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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Dongwangpo China

In Dongwangpo, the summers are long, warm, humid, and partly cloudy and the winters are freezing, snowy, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 17°F to 88°F and is rarely below 9°F or above 97°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Dongwangpo for warm-weather activities are from mid May to mid July and from late July to mid September.

Climate in Dongwangpo

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

The hot season lasts for 4.1 months, from May 12 to September 16, with an average daily high temperature above 78°F. The hottest month of the year in Dongwangpo is July, with an average high of 87°F and low of 71°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.1 months, from November 22 to February 26, with an average daily high temperature below 48°F. The coldest month of the year in Dongwangpo is January, with an average low of 17°F and high of 38°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Dongwangpo

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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 38°F44°F56°F69°F79°F87°F87°F84°F78°F67°F51°F40°F
Temp. 26°F33°F45°F58°F68°F76°F79°F76°F68°F56°F41°F29°F
Low 17°F24°F35°F47°F58°F66°F71°F68°F59°F47°F32°F21°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 Dongwangpo

Average Hourly Temperature in DongwangpoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowfreezingfreezingfreezingfreezingvery 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.

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In Dongwangpo, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Dongwangpo begins around October 9 and lasts for 4.2 months, ending around February 16.

The clearest month of the year in Dongwangpo is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 77% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around February 16 and lasts for 7.8 months, ending around October 9.

The cloudiest month of the year in Dongwangpo is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 41% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Dongwangpo

Cloud Cover Categories in DongwangpoclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 1977%Dec 1977%Jun 1758%Jun 1758%Oct 968%Oct 968%Feb 1668%Feb 1668%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 25%32%38%37%39%41%37%35%34%30%25%23%
Clearer 75%68%62%63%61%59%63%65%66%70%75%77%

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

The wetter season lasts 3.4 months, from June 4 to September 17, with a greater than 21% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Dongwangpo is July, with an average of 12.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.6 months, from September 17 to June 4. The month with the fewest wet days in Dongwangpo is January, with an average of 0.4 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. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Dongwangpo changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 9.9 months, from February 5 to December 3. The month with the most days of rain alone in Dongwangpo is July, with an average of 12.2 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 2.1 months, from December 3 to February 5. The month with the most days of snow alone in Dongwangpo is January, with an average of 0.3 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Dongwangpo

Daily Chance of Precipitation in DongwangposnowrainsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 3041%Jul 3041%Jan 51%Jan 51%Dec 33%Dec 33%Jun 421%Jun 421%Sep 1721%Sep 1721%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 0.0d0.6d1.6d3.2d5.0d8.3d12.2d10.6d6.4d3.5d1.3d0.1d
Mixed 0.0d0.2d0.2d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d0.1d
Snow 0.3d0.3d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d0.3d
Any 0.4d1.0d1.9d3.3d5.0d8.3d12.2d10.6d6.4d3.6d1.7d0.5d

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. Dongwangpo experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from March 31 to November 1, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Dongwangpo is July, with an average rainfall of 4.5 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from November 1 to March 31. The month with the least rain in Dongwangpo is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Dongwangpo

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 0.0″0.1″0.3″0.8″1.4″2.5″4.5″4.0″2.1″0.8″0.3″0.0″

The length of the day in Dongwangpo varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 29 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 51 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Dongwangpo

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in DongwangpoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2014 hr, 51 minJun 2114 hr, 51 minJun 2112 hr, 9 minSep 2212 hr, 9 minSep 229 hr, 29 minDec 219 hr, 29 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 9.8h10.8h12.0h13.2h14.3h14.8h14.5h13.6h12.4h11.2h10.1h9.5h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:58 AM on June 13, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 42 minutes later at 7:41 AM on January 7. The earliest sunset is at 5:02 PM on December 6, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 49 minutes later at 7:51 PM on June 27.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Dongwangpo

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in DongwangpoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 134:58 AMJun 134:58 AM7:51 PMJun 277:51 PMJun 27Dec 65:02 PMDec 65:02 PM7:41 AMJan 77:41 AMJan 7daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Dongwangpo

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in DongwangpoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010101020202020303030304040405050606070000010101010202020203030304040505060702875NowNow
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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 Dongwangpo

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.

Dongwangpo experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from June 17 to September 7, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 19% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Dongwangpo is July, with 19.6 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 17, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Dongwangpo

Humidity Comfort Levels in DongwangpomuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 170%Feb 170%76%Jul 3076%Jul 30Jun 1719%Jun 1719%Sep 719%Sep 719%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumiddrydryoppressiveoppressivemiserablemiserablecomfortablecomfortable
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.9d5.6d19.6d17.5d3.2d0.1d0.0d0.0d

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 Dongwangpo experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from March 2 to June 7, with average wind speeds of more than 6.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Dongwangpo is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.8 months, from June 7 to March 2. The calmest month of the year in Dongwangpo is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Dongwangpo

Average Wind Speed in DongwangpowindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphApr 268.4 mphApr 268.4 mphAug 205.2 mphAug 205.2 mphMar 26.8 mphMar 26.8 mphJun 76.8 mphJun 76.8 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) 6.16.37.28.17.86.45.65.35.46.26.46.5

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

The wind is most often from the south for 3.6 weeks, from May 30 to June 24, with a peak percentage of 30% on June 23. The wind is most often from the east for 2.5 months, from June 24 to September 8, with a peak percentage of 38% on July 25. The wind is most often from the west for 7.9 months, from October 1 to May 30, with a peak percentage of 42% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Dongwangpo

Wind Direction in DongwangpoWSENWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
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 Dongwangpo 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 Dongwangpo for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid May to mid July and from late July to mid September, with a peak score in the last week of August.

Tourism Score in Dongwangpo

Tourism Score in Dongwangpobest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.27.20.00.06.96.96.46.4NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Dongwangpo for hot-weather activities is from late June to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Dongwangpo

Beach/Pool Score in Dongwangpobest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.56.50.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Dongwangpo typically lasts for 7.4 months (226 days), from around March 24 to around November 5, rarely starting before March 7 or after April 12, and rarely ending before October 21 or after November 20.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Dongwangpogrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Mar 2450%Mar 2450%Nov 550%Nov 590%Apr 1290%Apr 1290%Oct 2190%Oct 2110%Mar 710%Mar 710%Nov 2010%Nov 200%Dec 170%Dec 17Jul 23100%Jul 23100%frigidfreezingvery coldcoolcomfortablewarmhotcold
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 Dongwangpo should appear around April 1, only rarely appearing before March 24 or after April 10.

Growing Degree Days in Dongwangpo

Growing Degree Days in DongwangpoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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°FApr 188°FApr 188°FMay 31900°FMay 31900°FJul 51,800°FJul 51,800°FDec 314,129°FDec 314,129°F
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 April 8 to July 31, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Dongwangpo is May, with an average of 6.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from November 1 to February 5, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Dongwangpo is December, with an average of 2.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Dongwangpo

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in DongwangpobrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhMay 286.7 kWhMay 286.7 kWhDec 182.5 kWhDec 182.5 kWhApr 85.9 kWhApr 85.9 kWhJul 315.9 kWhJul 315.9 kWhNov 13.4 kWhNov 13.4 kWhFeb 53.4 kWhFeb 53.4 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) 2.83.74.86.16.66.56.15.64.83.83.02.6

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Dongwangpo are 38.448 deg latitude, 114.128 deg longitude, and 564 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Dongwangpo contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 541 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 646 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,573 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,003 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Dongwangpo is covered by cropland (55%) and grassland (39%), within 10 miles by cropland (46%) and grassland (31%), and within 50 miles by cropland (35%) and grassland (31%).

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

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Dongwangpo.

At a distance of 53 kilometers from Dongwangpo, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Dongwangpo according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

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.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . 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.

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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