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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Xiajiang China

In Xiajiang, the summers are long, warm, muggy, wet, and mostly cloudy and the winters are short, cold, dry, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 37°F to 87°F and is rarely below 28°F or above 90°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Xiajiang for warm-weather activities is from early September to mid October.

Climate in Xiajiang

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

The hot season lasts for 4.9 months, from April 30 to September 28, with an average daily high temperature above 80°F. The hottest month of the year in Xiajiang is July, with an average high of 86°F and low of 74°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.4 months, from December 6 to February 18, with an average daily high temperature below 61°F. The coldest month of the year in Xiajiang is January, with an average low of 37°F and high of 55°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Xiajiang

Average High and Low Temperature in XiajianghotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1955°FJan 1955°FJul 2587°FJul 2587°F37°F37°F74°F74°FApr 3080°FApr 3080°FSep 2880°FSep 2880°FDec 661°FDec 661°F63°F63°F63°F63°F42°F42°F42°F42°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 55°F60°F69°F77°F82°F85°F86°F86°F83°F76°F67°F59°F
Temp. 45°F50°F58°F67°F73°F78°F80°F79°F74°F66°F57°F48°F
Low 37°F42°F50°F59°F66°F71°F74°F72°F66°F58°F49°F40°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 Xiajiang

Average Hourly Temperature in XiajiangJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldcoldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarmhotvery coldvery coldcoolvery 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.

Madison, Mississippi, United States (8,237 miles away) and Evans, Georgia, United States (8,288 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Xiajiang (view comparison).

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In Xiajiang, 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 Xiajiang begins around September 9 and lasts for 8.2 months, ending around May 16.

The clearest month of the year in Xiajiang is November, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 69% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 16 and lasts for 3.8 months, ending around September 9.

The cloudiest month of the year in Xiajiang is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 76% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Xiajiang

Cloud Cover Categories in XiajiangclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 571%Dec 571%Jul 522%Jul 522%Sep 946%Sep 946%May 1647%May 1647%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 41%42%42%48%55%72%76%69%49%36%31%31%
Clearer 59%58%58%52%45%28%24%31%51%64%69%69%

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

The wetter season lasts 5.2 months, from March 26 to September 1, with a greater than 30% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Xiajiang is June, with an average of 14.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.8 months, from September 1 to March 26. The month with the fewest wet days in Xiajiang is December, with an average of 3.1 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 Xiajiang is June, with an average of 14.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 51% on June 12.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Xiajiang

Daily Chance of Precipitation in XiajiangwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 1251%Jun 1251%Dec 89%Dec 89%Mar 2630%Mar 2630%Sep 130%Sep 130%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 3.5d4.2d7.7d11.1d14.6d14.8d12.6d11.0d7.4d6.7d4.9d2.9d
Mixed 0.5d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d
Snow 0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d
Any 4.2d4.5d7.7d11.1d14.6d14.8d12.6d11.0d7.4d6.7d4.9d3.1d

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. Xiajiang experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Xiajiang. The month with the most rain in Xiajiang is June, with an average rainfall of 8.7 inches.

The month with the least rain in Xiajiang is December, with an average rainfall of 0.8 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Xiajiang

Average Monthly Rainfall in XiajiangJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inJun 118.8 inJun 118.8 inDec 160.8 inDec 160.8 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 0.8″1.2″2.2″4.1″7.2″8.7″5.8″4.3″2.8″2.3″1.7″0.8″

The length of the day in Xiajiang varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 32 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 45 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Xiajiang

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in XiajiangJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2013 hr, 45 minJun 2113 hr, 45 minJun 2112 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 32 minDec 2110 hr, 32 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 10.7h11.3h12.0h12.8h13.4h13.7h13.6h13.0h12.3h11.5h10.9h10.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:53 AM on June 9, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 40 minutes later at 7:33 AM on January 14. The earliest sunset is at 5:53 PM on November 30, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 47 minutes later at 7:40 PM on July 2.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Xiajiang

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in XiajiangJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 95:53 AMJun 95:53 AM7:40 PMJul 27:40 PMJul 2Nov 305:53 PMNov 305:53 PM7:33 AMJan 147:33 AMJan 14daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Xiajiang

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in XiajiangJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505060606070708041NowNow
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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 Xiajiang

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.

Xiajiang experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 5.8 months, from April 15 to October 10, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 25% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Xiajiang is July, with 30.8 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Xiajiang is January, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Xiajiang

Humidity Comfort Levels in XiajiangmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 170%Jan 170%100%Jul 23100%Jul 23Apr 1525%Apr 1525%Oct 1025%Oct 1025%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivedrydrymuggymuggyhumidhumid
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 0.0d0.0d1.3d7.9d17.0d26.2d30.8d29.3d17.7d6.0d1.1d0.0d

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.1 months, from January 14 to May 18, with average wind speeds of more than 7.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Xiajiang is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.9 months, from May 18 to January 14. The calmest month of the year in Xiajiang is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Xiajiang

Average Wind Speed in XiajiangwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphMar 99.1 mphMar 99.1 mphAug 216.2 mphAug 216.2 mphJan 147.7 mphJan 147.7 mphMay 187.7 mphMay 187.7 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) 7.78.59.08.67.87.77.76.46.77.07.17.3

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

The wind is most often from the south for 5.5 months, from March 14 to August 30, with a peak percentage of 75% on July 10. The wind is most often from the north for 6.5 months, from August 30 to March 14, with a peak percentage of 59% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Xiajiang

Wind Direction in XiajiangNSNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsouthnortheast
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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 Xiajiang 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 Xiajiang for general outdoor tourist activities is from early September to mid October, with a peak score in the last week of September.

Tourism Score in Xiajiang

Tourism Score in XiajiangJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.96.90.90.95.95.94.24.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 time of year to visit Xiajiang for hot-weather activities is from mid July to mid September, with a peak score in the second week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Xiajiang

Beach/Pool Score in Xiajiangbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.45.40.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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).

The growing season in Xiajiang typically lasts for 10.0 months (302 days), from around February 15 to around December 13, rarely starting before January 24 or after March 8, and rarely ending before November 23 or after January 1.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Xiajianggrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Feb 1550%Feb 1550%Dec 1350%Dec 1390%Mar 890%Mar 890%Nov 2390%Nov 2310%Jan 2410%Jan 24Jul 14100%Jul 14100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
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 Xiajiang should appear around February 7, only rarely appearing before January 27 or after February 24.

Growing Degree Days in Xiajiang

Growing Degree Days in XiajiangJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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 788°FFeb 788°FApr 25900°FApr 25900°FJun 31,800°FJun 31,800°FDec 315,929°FDec 315,929°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 some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from April 20 to September 23, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Xiajiang is July, with an average of 5.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from November 18 to February 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Xiajiang is January, with an average of 3.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Xiajiang

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in XiajiangbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJul 195.8 kWhJul 195.8 kWhJan 93.1 kWhJan 93.1 kWhApr 205.3 kWhApr 205.3 kWhSep 235.3 kWhSep 235.3 kWhNov 183.7 kWhNov 183.7 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) 3.23.74.45.25.55.65.85.75.54.53.73.3

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Xiajiang are 25.756 deg latitude, 108.692 deg longitude, and 728 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Xiajiang contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,119 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,332 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,337 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,394 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Xiajiang is covered by trees (62%), shrubs (19%), and cropland (12%), within 10 miles by trees (61%) and grassland (15%), and within 50 miles by trees (69%) and grassland (16%).

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

Xiajiang 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 Xiajiang, 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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