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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Xikou China

In Xikou, the summers are long, warm, muggy, wet, and mostly cloudy and the winters are short, very cold, snowy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 31°F to 86°F and is rarely below 25°F or above 90°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Xikou for warm-weather activities are from late May to early June and from late August to early October.

Climate in Xikou

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

The hot season lasts for 4.1 months, from May 15 to September 19, with an average daily high temperature above 78°F. The hottest month of the year in Xikou is July, with an average high of 86°F and low of 72°F.

The cold season lasts for 2.9 months, from December 1 to February 27, with an average daily high temperature below 55°F. The coldest month of the year in Xikou is January, with an average low of 32°F and high of 47°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Xikou

Average High and Low Temperature in XikouhotcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1947°FJan 1947°FJul 2586°FJul 2586°F31°F31°F72°F72°FMay 1578°FMay 1578°FSep 1978°FSep 1978°FDec 155°FDec 155°FFeb 2755°FFeb 2755°F61°F61°F62°F62°F38°F38°F38°F38°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 47°F52°F60°F71°F78°F83°F86°F85°F79°F70°F60°F51°F
Temp. 38°F42°F50°F61°F69°F75°F78°F77°F71°F61°F52°F42°F
Low 32°F35°F43°F53°F61°F68°F72°F70°F63°F54°F44°F35°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 Xikou

Average Hourly Temperature in XikouJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhotvery coldwarm
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.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States (7,855 miles away) and Rushmere, Virginia, United States (7,894 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Xikou (view comparison).

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In Xikou, 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 Xikou begins around August 31 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around March 19.

The clearest month of the year in Xikou is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 59% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 19 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around August 31.

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

Cloud Cover Categories in Xikou

Cloud Cover Categories in XikouclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 1661%Dec 1661%Jul 429%Jul 429%Aug 3144%Aug 3144%Mar 1945%Mar 1945%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 42%49%55%54%49%61%67%59%47%42%42%41%
Clearer 58%51%45%46%51%39%33%41%53%58%58%59%

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

The wetter season lasts 7.2 months, from March 21 to October 27, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Xikou is June, with an average of 13.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.8 months, from October 27 to March 21. The month with the fewest wet days in Xikou is January, with an average of 2.7 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 Xikou is June, with an average of 13.6 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 47% on June 13.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Xikou

Daily Chance of Precipitation in XikouwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 1347%Jun 1347%Dec 297%Dec 297%Mar 2127%Mar 2127%Oct 2727%Oct 2727%NowNowrainsnow
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 1.5d3.4d7.6d12.0d13.9d13.6d11.9d10.0d7.4d8.7d5.7d2.4d
Mixed 0.8d0.6d0.3d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.3d
Snow 0.5d0.4d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d
Any 2.7d4.4d7.9d12.0d13.9d13.6d11.9d10.0d7.4d8.7d5.8d2.9d

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. Xikou experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 11 months, from January 29 to December 18, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Xikou is June, with an average rainfall of 7.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 1.4 months, from December 18 to January 29. The month with the least rain in Xikou is January, with an average rainfall of 0.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Xikou

Average Monthly Rainfall in XikourainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inJun 237.9 inJun 237.9 inJan 140.4 inJan 140.4 inDec 180.5 inDec 180.5 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 0.4″0.8″1.9″4.4″6.5″7.7″6.6″4.6″3.3″3.0″1.8″0.5″

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Xikou experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 1.8 months, from December 30 to February 21, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Xikou is January, with an average snowfall of 1.5 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 10 months, from February 21 to December 30. The least snow falls around July 12, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Xikou

The average snowfall (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 rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 1.5″1.2″0.3″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″0.5″

The length of the day in Xikou varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 19 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 58 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Xikou

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in XikouJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2013 hr, 58 minJun 2113 hr, 58 minJun 2112 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 19 minDec 2110 hr, 19 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 10.5h11.2h12.0h12.9h13.6h13.9h13.8h13.1h12.3h11.5h10.7h10.4h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:45 AM on June 11, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 52 minutes later at 7:38 AM on January 12. The earliest sunset is at 5:47 PM on December 2, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 59 minutes later at 7:46 PM on July 1.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Xikou

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in XikouJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 115:45 AMJun 115:45 AM7:46 PMJul 17:46 PMJul 1Dec 25:47 PMDec 25:47 PM7:38 AMJan 127:38 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 Xikou

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in XikouJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050506060707080000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708038NowNow
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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 Xikou

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.

Xikou experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from May 10 to September 24, 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 Xikou is July, with 29.9 days that are muggy or worse.

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

Humidity Comfort Levels in Xikou

Humidity Comfort Levels in XikoumuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 270%Jan 270%98%Jul 2398%Jul 23May 1025%May 1025%Sep 2425%Sep 2425%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivedrydrymuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortable
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 0.0d0.0d0.1d2.7d9.4d21.3d29.9d27.1d12.3d2.1d0.1d0.0d

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.7 months, from February 8 to July 31, with average wind speeds of more than 5.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Xikou is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.3 months, from July 31 to February 8. The calmest month of the year in Xikou is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Xikou

Average Wind Speed in XikouwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mph11 mph11 mphMar 96.5 mphMar 96.5 mphDec 54.8 mphDec 54.8 mphJul 315.7 mphJul 315.7 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) 5.25.96.46.36.06.06.25.45.45.15.04.9

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

The wind is most often from the south for 1.7 months, from June 17 to August 7, with a peak percentage of 59% on July 16. The wind is most often from the east for 10 months, from August 7 to June 17, with a peak percentage of 62% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Xikou

Wind Direction in XikouESEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsoutheastnorthwest
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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 Xikou 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 Xikou for general outdoor tourist activities are from late May to early June and from late August to early October, with a peak score in the third week of September.

Tourism Score in Xikou

Tourism Score in XikouJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.76.70.10.16.06.04.84.8NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Xikou for hot-weather activities is from mid July to late August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Xikou

Beach/Pool Score in Xikoubest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.75.70.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Xikou typically lasts for 9.0 months (275 days), from around March 2 to around December 3, rarely starting before February 10 or after March 23, and rarely ending before November 15 or after December 21.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Xikougrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Mar 250%Mar 250%Dec 350%Dec 390%Mar 2390%Mar 2390%Nov 1590%Nov 1510%Feb 1010%Feb 1010%Dec 2110%Dec 210%Jan 140%Jan 14Jul 20100%Jul 20100%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 Xikou should appear around March 12, only rarely appearing before February 25 or after March 28.

Growing Degree Days in Xikou

Growing Degree Days in XikouJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°F4,000°F4,000°F4,500°F4,500°FMar 1285°FMar 1285°FMay 20900°FMay 20900°FJun 271,800°FJun 271,800°FDec 314,716°FDec 314,716°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 4.3 months, from April 30 to September 9, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Xikou is July, with an average of 5.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from November 3 to February 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Xikou is December, with an average of 2.7 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Xikou

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in XikoubrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJul 205.9 kWhJul 205.9 kWhDec 232.7 kWhDec 232.7 kWhApr 305.2 kWhApr 305.2 kWhSep 95.2 kWhSep 95.2 kWhNov 33.3 kWhNov 33.3 kWhFeb 193.3 kWhFeb 193.3 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) 2.83.33.94.85.55.75.85.75.03.83.12.7

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Xikou are 28.601 deg latitude, 108.919 deg longitude, and 1,165 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Xikou contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,001 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,767 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,373 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,516 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Xikou is covered by trees (79%), within 10 miles by trees (61%) and cropland (21%), and within 50 miles by trees (52%) and cropland (22%).

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

Xikou 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 Xikou, 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 .

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