1 °C | 160 mm | 68 % |
| June | 28.6 °C | 278 mm | 76 % |
| July | 32.2 °C | 200 mm | 70 % |
| August | 31.6 °C | 161 mm | 63 % |
| September | 27.6 °C | 82 mm | 57 % |
| October | 22.7 °C | 66 mm | 51 % |
| November | 16.8 °C | 56 mm | 50 % |
| December | 10.5 °C | 46 mm | 49 % |
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 | 8.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 3.9 °C | 24.9 °C | -16.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| February | 10.8 °C | 1.8 °C | 6.2 °C | 26.7 °C | -12.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| March | 15.4 °C | 6.1 °C | 10.6 °C | 30.4 °C | -5.9 °C | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| April | 21.5 °C | 11.9 °C | 16.5 °C | 35.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 26.1 °C | 17.1 °C | 21.4 °C | 38.1 °C | 7.5 °C | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| June | 28.6 °C | 21.3 °C | 24.7 °C | 36.6 °C | 14.6 °C | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| July | 32.2 °C | 25.0 °C | 28.3 °C | 38.2 °C | 16.7 °C | 30 | 23 | 0 |
| August | 31.6 °C | 24.6 °C | 27.8 °C | 39.5 °C | 17.2 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| September | 27.6 °C | 20.1 °C | 23.6 °C | 38.4 °C | 11.5 °C | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| October | 22.7 °C | 14.1 °C | 18.2 °C | 32.6 °C | 3.8 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 16.8 °C | 7.8 °C | 12.1 °C | 30.9 °C | -6.5 °C | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| December | 10.5 °C | 1.4 °C | 5.8 °C | 23.4 °C | -12.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73 mm | 9 | 10 h/day | 58 % | 75 % | 13 km/h |
| February | 78 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 62 % | 75 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 118 mm | 12 | 12 h/day | 68 % | 74 % | 15 km/h |
| April | 131 mm | 11 | 13 h/day | 68 % | 74 % | 15 km/h |
| May | 160 mm | 11 | 14 h/day | 68 % | 75 % | 14 km/h |
| June | 278 mm | 14 | 14 h/day | 76 % | 80 % | 13 km/h |
| July | 200 mm | 15 | 14 h/day | 70 % | 80 % | 13 km/h |
| August | 161 mm | 15 | 13 h/day | 63 % | 80 % | 13 km/h |
| September | 82 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 57 % | 78 % | 13 km/h |
| October | 66 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 51 % | 74 % | 13 km/h |
| November | 56 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 50 % | 75 % | 13 km/h |
| December | 46 mm | 7 | 10 h/day | 49 % | 74 % | 13 km/h |
How Xuancheng 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xuancheng | 32 °C | -0.4 °C | 1,448 mm | 146 |
| Wuhu · China | 32 °C | -0.3 °C | 1,358 mm | 144 |
| Ma’anshan · China | 32 °C | -0.7 °C | 1,267 mm | 140 |
| Yixing · China | 31 °C | 0.5 °C | 1,482 mm | 130 |
| Nanjing · China | 31 °C | -1.3 °C | 1,227 mm | 138 |
| Chizhou · China | 32 °C | 0.3 °C | 1,407 mm | 144 |
| Huzhou · China | 32 °C | 0.8 °C | 1,516 mm | 134 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Xuancheng.
QuestionsCommon questions about Xuancheng’s climate
When is the best time to visit Xuancheng?
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, July is the warmest month and December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Xuancheng get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 70 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 -0.4 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 42 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Xuancheng?
June, averaging 278 mm over 14 days with rain. The driest month is December with 46 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,448 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 Xuancheng 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.