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.
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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) |
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Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
Record high, °C (°F) |
23.6 |
25.7 |
28.2 |
31.2 |
33.4 |
32.5 |
31.8 |
31.1 |
29.7 |
28.0 |
25.1 |
23.2 |
33.4 |
Average high, °C (°F) |
9.4 |
11.8 |
16.8 |
20.5 |
22.4 |
23.4 |
24.9 |
24.7 |
21.3 |
17.4 |
13.9 |
10.6 |
18.1 |
Daily mean, °C (°F) |
3.7 |
5.8 |
10.0 |
14.0 |
16.9 |
18.8 |
20.3 |
19.8 |
16.9 |
13.0 |
8.9 |
5.1 |
12.8 |
Average low, °C (°F) |
−1.9 |
−0.1 |
3.3 |
7.6 |
11.5 |
14.3 |
15.7 |
15.0 |
12.5 |
8.7 |
3.9 |
−0.4 |
7.5 |
Record low, °C (°F) |
−9.8 |
−10.6 |
−6.9 |
−2.7 |
−0.1 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
7.0 |
4.4 |
−0.8 |
−5.2 |
−10.4 |
−10.6 |
Averageprecipitation, mm (inches) |
8.6 |
7.2 |
13.2 |
32.1 |
73.7 |
125.1 |
158.4 |
121.8 |
91.2 |
50.6 |
18.5 |
4.6 |
705.0 |
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 |