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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Gusong China

In Gusong, the wet season is hot, humid, and mostly cloudy and the dry season is cool and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 38°F to 92°F and is rarely below 32°F or above 101°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Gusong for warm-weather activities are from mid April to early June and from mid September to late October.

Climate in Gusong

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Gusong weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 4.1 months, from May 11 to September 15, with an average daily high temperature above 85°F. The hottest month of the year in Gusong is July, with an average high of 91°F and low of 75°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.8 months, from November 27 to February 20, with an average daily high temperature below 63°F. The coldest month of the year in Gusong is January, with an average low of 39°F and high of 56°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Gusong

Average High and Low Temperature in GusonghotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1255°FJan 1255°FJul 2692°FJul 2692°F38°F38°F76°F76°FMay 1185°FMay 1185°FSep 1585°FSep 1585°FNov 2763°FNov 2763°FFeb 2063°FFeb 2063°F65°F65°F68°F68°F47°F47°F43°F43°FNowNow
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.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 56°F61°F71°F80°F85°F89°F91°F91°F84°F75°F67°F58°F
Temp. 45°F50°F59°F68°F75°F79°F83°F82°F75°F66°F57°F48°F
Low 39°F42°F50°F59°F66°F71°F75°F74°F67°F59°F50°F41°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, 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 Gusong

Average Hourly Temperature in GusongJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowvery coldcoldcoldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhotcomfortablevery coldvery 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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In Gusong, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Gusong begins around September 14 and lasts for 8.7 months, ending around June 6.

The clearest month of the year in Gusong is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 66% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around June 6 and lasts for 3.3 months, ending around September 14.

The cloudiest month of the year in Gusong is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 67% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Gusong

Cloud Cover Categories in GusongclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jan 2969%Jan 2969%Jul 628%Jul 628%Sep 1448%Sep 1448%Jun 649%Jun 649%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
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.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 34%34%39%45%45%60%67%62%52%43%40%39%
Clearer 66%66%61%55%55%40%33%38%48%57%60%61%

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

The wetter season lasts 6.3 months, from April 7 to October 17, with a greater than 29% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Gusong is June, with an average of 15.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.7 months, from October 17 to April 7. The month with the fewest wet days in Gusong is January, with an average of 1.6 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 Gusong is June, with an average of 15.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 54% on June 25.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Gusong

Daily Chance of Precipitation in GusongwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 2554%Jun 2554%Dec 165%Dec 165%Apr 729%Apr 729%Oct 1729%Oct 1729%NowNowrain
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).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 1.6d2.2d5.7d9.2d12.6d15.2d14.5d13.2d11.2d8.9d3.8d1.8d

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. Gusong experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.7 months, from March 1 to November 23, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Gusong is July, with an average rainfall of 5.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from November 23 to March 1. The month with the least rain in Gusong is December, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Gusong

Average Monthly Rainfall in GusongrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 inJul 35.8 inJul 35.8 inDec 260.2 inDec 260.2 inJan 260.2 inJan 260.2 inMar 10.5 inMar 10.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.2″0.3″0.9″2.0″3.5″5.2″5.7″5.0″3.6″1.8″0.7″0.2″

The length of the day in Gusong varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 21 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 57 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Gusong

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in GusongJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2013 hr, 57 minJun 2113 hr, 57 minJun 2112 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 21 minDec 2110 hr, 21 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
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.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 10.6h11.2h12.0h12.9h13.6h13.9h13.7h13.1h12.3h11.5h10.7h10.4h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:01 AM on June 10, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 51 minutes later at 7:52 AM on January 12. The earliest sunset is at 6:02 PM on December 1, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 58 minutes later at 8:00 PM on July 1.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Gusong

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in GusongJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 106:01 AMJun 106:01 AM8:00 PMJul 18:00 PMJul 1Dec 16:02 PMDec 16:02 PM7:52 AMJan 127:52 AMJan 12daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. 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 Gusong

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in GusongJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505060606070708038NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 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 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Gusong

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.

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.

Gusong experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.3 months, from May 16 to September 26, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 24% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Gusong is July, with 29.1 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 7, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Gusong

Humidity Comfort Levels in GusongmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 70%Feb 70%95%Jul 2495%Jul 24May 1624%May 1624%Sep 2624%Sep 2624%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggydrydrymiserablemiserablehumidhumidcomfortablecomfortable
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.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d1.0d7.5d20.9d29.1d27.0d13.1d2.1d0.0d0.0d

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from February 19 to June 10, with average wind speeds of more than 5.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Gusong is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.3 months, from June 10 to February 19. The calmest month of the year in Gusong is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Gusong

Average Wind Speed in GusongwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mphApr 176.1 mphApr 176.1 mphDec 304.6 mphDec 304.6 mphFeb 195.3 mphFeb 195.3 mphJun 105.3 mphJun 105.3 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 4.75.25.96.05.85.24.84.84.94.74.74.6

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

The wind is most often from the south for 2.9 weeks, from July 17 to August 6, with a peak percentage of 32% on July 26. The wind is most often from the north for 11 months, from August 6 to July 17, with a peak percentage of 47% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Gusong

Wind Direction in GusongNSNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsouthnortheastwest
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).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Gusong 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 Gusong for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid April to early June and from mid September to late October, with a peak score in the first week of October.

Tourism Score in Gusong

Tourism Score in Gusongbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.76.70.50.56.66.64.04.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Gusong for hot-weather activities are from mid May to late June and from mid July to mid September, with a peak score in the first week of June.

Beach/Pool Score in Gusong

Beach/Pool Score in Gusongbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.55.50.00.05.35.34.84.8NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Gusong over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 9, with a 65% chance.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Gusong

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Gusonggrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%90%Feb 490%Feb 490%Dec 1690%Dec 1665%Jan 965%Jan 9Jul 18100%Jul 18100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolwarmhotcomfortablesweltering
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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Gusong should appear around February 14, only rarely appearing before February 5 or after February 29.

Growing Degree Days in Gusong

Growing Degree Days in GusongJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°FFeb 1486°FFeb 1486°FApr 26900°FApr 26900°FJun 31,800°FJun 31,800°FDec 316,023°FDec 316,023°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, 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 experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.6 months, from April 7 to August 25, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Gusong is May, with an average of 6.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from October 30 to January 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Gusong is December, with an average of 2.8 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Gusong

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in GusongbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMay 236.1 kWhMay 236.1 kWhDec 142.7 kWhDec 142.7 kWhApr 75.4 kWhApr 75.4 kWhAug 255.4 kWhAug 255.4 kWhOct 303.4 kWhOct 303.4 kWhJan 293.4 kWhJan 293.4 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 3.13.94.95.66.16.05.95.64.83.73.12.8

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gusong are 28.313 deg latitude, 105.238 deg longitude, and 1,555 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gusong contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 981 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,289 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,409 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (5,958 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gusong is covered by trees (54%), cropland (31%), and shrubs (12%), within 10 miles by trees (48%) and cropland (32%), and within 50 miles by trees (50%) and cropland (30%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Gusong, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Gusong is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . 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.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Gusong, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

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.

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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