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October Weather in Zhongzi China

Daily high temperatures decrease by 10°F, from 62°F to 52°F, rarely falling below 47°F or exceeding 67°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 11°F, from 37°F to 26°F, rarely falling below 22°F or exceeding 41°F.

For reference, on June 23, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Zhongzi typically range from 47°F to 70°F, while on January 8, the coldest day of the year, they range from 13°F to 39°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in October in Zhongzi

Average High and Low Temperature in October in ZhongziOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313110°F10°F15°F15°F20°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°FSepNovOct 162°FOct 162°F37°F37°FOct 3152°FOct 3152°F26°F26°FOct 1159°FOct 1159°F33°F33°FOct 2156°FOct 2156°F29°F29°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in October in Zhongzi

Average Hourly Temperature in October in ZhongziOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovfreezingfreezingvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Woodland Park, Colorado, United States (7,653 miles away) and Seyne-les-Alpes, France (4,533 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Zhongzi (view comparison).

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The month of October in Zhongzi experiences rapidly decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 23% to 11%.

The clearest day of the month is October 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 89% of the time.

For reference, on August 4, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 74%, while on November 5, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 90%.

Cloud Cover Categories in October in Zhongzi

Cloud Cover Categories in October in ZhongziOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNovOct 177%Oct 177%Oct 3189%Oct 3189%Oct 1186%Oct 1186%Oct 2188%Oct 2188%clearovercastmostly clearpartly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Zhongzi, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is decreasing, starting the month at 7% and ending it at 1%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 46% on August 6, and its lowest chance is -0% on December 29.

Probability of Precipitation in October in Zhongzi

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October in Zhongzi is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 0.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.7 inches, and ending the month at 0.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.2 inches or falls below -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in October in Zhongzi

Average Monthly Rainfall in October in ZhongziOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 in4.0 in4.0 inSepNovOct 10.3 inOct 10.3 inOct 310.1 inOct 310.1 inOct 110.2 inOct 110.2 inOct 210.1 inOct 210.1 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of October in Zhongzi, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 49 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 39 seconds, and weekly decrease of 11 minutes, 32 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 11 hours, 3 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 11 hours, 52 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October in Zhongzi

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Zhongzi is 5:55 AM on October 1 and the latest sunrise is 19 minutes later at 6:14 AM on October 31.

The latest sunset is 5:47 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 31 minutes earlier at 5:17 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Zhongzi during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:03 AM and sets 14 hours, 0 minutes later, at 7:03 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:51 AM and sets 10 hours, 17 minutes later, at 5:09 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in October in Zhongzi

The solar day over the course of October. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in Zhongzi

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in ZhongziOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov0010102020203030404050500001010202030303040405060
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of October 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for October 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in Zhongzi

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in ZhongziOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovSep 37:56 AMSep 37:56 AMSep 188:35 AMSep 188:35 AMOct 312:50 AMOct 312:50 AMOct 175:27 PMOct 175:27 PMNov 16:48 PMNov 16:48 PMNov 163:29 AMNov 163:29 AM5:38 AM5:38 AM6:38 PM6:38 PM5:42 PM5:42 PM5:44 AM5:44 AM6:11 AM6:11 AM5:59 PM5:59 PM5:19 PM5:19 PM6:47 AM6:47 AM5:53 AM5:53 AM4:59 PM4:59 PM4:29 PM4:29 PM6:45 AM6:45 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Oct 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
2%4:27 AME5:08 PMW-10:49 AMS252,061 mi
2
0%5:19 AME5:33 PMW-11:27 AMS252,526 mi
3
0%6:11 AME5:59 PMW-12:06 PMS252,559 mi
4
2%7:04 AMESE6:26 PMWSW-12:45 PMS252,160 mi
5
6%7:58 AMESE6:57 PMWSW-1:27 PMS251,307 mi
6
11%8:55 AMESE7:31 PMWSW-2:12 PMS249,968 mi
7
18%9:53 AMESE8:11 PMWSW-3:01 PMS248,104 mi
8
27%10:52 AMESE8:57 PMWSW-3:54 PMS245,695 mi
9
36%11:50 AMESE9:51 PMWSW-4:50 PMS242,756 mi
10
47%12:45 PMESE10:51 PMWSW-5:48 PMS239,360 mi
11
50%1:35 PMESE11:56 PMWSW-6:46 PMS235,653 mi
12
69%2:20 PMESE--7:42 PMS231,859 mi
13
79%-1:03 AMWSW2:59 PMESE8:35 PMS228,271 mi
14
88%-2:11 AMWSW3:36 PMESE9:27 PMS225,222 mi
15
95%-3:19 AMW4:10 PME10:17 PMS223,043 mi
16
99%-4:27 AMW4:44 PME11:08 PMS222,001 mi
17
100%-5:36 AMW5:19 PMENE--
18
100%-6:47 AMWNW5:58 PMENE12:00 AMS222,249 mi
19
97%-8:00 AMWNW6:42 PMENE12:55 AMS223,785 mi
20
92%-9:12 AMWNW7:31 PMENE1:54 AMS226,449 mi
21
84%-10:22 AMWNW8:28 PMENE2:55 AMS229,949 mi
22
75%-11:25 AMWNW9:28 PMENE3:56 AMS233,921 mi
23
64%-12:19 PMWNW10:31 PMENE4:55 AMS237,991 mi
24
50%-1:05 PMWNW11:33 PMENE5:51 AMS241,836 mi
25
43%-1:43 PMWNW-6:41 AMS245,218 mi
26
33%12:32 AMENE2:16 PMWNW-7:27 AMS247,987 mi
27
24%1:28 AMENE2:45 PMWNW-8:09 AMS250,072 mi
28
16%2:22 AME3:12 PMW-8:49 AMS251,466 mi
29
10%3:14 AME3:37 PMW-9:27 AMS252,208 mi
30
5%4:06 AME4:03 PMW-10:05 AMS252,366 mi
31
2%4:59 AME4:30 PMWSW-10:45 AMS252,017 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Zhongzi is essentially constant during October, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in Zhongzi

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in ZhongziOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SepNovOct 160%Oct 160%Oct 10%Oct 10%Oct 310%Oct 310%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Zhongzi is gradually increasing during October, increasing from 6.4 miles per hour to 7.1 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on February 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.7 miles per hour, while on August 10, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in October in Zhongzi

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Zhongzi throughout October is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 65% on October 1.

Wind Direction in October in Zhongzi

Wind Direction in October in ZhongziSWOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SepNovwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Zhongzi typically lasts for 4.9 months (149 days), from around May 11 to around October 7, rarely starting before April 25 or after May 27, and rarely ending before September 23 or after October 22.

During October in Zhongzi, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly decreasing falling from 68% to 1% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Zhongzi

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Zhongzigrowing seasonOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNov68%Oct 168%Oct 1Oct 311%Oct 311%Oct 1137%Oct 1137%Oct 2112%Oct 2112%90%Sep 2390%Sep 23freezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Zhongzi are gradually increasing during October, increasing by 56°F, from 999°F to 1,055°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in October in Zhongzi

Growing Degree Days in October in ZhongziOct1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131900°F900°F950°F950°F1,000°F1,000°F1,050°F1,050°F1,100°F1,100°F1,150°F1,150°F1,200°F1,200°F1,250°F1,250°FSepNovOct 1999°FOct 1999°FOct 311,055°FOct 311,055°FOct 111,028°FOct 111,028°FOct 211,046°FOct 211,046°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of October, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Zhongzi is gradually decreasing during October, falling by 0.7 kWh, from 6.4 kWh to 5.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in Zhongzi

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in ZhongziOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhSepNovOct 16.4 kWhOct 16.4 kWhOct 315.7 kWhOct 315.7 kWhOct 116.3 kWhOct 116.3 kWhOct 216.0 kWhOct 216.0 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Zhongzi are 29.023 deg latitude, 89.460 deg longitude, and 12,979 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Zhongzi contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,542 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 13,185 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,125 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (11,516 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Zhongzi is covered by grassland (77%) and cropland (19%), within 10 miles by grassland (89%), and within 50 miles by grassland (93%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Zhongzi, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Lhasa Gonggar Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Zhongzi.

At a distance of 177 kilometers from Zhongzi, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Zhongzi to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 35%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 65%.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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