Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Xiaoshiqiao China

In Xiaoshiqiao, the wet season is comfortable and overcast and the dry season is cool and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 36°F to 73°F and is rarely below 30°F or above 81°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Xiaoshiqiao for warm-weather activities is from early April to late May.

The warm season lasts for 5.5 months, from March 25 to September 8, with an average daily high temperature above 70°F. The hottest month of the year in Xiaoshiqiao is June, with an average high of 72°F and low of 61°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.2 months, from November 24 to February 2, with an average daily high temperature below 59°F. The coldest month of the year in Xiaoshiqiao is December, with an average low of 38°F and high of 56°F.

In Xiaoshiqiao, 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 Xiaoshiqiao begins around October 4 and lasts for 7.3 months, ending around May 13.

The clearest month of the year in Xiaoshiqiao is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 79% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 13 and lasts for 4.7 months, ending around October 4.

The cloudiest month of the year in Xiaoshiqiao is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 84% 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 Xiaoshiqiao varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.4 months, from May 16 to September 30, with a greater than 25% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Xiaoshiqiao is July, with an average of 13.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.6 months, from September 30 to May 16. The month with the fewest wet days in Xiaoshiqiao is January, with an average of 1.2 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 Xiaoshiqiao is July, with an average of 13.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 48% 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. Xiaoshiqiao experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.9 months, from March 30 to November 27, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Xiaoshiqiao is July, with an average rainfall of 4.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.1 months, from November 27 to March 30. The month with the least rain in Xiaoshiqiao is December, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.

The length of the day in Xiaoshiqiao varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 37 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 39 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:20 AM on June 8, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 35 minutes later at 7:55 AM on January 15. The earliest sunset is at 6:20 PM on November 28, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 42 minutes later at 8:02 PM on July 3.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Xiaoshiqiao 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.

The perceived humidity level in Xiaoshiqiao, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 2% of 2% throughout.

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 Xiaoshiqiao experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.1 months, from January 15 to May 18, with average wind speeds of more than 8.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Xiaoshiqiao is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.9 months, from May 18 to January 15. The calmest month of the year in Xiaoshiqiao is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.2 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the south for 7.1 months, from May 19 to December 21, with a peak percentage of 56% on October 7. The wind is most often from the west for 4.9 months, from December 21 to May 19, with a peak percentage of 45% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Xiaoshiqiao 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 Xiaoshiqiao for general outdoor tourist activities is from early April to late May, with a peak score in the first week of May.

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 Xiaoshiqiao for hot-weather activities is from late April to late May, 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 Xiaoshiqiao typically lasts for 10 months (316 days), from around February 4 to around December 16, rarely starting after March 10, or ending before November 20.

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 Xiaoshiqiao should appear around February 7, only rarely appearing before January 26 or after February 19.

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 2.5 months, from March 9 to May 26, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Xiaoshiqiao is April, with an average of 6.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from October 31 to January 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Xiaoshiqiao is December, with an average of 4.1 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Xiaoshiqiao are 24.447 deg latitude, 102.618 deg longitude, and 6,814 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Xiaoshiqiao contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,982 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,841 feet. Within 10 miles also contains large variations in elevation (2,815 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,640 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Xiaoshiqiao is covered by trees (59%), cropland (17%), and shrubs (14%), within 10 miles by trees (49%) and cropland (17%), and within 50 miles by trees (51%) and grassland (18%).