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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Zhongzhou China

In Zhongzhou, the summers are hot, oppressive, wet, and mostly cloudy and the winters are cold, dry, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 37°F to 92°F and is rarely below 32°F or above 96°F.

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

Climate in Zhongzhou

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

The hot season lasts for 3.7 months, from May 26 to September 16, with an average daily high temperature above 84°F. The hottest month of the year in Zhongzhou is July, with an average high of 91°F and low of 76°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.0 months, from November 28 to February 27, with an average daily high temperature below 61°F. The coldest month of the year in Zhongzhou is January, with an average low of 38°F and high of 54°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Zhongzhou

Average High and Low Temperature in ZhongzhouhotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1953°FJan 1953°FJul 3192°FJul 3192°F37°F37°F77°F77°FMay 2684°FMay 2684°FSep 1684°FSep 1684°FNov 2861°FNov 2861°FFeb 2761°FFeb 2761°F67°F67°F68°F68°F45°F45°F44°F44°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 54°F58°F66°F76°F83°F87°F91°F90°F84°F75°F65°F56°F
Temp. 44°F48°F56°F66°F74°F79°F83°F83°F76°F66°F57°F47°F
Low 38°F41°F49°F58°F66°F72°F76°F75°F68°F59°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 Zhongzhou

Average Hourly Temperature in ZhongzhouJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhotvery coldcomfortablevery 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 Zhongzhou, 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 Zhongzhou begins around September 18 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around March 11.

The clearest month of the year in Zhongzhou 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 March 11 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around September 18.

The cloudiest month of the year in Zhongzhou is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 58% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Zhongzhou

Cloud Cover Categories in ZhongzhouclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jan 1367%Jan 1367%Jul 337%Jul 337%Sep 1852%Sep 1852%Mar 1152%Mar 1152%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%39%50%55%50%56%58%53%48%44%39%35%
Clearer 66%61%50%45%50%44%42%47%52%56%61%65%

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

The wetter season lasts 7.2 months, from March 24 to October 31, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Zhongzhou is June, with an average of 14.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.8 months, from October 31 to March 24. The month with the fewest wet days in Zhongzhou is January, with an average of 2.1 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 Zhongzhou is June, with an average of 14.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 48% on June 19.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Zhongzhou

Daily Chance of Precipitation in ZhongzhouwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 1948%Jun 1948%Dec 306%Dec 306%Mar 2427%Mar 2427%Oct 3127%Oct 3127%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 2.1d3.1d6.9d10.8d13.6d14.0d12.8d11.2d10.4d10.4d5.6d2.5d

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. Zhongzhou experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.8 months, from February 16 to December 10, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Zhongzhou is June, with an average rainfall of 6.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.2 months, from December 10 to February 16. The month with the least rain in Zhongzhou is January, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Zhongzhou

Average Monthly Rainfall in ZhongzhourainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 inJun 247.0 inJun 247.0 inJan 190.3 inJan 190.3 inAug 265.3 inAug 265.3 inDec 100.5 inDec 100.5 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 0.3″0.5″1.5″3.5″5.6″6.8″6.0″5.1″4.5″3.1″1.5″0.4″

The length of the day in Zhongzhou varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 12 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 6 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Zhongzhou

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in ZhongzhouJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2014 hr, 6 minJun 2114 hr, 6 minJun 2112 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 12 minDec 2110 hr, 12 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 10.4h11.1h12.0h12.9h13.7h14.1h13.9h13.2h12.3h11.4h10.6h10.2h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:45 AM on June 10, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 0 minutes later at 7:45 AM on January 10. The earliest sunset is at 5:46 PM on December 2, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 7 minutes later at 7:53 PM on June 30.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Zhongzhou

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in ZhongzhouJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 105:45 AMJun 105:45 AM7:53 PMJun 307:53 PMJun 30Dec 25:46 PMDec 25:46 PM7:45 AMJan 107:45 AMJan 10daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Zhongzhou

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in ZhongzhouJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010101010202020203030303040404050505060607080000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708036NowNow
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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 Zhongzhou

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.

Zhongzhou experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from May 15 to September 26, 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 Zhongzhou is July, with 30.2 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 6, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Zhongzhou

Humidity Comfort Levels in ZhongzhoumuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 60%Feb 60%99%Jul 2399%Jul 23May 1525%May 1525%Sep 2625%Sep 2625%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 0.0d0.0d0.1d2.0d8.3d21.7d30.2d28.0d13.7d2.0d0.0d0.0d

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from February 9 to May 23, with average wind speeds of more than 5.2 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Zhongzhou is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.5 months, from May 23 to February 9. The calmest month of the year in Zhongzhou is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Zhongzhou

Average Wind Speed in ZhongzhouwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mphMar 95.9 mphMar 95.9 mphOct 174.5 mphOct 174.5 mphMay 235.2 mphMay 235.2 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) 4.85.45.85.75.45.05.35.04.94.64.84.6

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

The wind is most often from the east for 1.2 months, from May 10 to June 17 and for 2.9 months, from August 23 to November 20, with a peak percentage of 45% on October 4. The wind is most often from the south for 2.2 months, from June 17 to August 23 and for 5.7 months, from November 20 to May 10, with a peak percentage of 50% on July 19.

Wind Direction in Zhongzhou

Wind Direction in ZhongzhouSESESJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 Zhongzhou 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 Zhongzhou for general outdoor tourist activities are from late April to early June and from early September to late October, with a peak score in the last week of September.

Tourism Score in Zhongzhou

Tourism Score in Zhongzhoubest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.76.70.30.36.36.34.14.1NowNowtemperaturetemperaturecloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism 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 Zhongzhou for hot-weather activities are from late May to early July and from early July to mid September, with a peak score in the third week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Zhongzhou

Beach/Pool Score in Zhongzhoubest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.85.80.00.05.65.6NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Zhongzhou typically lasts for 11 months (336 days), from around January 27 to around December 28, rarely starting after February 25, or ending before December 4.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Zhongzhougrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Jan 2750%Jan 2750%Dec 2850%Dec 2890%Feb 2590%Feb 2590%Dec 490%Dec 4Jul 12100%Jul 12100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolwarmhotcomfortablefreezingsweltering
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 Zhongzhou should appear around February 22, only rarely appearing before February 9 or after March 7.

Growing Degree Days in Zhongzhou

Growing Degree Days in ZhongzhouJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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 2284°FFeb 2284°FMay 3900°FMay 3900°FJun 91,800°FJun 91,800°FDec 315,911°FDec 315,911°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 3.7 months, from May 4 to August 26, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Zhongzhou is July, with an average of 6.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 26 to February 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Zhongzhou is December, with an average of 2.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Zhongzhou

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in ZhongzhoubrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJul 256.1 kWhJul 256.1 kWhDec 252.6 kWhDec 252.6 kWhMay 45.4 kWhMay 45.4 kWhOct 263.3 kWhOct 263.3 kWhFeb 143.3 kWhFeb 143.3 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) 2.83.34.14.95.55.86.05.74.73.62.92.6

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Zhongzhou are 30.294 deg latitude, 108.033 deg longitude, and 755 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Zhongzhou contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,220 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 758 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,205 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,043 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Zhongzhou is covered by cropland (40%), water (20%), grassland (14%), and trees (14%), within 10 miles by cropland (48%) and trees (27%), and within 50 miles by trees (39%) and cropland (35%).

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

Zhongzhou 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 Zhongzhou, 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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