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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Dongshi China

In Dongshi, the summers are long, hot, muggy, wet, and mostly cloudy and the winters are very cold, dry, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 32°F to 92°F and is rarely below 26°F or above 99°F.

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

Climate in Dongshi

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

The hot season lasts for 4.0 months, from May 18 to September 18, with an average daily high temperature above 84°F. The hottest month of the year in Dongshi is July, with an average high of 92°F and low of 77°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.0 months, from November 29 to February 29, with an average daily high temperature below 58°F. The coldest month of the year in Dongshi is January, with an average low of 32°F and high of 51°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Dongshi

Average High and Low Temperature in DongshihotcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 1950°FJan 1950°FJul 2492°FJul 2492°F32°F32°F77°F77°FMay 1884°FMay 1884°FSep 1884°FSep 1884°FNov 2958°FNov 2958°FFeb 2958°FFeb 2958°F65°F65°F66°F66°F40°F40°F40°F40°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 51°F55°F64°F75°F83°F89°F92°F91°F84°F75°F64°F54°F
Temp. 39°F44°F53°F64°F73°F80°F84°F83°F75°F65°F53°F43°F
Low 32°F36°F45°F55°F64°F72°F77°F75°F66°F56°F45°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 Dongshi

Average Hourly Temperature in DongshiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldcoldcoldcoolcoolwarmhotcomfortablevery coldcomfortable
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 Dongshi, 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 Dongshi begins around September 5 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around March 14.

The clearest month of the year in Dongshi is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 75% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 14 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around September 5.

The cloudiest month of the year in Dongshi is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 62% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Dongshi

Cloud Cover Categories in DongshiclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 1676%Dec 1676%Jul 834%Jul 834%Sep 555%Sep 555%Mar 1455%Mar 1455%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 27%34%46%51%48%56%62%53%40%33%30%25%
Clearer 73%66%54%49%52%44%38%47%60%67%70%75%

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

The wetter season lasts 5.5 months, from March 23 to September 7, with a greater than 26% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Dongshi is July, with an average of 12.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.5 months, from September 7 to March 23. The month with the fewest wet days in Dongshi is December, with an average of 3.0 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 Dongshi is July, with an average of 12.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 42% on July 8.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Dongshi

Daily Chance of Precipitation in DongshiwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 842%Jul 842%Dec 169%Dec 169%Mar 2326%Mar 2326%Sep 726%Sep 726%NowNowrainmixed
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 2.7d4.3d7.4d9.6d10.3d10.9d12.1d9.9d7.0d7.1d5.2d2.6d
Mixed 0.7d0.7d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d
Snow 0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d
Any 3.5d5.0d7.7d9.6d10.3d10.9d12.1d9.9d7.0d7.1d5.3d3.0d

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. Dongshi experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Dongshi. The month with the most rain in Dongshi is July, with an average rainfall of 6.6 inches.

The month with the least rain in Dongshi is January, with an average rainfall of 0.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Dongshi

Average Monthly Rainfall in DongshiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 inJul 66.8 inJul 66.8 inDec 260.5 inDec 260.5 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 0.5″1.2″2.1″3.7″4.8″5.9″6.6″5.1″3.2″2.6″1.7″0.6″

The length of the day in Dongshi varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 11 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 7 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Dongshi

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in DongshiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2014 hr, 7 minJun 2114 hr, 7 minJun 2112 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 11 minDec 2110 hr, 11 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 5:30 AM on June 10, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 1 minute later at 7:31 AM on January 10. The earliest sunset is at 5:32 PM on December 2, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 7 minutes later at 7:39 PM on June 30.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Dongshi

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in DongshiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 105:30 AMJun 105:30 AM7:39 PMJun 307:39 PMJun 30Dec 25:32 PMDec 25:32 PM7:31 AMJan 107:31 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 Dongshi

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in DongshiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 Dongshi

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.

Dongshi experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from May 11 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 Dongshi is July, with 30.5 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is January 27, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Dongshi

Humidity Comfort Levels in DongshimuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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%99%Jul 2299%Jul 22May 1125%May 1125%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 0.0d0.0d0.2d2.4d9.7d23.1d30.5d27.8d12.8d1.8d0.0d0.0d

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from February 2 to May 17, with average wind speeds of more than 6.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Dongshi is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.5 months, from May 17 to February 2. The calmest month of the year in Dongshi is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Dongshi

Average Wind Speed in DongshiwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphMar 87.2 mphMar 87.2 mphOct 196.0 mphOct 196.0 mphMay 176.6 mphMay 176.6 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) 6.36.87.27.16.66.26.56.26.36.16.26.2

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

The wind is most often from the south for 3.9 months, from April 11 to August 9, with a peak percentage of 55% on July 12. The wind is most often from the north for 8.1 months, from August 9 to April 11, with a peak percentage of 52% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Dongshi

Wind Direction in DongshiNSNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 Dongshi 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 Dongshi 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 Dongshi

Tourism Score in DongshiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.17.10.20.26.36.33.73.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Dongshi for hot-weather activities are from late May to late June and from late July to mid September, with a peak score in the third week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Dongshi

Beach/Pool Score in Dongshibest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.75.70.00.05.55.54.94.9NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Dongshi typically lasts for 9.3 months (280 days), from around February 28 to around December 4, rarely starting before February 9 or after March 17, and rarely ending before November 16 or after December 22.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Dongshigrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Feb 2850%Feb 2850%Dec 450%Dec 490%Mar 1790%Mar 1790%Nov 1690%Nov 1610%Feb 910%Feb 910%Dec 2210%Dec 220%Jan 160%Jan 16Jul 15100%Jul 15100%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 Dongshi should appear around March 2, only rarely appearing before February 18 or after March 18.

Growing Degree Days in Dongshi

Growing Degree Days in DongshiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°FMar 282°FMar 282°FMay 11900°FMay 11900°FDec 315,576°FDec 315,576°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 24 to September 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Dongshi is June, with an average of 5.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from November 3 to February 8, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Dongshi is December, with an average of 2.9 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Dongshi

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in DongshibrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJun 35.9 kWhJun 35.9 kWhDec 232.9 kWhDec 232.9 kWhApr 245.3 kWhApr 245.3 kWhSep 25.3 kWhSep 25.3 kWhNov 33.5 kWhNov 33.5 kWhFeb 83.5 kWhFeb 83.5 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) 3.13.64.35.15.75.85.65.54.94.03.22.9

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Dongshi are 30.409 deg latitude, 111.704 deg longitude, and 144 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Dongshi is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 89 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 133 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (492 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (5,279 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Dongshi is covered by water (38%), cropland (25%), and artificial surfaces (22%), within 10 miles by cropland (46%) and trees (17%), and within 50 miles by trees (42%) and cropland (35%).

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

Dongshi 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 Dongshi, 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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