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  • Zhaotong Climate

    Influenced by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Zhaotong has a temperate subtropical highland climate (KöppenCwb), with cool, dry winters, and warm, humid summers. Temperatures frequently drop below freezing at night in winter, though the days warm up to around 10 °C (50 °F). Conversely, in summer, average highs rise to 25 °C (77 °F). A great majority of the year's rainfall occurs from May to September.

    Best time to visit

    Zhaotong city belongs to the zone of the continental monsoon climate. The temperature of winter is quite low, but comfortable in summer. The annual average temperature is 11.6℃, the average precipitation is 735 mm  and the annual sunshine reaches 1902 hours.

    Climate data for Zhaotong (1971−2000)

    Month

    Jan

    Feb

    Mar

    Apr

    May

    Jun

    Jul

    Aug

    Sep

    Oct

    Nov

    Dec

    Year

    Record high, °C (°F)

    23.6
    (74.5)

    25.7
    (78.3)

    28.2
    (82.8)

    31.2
    (88.2)

    33.4
    (92.1)

    32.5
    (90.5)

    31.8
    (89.2)

    31.1
    (88)

    29.7
    (85.5)

    28.0
    (82.4)

    25.1
    (77.2)

    23.2
    (73.8)

    33.4
    (92.1)

    Average high, °C (°F)

    9.4
    (48.9)

    11.8
    (53.2)

    16.8
    (62.2)

    20.5
    (68.9)

    22.4
    (72.3)

    23.4
    (74.1)

    24.9
    (76.8)

    24.7
    (76.5)

    21.3
    (70.3)

    17.4
    (63.3)

    13.9
    (57)

    10.6
    (51.1)

    18.1
    (64.6)

    Daily mean, °C (°F)

    3.7
    (38.7)

    5.8
    (42.4)

    10.0
    (50)

    14.0
    (57.2)

    16.9
    (62.4)

    18.8
    (65.8)

    20.3
    (68.5)

    19.8
    (67.6)

    16.9
    (62.4)

    13.0
    (55.4)

    8.9
    (48)

    5.1
    (41.2)

    12.8
    (55)

    Average low, °C (°F)

    −1.9
    (28.6)

    −0.1
    (31.8)

    3.3
    (37.9)

    7.6
    (45.7)

    11.5
    (52.7)

    14.3
    (57.7)

    15.7
    (60.3)

    15.0
    (59)

    12.5
    (54.5)

    8.7
    (47.7)

    3.9
    (39)

    −0.4
    (31.3)

    7.5
    (45.5)

    Record low, °C (°F)

    −9.8
    (14.4)

    −10.6
    (12.9)

    −6.9
    (19.6)

    −2.7
    (27.1)

    −0.1
    (31.8)

    7.4
    (45.3)

    7.5
    (45.5)

    7.0
    (44.6)

    4.4
    (39.9)

    −0.8
    (30.6)

    −5.2
    (22.6)

    −10.4
    (13.3)

    −10.6
    (12.9)

    Averageprecipitation, mm (inches)

    8.6
    (0.339)

    7.2
    (0.283)

    13.2
    (0.52)

    32.1
    (1.264)

    73.7
    (2.902)

    125.1
    (4.925)

    158.4
    (6.236)

    121.8
    (4.795)

    91.2
    (3.591)

    50.6
    (1.992)

    18.5
    (0.728)

    4.6
    (0.181)

    705.0
    (27.756)

    Average precipitation(≥ 0.1 mm)days

    5.5

    6.5

    6.5

    9.9

    14.6

    17.6

    16.7

    17.0

    16.6

    14.5

    8.1

    4.6

     

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