Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Daxing China

In Daxing, the wet season is humid and overcast, the dry season is mostly clear, and it is comfortable year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 39°F to 78°F and is rarely below 33°F or above 85°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Daxing for warm-weather activities is from late March to mid May.

The warm season lasts for 5.4 months, from March 24 to September 5, with an average daily high temperature above 74°F. The hottest month of the year in Daxing is June, with an average high of 77°F and low of 61°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.3 months, from November 24 to February 5, with an average daily high temperature below 63°F. The coldest month of the year in Daxing is January, with an average low of 40°F and high of 60°F.

In Daxing, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Daxing begins around October 8 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around May 9.

The clearest month of the year in Daxing is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 76% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 9 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around October 8.

The cloudiest month of the year in Daxing is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 87% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Daxing varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.7 months, from May 8 to September 30, with a greater than 36% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Daxing is July, with an average of 19.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.3 months, from September 30 to May 8. The month with the fewest wet days in Daxing is January, with an average of 1.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Daxing is July, with an average of 19.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 66% on August 2.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Daxing experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Daxing. The month with the most rain in Daxing is July, with an average rainfall of 9.1 inches.

The month with the least rain in Daxing is January, with an average rainfall of 0.5 inches.

The length of the day in Daxing varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 44 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 33 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:24 AM on June 7, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 29 minutes later at 7:53 AM on January 16. The earliest sunset is at 6:24 PM on November 27, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 36 minutes later at 7:59 PM on July 3.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Daxing during 2024.

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

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.

Daxing experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from May 19 to September 19, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 16% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Daxing is July, with 18.5 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 14, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

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 Daxing experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from January 31 to May 25, with average wind speeds of more than 3.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Daxing is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.2 months, from May 25 to January 31. The calmest month of the year in Daxing is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.0 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Daxing varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 2.0 months, from September 13 to November 13, with a peak percentage of 50% on October 18. The wind is most often from the south for 10 months, from November 13 to September 13, with a peak percentage of 45% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Daxing throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Daxing for general outdoor tourist activities is from late March to mid May, with a peak score in the third week of April.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Daxing for hot-weather activities is from late April to early June, with a peak score in the third week of May.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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 Daxing typically lasts for 12 months (352 days), from around January 10 to around December 27, rarely starting after February 22, or ending before November 26.

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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Daxing should appear around February 3, only rarely appearing before January 26 or after February 12.

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 experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from March 5 to May 25, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Daxing is April, with an average of 6.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from November 8 to January 26, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Daxing is December, with an average of 4.1 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Daxing are 22.969 deg latitude, 102.406 deg longitude, and 5,906 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Daxing contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,884 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,053 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,614 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,498 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Daxing is covered by trees (56%), grassland (24%), and shrubs (12%), within 10 miles by trees (44%) and grassland (27%), and within 50 miles by trees (53%) and grassland (20%).