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January Weather in Fanshi China

Daily high temperatures increase by 3°F, from 29°F to 32°F, rarely falling below 18°F or exceeding 42°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 29°F on January 11.

Daily low temperatures increase by 2°F, from 7°F to 9°F, rarely falling below -3°F or exceeding 19°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 6°F on January 13.

For reference, on July 10, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Fanshi typically range from 62°F to 82°F, while on January 13, the coldest day of the year, they range from 6°F to 29°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in January in Fanshi

Average High and Low Temperature in January in FanshiJan1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131-5°F-5°F0°F0°F5°F5°F10°F10°F15°F15°F20°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°FDecFebJan 1129°FJan 1129°F6°F6°FJan 129°FJan 129°F7°F7°FJan 3132°FJan 3132°F9°F9°FJan 2130°FJan 2130°F7°F7°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 January. 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 January in Fanshi

Average Hourly Temperature in January in FanshiJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMDecFebfrigidfrigidfreezingvery coldvery 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.

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The month of January in Fanshi experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 24% to 29%.

The clearest day of the month is January 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 76% of the time.

For reference, on June 17, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 43%, while on December 1, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 77%.

Cloud Cover Categories in January in Fanshi

Cloud Cover Categories in January in FanshiJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFebJan 176%Jan 176%Jan 3171%Jan 3171%Jan 1175%Jan 1175%Jan 2174%Jan 2174%clearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly 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 Fanshi, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is essentially constant, remaining around 1% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 39% on July 30, and its lowest chance is 1% on January 21.

Probability of Precipitation in January in Fanshi

Probability of Precipitation in January in FanshiJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0%0.0%0.5%0.5%1.0%1.0%1.5%1.5%2.0%2.0%2.5%2.5%3.0%3.0%3.5%3.5%4.0%4.0%DecFebJan 121%Jan 121%Jan 11%Jan 11%Jan 311%Jan 311%Jan 211%Jan 211%snowmixedrain
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).

Over the course of January in Fanshi, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 42 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 24 seconds, and weekly increase of 9 minutes, 51 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 9 hours, 28 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 10 hours, 10 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January in Fanshi

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 latest sunrise of the month in Fanshi is 7:46 AM on January 5 and the earliest sunrise is 11 minutes earlier at 7:35 AM on January 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:14 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 31 minutes later at 5:45 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Fanshi during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:00 AM and sets 14 hours, 56 minutes later, at 7:56 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:42 AM and sets 9 hours, 25 minutes later, at 5:07 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January in Fanshi

The solar day over the course of January. 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 January in Fanshi

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in FanshiJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMDecFeb001010202020300001010202030
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of January 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 January 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 January in Fanshi

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in FanshiJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebDec 137:33 AMDec 137:33 AMDec 278:34 AMDec 278:34 AMJan 117:58 PMJan 117:58 PMJan 261:55 AMJan 261:55 AMFeb 107:00 AMFeb 107:00 AMFeb 248:31 PMFeb 248:31 PM8:00 AM8:00 AM5:00 PM5:00 PM4:09 PM4:09 PM8:10 AM8:10 AM7:48 AM7:48 AM4:51 PM4:51 PM4:58 PM4:58 PM8:16 AM8:16 AM7:51 AM7:51 AM6:19 PM6:19 PM5:56 PM5:56 PM7:37 AM7:37 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.
Jan 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
79%-11:07 AMWNW10:14 PMENE4:14 AMS251,370 mi
2
71%-11:29 AMW11:13 PME4:54 AMS251,582 mi
3
62%-11:49 AMW-5:33 AMS251,001 mi
4
50%12:11 AME12:09 PMW-6:12 AMS249,590 mi
5
42%1:11 AME12:30 PMWSW-6:51 AMS247,378 mi
6
33%2:13 AMESE12:54 PMWSW-7:34 AMS244,462 mi
7
23%3:18 AMESE1:23 PMWSW-8:21 AMS241,019 mi
8
15%4:27 AMESE1:59 PMWSW-9:13 AMS237,291 mi
9
8%5:38 AMSE2:44 PMSW-10:11 AMS233,585 mi
10
3%6:46 AMSE3:42 PMSW-11:14 AMS230,236 mi
11
0%7:48 AMSE4:51 PMSW-12:20 PMS227,565 mi
12
1%8:40 AMESE6:08 PMWSW-1:24 PMS225,818 mi
13
4%9:22 AMESE7:28 PMWSW-2:25 PMS225,117 mi
14
11%9:57 AMESE8:46 PMWSW-3:21 PMS225,443 mi
15
20%10:26 AMESE10:01 PMW-4:12 PMS226,663 mi
16
30%10:52 AME11:13 PMW-5:00 PMS228,569 mi
17
42%11:17 AME--5:47 PMS230,926 mi
18
50%-12:24 AMW11:42 AMENE6:35 PMS233,517 mi
19
64%-1:35 AMWNW12:09 PMENE7:23 PMS236,164 mi
20
74%-2:46 AMWNW12:41 PMENE8:14 PMS238,747 mi
21
83%-3:56 AMWNW1:19 PMENE9:07 PMS241,192 mi
22
90%-5:03 AMNW2:03 PMNE10:02 PMS243,466 mi
23
96%-6:04 AMNW2:56 PMNE10:57 PMS245,552 mi
24
99%-6:56 AMNW3:55 PMNE11:50 PMS247,436 mi
25
100%-7:40 AMNW4:58 PMENE--
26
100%-8:16 AMWNW6:01 PMENE12:41 AMS249,090 mi
27
99%-8:45 AMWNW7:04 PMENE1:27 AMS250,463 mi
28
96%-9:10 AMWNW8:04 PMENE2:11 AMS251,481 mi
29
92%-9:32 AMW9:04 PME2:51 AMS252,052 mi
30
86%-9:52 AMW10:02 PME3:30 AMS252,075 mi
31
78%-10:12 AMW11:01 PME4:09 AMS251,454 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 Fanshi is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 30, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 23% of the time, while on October 7, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in Fanshi

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in FanshiJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%DecFebJan 10%Jan 10%Jan 310%Jan 310%Jan 110%Jan 110%Jan 210%Jan 210%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 Fanshi is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 7.6 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on April 19, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.5 miles per hour, while on August 15, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.5 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during January is 7.5 miles per hour on January 19.

Average Wind Speed in January in Fanshi

Average Wind Speed in January in FanshiJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphDecFebJan 197.5 mphJan 197.5 mphJan 17.8 mphJan 17.8 mphJan 317.6 mphJan 317.6 mph
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 Fanshi throughout January is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 45% on January 1.

Wind Direction in January in Fanshi

Wind Direction in January in FanshiJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%DecFebwestsouthnortheast
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 Fanshi typically lasts for 5.6 months (171 days), from around April 22 to around October 11, rarely starting before April 5 or after May 9, and rarely ending before September 23 or after October 28.

The month of January in Fanshi is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in Fanshi

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in FanshiJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFeb0%Jan 160%Jan 160%Feb 90%Feb 9frigidfreezingvery coldcold
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 Fanshi are essentially constant during January, remaining around 0°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in January in Fanshi

Growing Degree Days in January in FanshiJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0°F0.0°F0.1°F0.1°F0.2°F0.2°F0.3°F0.3°F0.4°F0.4°F0.5°F0.5°F0.6°F0.6°F0.7°F0.7°F0.8°F0.8°F0.9°F0.9°F1.0°F1.0°FDecFebJan 10°FJan 10°FJan 310°FJan 310°FJan 110°FJan 110°FJan 210°FJan 210°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of January, 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 Fanshi is gradually increasing during January, rising by 0.7 kWh, from 2.6 kWh to 3.3 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in Fanshi

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in FanshiJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWh5.0 kWh5.0 kWh5.5 kWh5.5 kWhDecFebJan 12.6 kWhJan 12.6 kWhJan 313.3 kWhJan 313.3 kWhJan 112.8 kWhJan 112.8 kWhJan 213.0 kWhJan 213.0 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 Fanshi are 39.190 deg latitude, 113.264 deg longitude, and 3,035 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Fanshi contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 472 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,091 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (5,108 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,006 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Fanshi is covered by cropland (48%), artificial surfaces (21%), and trees (20%), within 10 miles by grassland (51%) and cropland (32%), and within 50 miles by grassland (42%) and cropland (30%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Fanshi, 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, Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Fanshi.

At a distance of 160 kilometers from Fanshi, 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 Fanshi to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 17%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 83%.

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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