Yuncheng climate

Yuncheng is warmest in July, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -4.0 °C. July is the wettest month (88 mm) and January the driest (6.5 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Yuncheng averages 499 mm of rain, 142 days above 25 °C and 85 days below freezing.

China · population 680,036 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar 10°
  4. Apr 17°
  5. May 22°
  6. Jun 26°
  7. Jul 28°
  8. Aug 26°
  9. Sep 21°
  10. Oct 15°
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

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

What to expectYuncheng through the year

Yuncheng has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 5.7 °C in January to 32 °C in July, a swing of 27 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 142 days a year reach 25 °C, 81 of them reach 30 °C, 85 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C, in June.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 88 mm against 7 mm in January — 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 5.7 °C 7 mm 44 %
February 9.6 °C 11 mm 51 %
March 15.9 °C 19 mm 56 %
April 22.8 °C 35 mm 56 %
May 27.7 °C 42 mm 61 %
June 31.9 °C 56 mm 59 %
July 32.3 °C 88 mm 58 %
August 30.7 °C 81 mm 55 %
September 25.8 °C 81 mm 58 %
October 20.2 °C 47 mm 54 %
November 13.2 °C 27 mm 45 %
December 6.9 °C 7 mm 38 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January5.7 °C-4.0 °C0.6 °C18.4 °C-13.7 °C0030
February9.6 °C-1.4 °C4.1 °C21.9 °C-12.9 °C0020
March15.9 °C4.0 °C10.0 °C29.7 °C-4.9 °C104
April22.8 °C10.6 °C16.6 °C37.8 °C-0.6 °C1020
May27.7 °C16.0 °C21.8 °C38.6 °C6.7 °C23110
June31.9 °C20.8 °C26.3 °C42.4 °C12.8 °C28210
July32.3 °C23.3 °C27.6 °C41.2 °C16.7 °C30240
August30.7 °C22.1 °C26.1 °C39.2 °C14.2 °C28190
September25.8 °C17.1 °C21.2 °C38.6 °C7.4 °C1840
October20.2 °C10.8 °C15.4 °C33.6 °C1.0 °C400
November13.2 °C3.5 °C8.3 °C24.6 °C-7.9 °C005
December6.9 °C-2.4 °C2.1 °C17.0 °C-16.3 °C0026

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January7 mm210 h/day44 %52 %12 km/h
February11 mm211 h/day51 %55 %13 km/h
March19 mm412 h/day56 %53 %15 km/h
April35 mm513 h/day56 %52 %15 km/h
May42 mm614 h/day61 %53 %15 km/h
June56 mm615 h/day59 %57 %14 km/h
July88 mm914 h/day58 %70 %13 km/h
August81 mm913 h/day55 %71 %13 km/h
September81 mm812 h/day58 %70 %12 km/h
October47 mm611 h/day54 %66 %12 km/h
November27 mm410 h/day45 %63 %12 km/h
December7 mm29.8 h/day38 %55 %12 km/h

How Yuncheng 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
Yuncheng 32 °C -4.0 °C 499 mm 142
Sanmenxia · China 31 °C -4.3 °C 642 mm 133
Yongji · China 33 °C -3.8 °C 680 mm 144
Changzhi · China 31 °C -4.7 °C 611 mm 128
Huayin · China 32 °C -3.0 °C 994 mm 145
Linfen · China 31 °C -5.9 °C 633 mm 131
Luoyang · China 32 °C -4.3 °C 686 mm 148

Where Yuncheng ranks

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QuestionsCommon questions about Yuncheng’s climate

When is the best time to visit Yuncheng?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, 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 Yuncheng get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 81 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 -4.0 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 85 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Yuncheng?

July, averaging 88 mm over 9 days with rain. The driest month is January with 7 mm. The year as a whole averages 499 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 Yuncheng 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.