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October Weather in Zhong’an China

Daily high temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 71°F to 65°F, rarely falling below 56°F or exceeding 77°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 7°F, from 52°F to 45°F, rarely falling below 39°F or exceeding 57°F.

For reference, on May 20, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Zhong’an typically range from 56°F to 79°F, while on January 13, the coldest day of the year, they range from 32°F to 58°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in October in Zhong’an

Average High and Low Temperature in October in Zhong’anOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313130°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°FSepNovOct 171°FOct 171°F52°F52°FOct 3165°FOct 3165°F45°F45°FOct 1169°FOct 1169°F50°F50°FOct 2167°FOct 2167°F48°F48°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 Zhong’an

Average Hourly Temperature in October in Zhong’anOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMSepNovvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablevery cold
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.

El Rodeo, Argentina (11,816 miles away) and Leribe, Lesotho (6,307 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Zhong’an (view comparison).

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The month of October in Zhong’an experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 50% to 41%.

The clearest day of the month is October 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 59% of the time.

For reference, on July 7, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 81%, while on February 22, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 77%.

Cloud Cover Categories in October in Zhong’an

Cloud Cover Categories in October in Zhong’anOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNovOct 150%Oct 150%Oct 3159%Oct 3159%Oct 1154%Oct 1154%Oct 2157%Oct 2157%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
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 Zhong’an, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is very rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 28% and ending it at 14%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 54% on June 20, and its lowest chance is 3% on December 16.

Probability of Precipitation in October in Zhong’an

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 Zhong’an is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 2.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.9 inches or falls below 1.3 inches, and ending the month at 1.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.5 inches or falls below 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in October in Zhong’an

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 Zhong’an, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 43 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 25 seconds, and weekly decrease of 9 minutes, 58 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 11 hours, 12 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 11 hours, 54 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October in Zhong’an

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 Zhong’an is 6:55 AM on October 1 and the latest sunrise is 15 minutes later at 7:10 AM on October 31.

The latest sunset is 6:49 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 27 minutes earlier at 6:22 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Zhong’an during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:12 AM and sets 13 hours, 45 minutes later, at 7:56 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:45 AM and sets 10 hours, 32 minutes later, at 6:17 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in October in Zhong’an

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 Zhong’an

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in Zhong’anOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMSepNov00101020202030304040505060000101020203030304040505060
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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 Zhong’an

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in Zhong’anOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovSep 39:56 AMSep 39:56 AMSep 1810:35 AMSep 1810:35 AMOct 32:50 AMOct 32:50 AMOct 177:27 PMOct 177:27 PMNov 18:48 PMNov 18:48 PMNov 165:29 AMNov 165:29 AM6:40 AM6:40 AM7:35 PM7:35 PM6:40 PM6:40 PM6:43 AM6:43 AM7:08 AM7:08 AM7:01 PM7:01 PM6:22 PM6:22 PM7:40 AM7:40 AM6:47 AM6:47 AM6:04 PM6:04 PM5:35 PM5:35 PM7:35 AM7:35 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%5:27 AME6:06 PMW-11:48 AMS252,033 mi
2
0%6:18 AME6:34 PMW-12:27 PMS252,516 mi
3
0%7:08 AME7:01 PMW-1:05 PMS252,566 mi
4
2%7:59 AMESE7:30 PMWSW-1:45 PMS252,185 mi
5
6%8:52 AMESE8:02 PMWSW-2:27 PMS251,351 mi
6
11%9:46 AMESE8:38 PMWSW-3:12 PMS250,032 mi
7
18%10:43 AMESE9:19 PMWSW-4:00 PMS248,191 mi
8
26%11:41 AMESE10:06 PMWSW-4:53 PMS245,804 mi
9
36%12:38 PMESE11:00 PMWSW-5:49 PMS242,886 mi
10
46%1:34 PMESE11:59 PMWSW-6:46 PMS239,507 mi
11
50%2:25 PMESE--7:44 PMS235,809 mi
12
69%-1:03 AMWSW3:11 PMESE8:40 PMS232,014 mi
13
79%-2:08 AMWSW3:53 PMESE9:34 PMS228,411 mi
14
88%-3:14 AMWSW4:32 PMESE10:25 PMS225,333 mi
15
95%-4:19 AMW5:08 PME11:16 PMS223,112 mi
16
97%-5:25 AMW5:45 PME--
17
100%-6:32 AMW6:22 PMENE12:06 AMS222,019 mi
18
100%-7:40 AMWNW7:03 PMENE12:59 AMS222,212 mi
19
98%-8:51 AMWNW7:48 PMENE1:53 AMS223,697 mi
20
92%-10:01 AMWNW8:39 PMENE2:52 AMS226,320 mi
21
85%-11:10 AMWNW9:36 PMENE3:53 AMN229,793 mi
22
75%-12:13 PMWNW10:37 PMENE4:54 AMN233,754 mi
23
65%-1:08 PMWNW11:38 PMENE5:54 AMN237,827 mi
24
50%-1:56 PMWNW-6:49 AMNNW241,687 mi
25
44%12:39 AMENE2:36 PMWNW-7:40 AMS245,091 mi
26
34%1:36 AMENE3:11 PMWNW-8:26 AMS247,887 mi
27
25%2:31 AMENE3:41 PMWNW-9:08 AMS250,001 mi
28
17%3:23 AME4:10 PMW-9:48 AMS251,423 mi
29
10%4:14 AME4:37 PMW-10:27 AMS252,190 mi
30
5%5:04 AME5:05 PMW-11:05 AMS252,370 mi
31
2%5:55 AME5:33 PMWSW-11:44 AMS252,040 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 Zhong’an is essentially constant during October, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 6, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 2% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in Zhong’an

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in Zhong’anOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SepNovOct 10%Oct 10%Oct 310%Oct 310%Oct 110%Oct 110%Oct 210%Oct 210%humidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
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 Zhong’an is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 7.1 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on March 7, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.0 miles per hour, while on August 11, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in October in Zhong’an

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 Zhong’an throughout October is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 50% on October 9.

Wind Direction in October in Zhong’an

Wind Direction in October in Zhong’anOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%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 Zhong’an typically lasts for 8.9 months (271 days), from around March 1 to around November 27, rarely starting before February 3 or after March 22, and rarely ending before November 5 or after December 18.

The month of October in Zhong’an is very likely fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season gradually decreasing from 100% to 95% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Zhong’an

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Zhong’angrowing seasonOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNov100%Oct 1100%Oct 195%Oct 3195%Oct 31100%Oct 11100%Oct 1199%Oct 2199%Oct 2150%Nov 2750%Nov 27very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmfreezing
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 Zhong’an are increasing during October, increasing by 238°F, from 3,281°F to 3,519°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in October in Zhong’an

Growing Degree Days in October in Zhong’anOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031313,100°F3,100°F3,200°F3,200°F3,300°F3,300°F3,400°F3,400°F3,500°F3,500°F3,600°F3,600°F3,700°F3,700°FSepNovOct 13,281°FOct 13,281°FOct 313,519°FOct 313,519°FOct 113,377°FOct 113,377°FOct 213,456°FOct 213,456°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 Zhong’an is gradually decreasing during October, falling by 0.6 kWh, from 4.9 kWh to 4.3 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in Zhong’an

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in Zhong’anOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhSepNovOct 14.9 kWhOct 14.9 kWhOct 314.3 kWhOct 314.3 kWhOct 114.6 kWhOct 114.6 kWhOct 214.5 kWhOct 214.5 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 Zhong’an are 25.667 deg latitude, 104.233 deg longitude, and 6,175 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Zhong’an contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,325 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,367 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,261 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,604 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Zhong’an is covered by grassland (38%), trees (32%), and cropland (23%), within 10 miles by trees (47%) and grassland (34%), and within 50 miles by trees (39%) and grassland (36%).

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

Zhong’an is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . 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.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Zhong’an, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

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.

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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