Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Tucheng China

In Tucheng, the wet season is warm, humid, and mostly cloudy and the dry season is cool and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 41°F to 90°F and is rarely below 35°F or above 98°F.

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

The hot season lasts for 3.1 months, from June 8 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 83°F. The hottest month of the year in Tucheng is July, with an average high of 89°F and low of 75°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.9 months, from November 26 to February 23, with an average daily high temperature below 60°F. The coldest month of the year in Tucheng is January, with an average low of 41°F and high of 53°F.

In Tucheng, 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 Tucheng begins around September 14 and lasts for 8.7 months, ending around June 4.

The clearest month of the year in Tucheng is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 67% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around June 4 and lasts for 3.3 months, ending around September 14.

The cloudiest month of the year in Tucheng is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 67% 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 Tucheng varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.4 months, from April 4 to October 18, with a greater than 29% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Tucheng is June, with an average of 15.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.6 months, from October 18 to April 4. The month with the fewest wet days in Tucheng is January, with an average of 1.7 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 Tucheng is June, with an average of 15.5 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 17.

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. Tucheng experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.9 months, from February 29 to November 26, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Tucheng is June, with an average rainfall of 5.4 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from November 26 to February 29. The month with the least rain in Tucheng is January, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

The length of the day in Tucheng 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.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:58 AM on June 10, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 51 minutes later at 7:49 AM on January 12. The earliest sunset is at 5:59 PM on December 1, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 58 minutes later at 7:57 PM on June 30.

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

Tucheng experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from May 14 to September 27, 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 Tucheng is July, with 29.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 2, 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 Tucheng experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from February 23 to September 18, with average wind speeds of more than 5.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Tucheng is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.2 months, from September 18 to February 23. The calmest month of the year in Tucheng is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.8 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the north for 4.6 months, from January 30 to June 17 and for 1.3 months, from September 24 to November 4, with a peak percentage of 35% on May 27. The wind is most often from the south for 3.2 months, from June 17 to September 24 and for 2.8 months, from November 4 to January 30, with a peak percentage of 50% on July 21.

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

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

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).

Temperatures in Tucheng are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

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.

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 4.7 months, from April 9 to September 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Tucheng is May, with an average of 6.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from October 31 to January 30, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Tucheng is December, with an average of 2.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Tucheng are 28.292 deg latitude, 105.994 deg longitude, and 2,182 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Tucheng contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 3,812 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,924 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (4,662 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (5,525 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Tucheng is covered by trees (62%), cropland (20%), and grassland (11%), within 10 miles by trees (80%) and cropland (13%), and within 50 miles by trees (59%) and cropland (26%).