Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Pisha China

In Pisha, the wet season is warm and mostly cloudy and the dry season is comfortable and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 37°F to 87°F and is rarely below 32°F or above 95°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Pisha for warm-weather activities are from late March to late May and from late September to mid October.

The hot season lasts for 4.9 months, from April 10 to September 6, with an average daily high temperature above 82°F. The hottest month of the year in Pisha is July, with an average high of 86°F and low of 68°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.5 months, from November 23 to February 8, with an average daily high temperature below 68°F. The coldest month of the year in Pisha is January, with an average low of 38°F and high of 64°F.

In Pisha, 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 Pisha begins around October 2 and lasts for 7.4 months, ending around May 14.

The clearest month of the year in Pisha is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 89% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 14 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around October 2.

The cloudiest month of the year in Pisha is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 77% 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 Pisha varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.5 months, from May 19 to October 4, with a greater than 29% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Pisha is July, with an average of 16.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.5 months, from October 4 to May 19. The month with the fewest wet days in Pisha is December, with an average of 0.5 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 Pisha is July, with an average of 16.9 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 57% on July 3.

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. Pisha experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.3 months, from April 2 to November 12, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Pisha is July, with an average rainfall of 7.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.7 months, from November 12 to April 2. The month with the least rain in Pisha is December, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

The length of the day in Pisha varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 26 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 51 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:14 AM on June 9, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 46 minutes later at 7:59 AM on January 12. The earliest sunset is at 6:14 PM on November 30, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 53 minutes later at 8:07 PM on July 2.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Pisha 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 Pisha, 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 4% of 4% 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 Pisha experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from January 14 to May 11, with average wind speeds of more than 5.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Pisha is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.1 months, from May 11 to January 14. The calmest month of the year in Pisha is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.8 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the south for 3.5 months, from April 19 to August 2 and for 2.6 months, from October 3 to December 23, with a peak percentage of 54% on July 1. The wind is most often from the east for 2.0 months, from August 2 to October 3, with a peak percentage of 45% on August 29. The wind is most often from the west for 3.9 months, from December 23 to April 19, with a peak percentage of 37% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Pisha 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 times of year to visit Pisha for general outdoor tourist activities are from late March to late May and from late September to mid October, with a peak score in the last 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 times of year to visit Pisha for hot-weather activities are from mid May to late June and from mid July to late August, with a peak score in the first week of June.

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 Pisha typically lasts for 11 months (321 days), from around February 1 to around December 18, rarely starting after February 29, or ending before November 28.

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 Pisha should appear around January 25, only rarely appearing before January 20 or after January 30.

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 2.7 months, from March 15 to June 6, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Pisha is April, with an average of 7.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from October 14 to January 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Pisha is December, with an average of 4.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Pisha are 27.071 deg latitude, 102.758 deg longitude, and 3,950 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Pisha contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 4,738 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,567 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,911 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (12,530 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Pisha is covered by grassland (38%), cropland (29%), and trees (26%), within 10 miles by trees (52%) and grassland (24%), and within 50 miles by trees (54%) and grassland (26%).