February Weather in Zhongshan China

Daily high temperatures increase by 4°F, from 56°F to 60°F, rarely falling below 43°F or exceeding 75°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 4°F, from 38°F to 42°F, rarely falling below 29°F or exceeding 51°F.

For reference, on July 17, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Zhongshan typically range from 71°F to 89°F, while on January 23, the coldest day of the year, they range from 37°F to 55°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. 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.

Havelock, United States (8,147 miles away); Amman, Jordan (4,920 miles); and Sari, Iran (3,895 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Zhongshan (view comparison).

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The month of February in Zhongshan experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 35% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is February 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 67% of the time.

For reference, on June 25, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 80%, while on December 18, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 75%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Zhongshan, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 18% and ending it at 31%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 46% on May 30, and its lowest chance is 9% on October 23.

Over the course of February in Zhongshan, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 16% to 29%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 2% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 0% throughout.

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 February in Zhongshan is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 2.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.5 inches or falls below 0.3 inches, and ending the month at 3.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.5 inches or falls below 1.0 inches.

Over the course of February in Zhongshan, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 38 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 21 seconds, and weekly increase of 9 minutes, 26 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is February 1, with 11 hours, 0 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 29, with 11 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Zhongshan is 6:48 AM on February 1 and the earliest sunrise is 20 minutes earlier at 6:28 AM on February 29.

The earliest sunset is 5:48 PM on February 1 and the latest sunset is 18 minutes later at 6:06 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Zhongshan during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:14 AM and sets 13 hours, 44 minutes later, at 6:58 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:46 AM and sets 10 hours, 33 minutes later, at 5:19 PM.

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.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 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.

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 Zhongshan is essentially constant during February, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 22, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 99% of the time, while on January 7, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

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 Zhongshan is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 7.5 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on October 19, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.3 miles per hour, while on August 23, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.2 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Zhongshan throughout February is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 66% on February 1.

Zhongshan is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Zhongshan is essentially constant during February, remaining within 1°F of 58°F throughout.

The lowest average surface water temperature during February is 57°F on February 9.

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 Zhongshan typically lasts for 9.3 months (285 days), from around March 1 to around December 11, rarely starting before February 7 or after March 21, and rarely ending before November 21 or after December 31.

The month of February in Zhongshan is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly increasing from 6% to 49% over the course of the month.

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 Zhongshan are gradually increasing during February, increasing by 76°F, from 57°F to 133°F, over the course of the month.

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 Zhongshan is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 4.1 kWh throughout.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Zhongshan are 25.532 deg latitude, 118.790 deg longitude, and 2,060 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Zhongshan contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,234 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,094 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,341 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,109 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Zhongshan is covered by trees (39%), cropland (26%), shrubs (18%), and grassland (12%), within 10 miles by trees (65%) and grassland (15%), and within 50 miles by trees (51%) and water (16%).