Xuanhua climate

Xuanhua is warmest in July, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -14 °C. July is the wettest month (93 mm) and January the driest (2.3 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Xuanhua averages 421 mm of rain, 110 days above 25 °C and 159 days below freezing.

China · population 373,422 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan -8°
  2. Feb -4°
  3. Mar
  4. Apr 10°
  5. May 17°
  6. Jun 22°
  7. Jul 24°
  8. Aug 23°
  9. Sep 17°
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec -6°

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

What to expectXuanhua through the year

Xuanhua has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -1.9 °C in January to 30 °C in July, a swing of 32 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 110 days a year reach 25 °C, 44 of them reach 30 °C, 159 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C, in July.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 93 mm against 2 mm in January — 40 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January -1.9 °C 2 mm 27 %
February 2.8 °C 5 mm 34 %
March 10.1 °C 13 mm 39 %
April 18.0 °C 26 mm 43 %
May 24.6 °C 40 mm 48 %
June 28.8 °C 64 mm 55 %
July 30.0 °C 93 mm 55 %
August 28.6 °C 75 mm 51 %
September 23.8 °C 58 mm 45 %
October 16.1 °C 30 mm 34 %
November 6.4 °C 12 mm 28 %
December -0.6 °C 3 mm 25 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January-1.9 °C-13.7 °C-8.1 °C9.3 °C-27.0 °C0031
February2.8 °C-9.5 °C-3.7 °C16.9 °C-20.5 °C0028
March10.1 °C-3.2 °C2.9 °C27.7 °C-20.2 °C0027
April18.0 °C2.7 °C10.2 °C36.1 °C-6.6 °C309
May24.6 °C9.8 °C17.3 °C37.4 °C-2.3 °C1540
June28.8 °C15.6 °C22.1 °C39.9 °C5.4 °C25120
July30.0 °C18.7 °C24.2 °C41.8 °C10.2 °C28160
August28.6 °C17.3 °C22.7 °C37.2 °C8.4 °C27100
September23.8 °C11.5 °C17.4 °C35.6 °C1.5 °C1210
October16.1 °C3.4 °C9.4 °C29.2 °C-7.7 °C006
November6.4 °C-4.5 °C0.3 °C20.2 °C-21.4 °C0027
December-0.6 °C-11.0 °C-6.2 °C10.2 °C-23.5 °C0031

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January2 mm19.6 h/day27 %44 %16 km/h
February5 mm111 h/day34 %40 %16 km/h
March13 mm312 h/day39 %38 %18 km/h
April26 mm413 h/day43 %40 %19 km/h
May40 mm614 h/day48 %42 %18 km/h
June64 mm1015 h/day55 %52 %15 km/h
July93 mm1215 h/day55 %64 %13 km/h
August75 mm1014 h/day51 %65 %12 km/h
September58 mm812 h/day45 %58 %13 km/h
October30 mm511 h/day34 %54 %15 km/h
November12 mm29.9 h/day28 %49 %15 km/h
December3 mm19.3 h/day25 %43 %16 km/h

How Xuanhua 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
Xuanhua 30 °C -14 °C 421 mm 110
Zhangjiakou · China 29 °C -16 °C 420 mm 100
Mentougou · China 31 °C -8.4 °C 683 mm 134
Beijing · China 32 °C -8.3 °C 545 mm 141
Tongzhou · China 32 °C -8.2 °C 580 mm 142
Datong · China 28 °C -16 °C 442 mm 86
Ulanqab · China 26 °C -19 °C 408 mm 56

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

QuestionsCommon questions about Xuanhua’s climate

When is the best time to visit Xuanhua?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Xuanhua get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 44 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -14 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 159 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Xuanhua?

July, averaging 93 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is January with 2 mm. The year as a whole averages 421 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 Xuanhua rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

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.