Ziyang climate
Ziyang is warmest in July, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 3.6 °C. July is the wettest month (242 mm) and January the driest (17 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Ziyang averages 1,058 mm of rain, 141 days above 25 °C and 4 days below freezing.
China · population 905,729 · 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 30 °C
- Coldest month January 3.6 °C
- Driest month January 17 mm
- Wettest month July 242 mm
- Least cloud August 70 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 40 °C
- Coldest on record December -4.6 °C
What to expectZiyang through the year
Ziyang has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 11 °C in January to 30 °C in July, a swing of 19 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 141 days a year reach 25 °C, 60 of them reach 30 °C, 4 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in August.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 242 mm against 17 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 | 10.7 °C | 17 mm | 75 % |
| February | 13.2 °C | 21 mm | 76 % |
| March | 17.7 °C | 42 mm | 75 % |
| April | 23.2 °C | 66 mm | 75 % |
| May | 26.9 °C | 86 mm | 75 % |
| June | 29.0 °C | 155 mm | 78 % |
| July | 30.4 °C | 242 mm | 76 % |
| August | 30.2 °C | 205 mm | 70 % |
| September | 26.0 °C | 115 mm | 75 % |
| October | 21.0 °C | 61 mm | 80 % |
| November | 16.8 °C | 31 mm | 74 % |
| December | 11.8 °C | 18 mm | 74 % |
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 | 10.7 °C | 3.6 °C | 7.2 °C | 19.0 °C | -3.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| February | 13.2 °C | 5.5 °C | 9.5 °C | 23.5 °C | -2.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 17.7 °C | 9.1 °C | 13.5 °C | 32.8 °C | 0.9 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 23.2 °C | 14.2 °C | 18.6 °C | 35.5 °C | 5.1 °C | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| May | 26.9 °C | 18.3 °C | 22.5 °C | 38.1 °C | 8.5 °C | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| June | 29.0 °C | 21.4 °C | 25.1 °C | 38.1 °C | 13.6 °C | 26 | 12 | 0 |
| July | 30.4 °C | 23.4 °C | 26.6 °C | 36.8 °C | 17.1 °C | 30 | 19 | 0 |
| August | 30.2 °C | 23.0 °C | 26.4 °C | 40.2 °C | 16.1 °C | 29 | 17 | 0 |
| September | 26.0 °C | 19.6 °C | 22.6 °C | 39.4 °C | 12.9 °C | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| October | 21.0 °C | 15.1 °C | 18.0 °C | 31.0 °C | 6.7 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 16.8 °C | 10.2 °C | 13.5 °C | 25.3 °C | 1.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 11.8 °C | 5.2 °C | 8.6 °C | 18.7 °C | -4.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17 mm | 5 | 10 h/day | 75 % | 74 % | 10 km/h |
| February | 21 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 76 % | 73 % | 11 km/h |
| March | 42 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 75 % | 71 % | 13 km/h |
| April | 66 mm | 10 | 13 h/day | 75 % | 69 % | 13 km/h |
| May | 86 mm | 12 | 14 h/day | 75 % | 67 % | 14 km/h |
| June | 155 mm | 15 | 14 h/day | 78 % | 74 % | 12 km/h |
| July | 242 mm | 20 | 14 h/day | 76 % | 81 % | 11 km/h |
| August | 205 mm | 18 | 13 h/day | 70 % | 80 % | 12 km/h |
| September | 115 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 75 % | 79 % | 12 km/h |
| October | 61 mm | 12 | 11 h/day | 80 % | 78 % | 11 km/h |
| November | 31 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 74 % | 75 % | 11 km/h |
| December | 18 mm | 5 | 10 h/day | 74 % | 74 % | 11 km/h |
How Ziyang 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziyang | 30 °C | 3.6 °C | 1,058 mm | 141 |
| Neijiang · China | 31 °C | 4.1 °C | 1,044 mm | 140 |
| Meishan · China | 30 °C | 3.3 °C | 1,158 mm | 137 |
| Chengdu · China | 30 °C | 2.6 °C | 1,055 mm | 137 |
| Zigong · China | 31 °C | 4.5 °C | 1,099 mm | 143 |
| Suining · China | 31 °C | 3.3 °C | 1,058 mm | 141 |
| Leshan · China | 30 °C | 3.9 °C | 1,239 mm | 135 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Ziyang’s climate
When is the best time to visit Ziyang?
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 January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Ziyang get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 60 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 3.6 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 4 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Ziyang?
July, averaging 242 mm over 20 days with rain. The driest month is January with 17 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,058 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 Ziyang 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.