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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Tanxia China

In Tanxia, the summers are long, hot, oppressive, wet, and overcast and the winters are short, cool, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 45°F to 90°F and is rarely below 36°F or above 95°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Tanxia for warm-weather activities is from late September to mid November.

Climate in Tanxia

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

The hot season lasts for 4.1 months, from May 27 to September 29, with an average daily high temperature above 84°F. The hottest month of the year in Tanxia is July, with an average high of 90°F and low of 77°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.9 months, from December 6 to March 2, with an average daily high temperature below 68°F. The coldest month of the year in Tanxia is January, with an average low of 46°F and high of 63°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Tanxia

Average High and Low Temperature in TanxiahotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1362°FJan 1362°FJul 1690°FJul 1690°F45°F45°F77°F77°FMay 2784°FMay 2784°FSep 2984°FSep 2984°FDec 668°FDec 668°FMar 268°FMar 268°F73°F73°F71°F71°F50°F50°F53°F53°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 63°F65°F71°F78°F83°F87°F90°F89°F86°F82°F74°F65°F
Temp. 53°F57°F63°F71°F76°F81°F83°F82°F79°F74°F65°F56°F
Low 46°F50°F57°F65°F71°F75°F77°F76°F73°F66°F57°F48°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 Tanxia

Average Hourly Temperature in TanxiaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhotcomfortable
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.

Palacios, Texas, United States (8,240 miles away) and River Ridge, Louisiana, United States (8,348 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Tanxia (view comparison).

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

The clearer part of the year in Tanxia begins around September 22 and lasts for 6.8 months, ending around April 15.

The clearest month of the year in Tanxia is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 76% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 15 and lasts for 5.2 months, ending around September 22.

The cloudiest month of the year in Tanxia is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 80% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Tanxia

Cloud Cover Categories in TanxiaclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 2677%Dec 2677%Jun 2118%Jun 2118%Sep 2248%Sep 2248%Apr 1548%Apr 1548%NowNowclearovercastmostly clearmostly cloudypartly cloudy
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%40%53%69%80%77%74%58%39%30%24%
Clearer 75%68%60%47%31%20%23%26%42%61%70%76%

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

The wetter season lasts 5.9 months, from March 19 to September 16, with a greater than 31% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Tanxia is June, with an average of 15.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.1 months, from September 16 to March 19. The month with the fewest wet days in Tanxia is December, with an average of 2.9 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 Tanxia is June, with an average of 15.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 54% on June 9.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Tanxia

Daily Chance of Precipitation in TanxiawetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 954%Jun 954%Dec 139%Dec 139%Mar 1931%Mar 1931%Sep 1631%Sep 1631%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 4.0d6.7d9.7d12.7d15.2d15.3d14.1d15.0d9.3d3.7d3.2d2.9d

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. Tanxia experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Tanxia. The month with the most rain in Tanxia is June, with an average rainfall of 9.1 inches.

The month with the least rain in Tanxia is December, with an average rainfall of 1.3 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Tanxia

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 1.6″2.7″4.7″7.2″8.7″9.1″7.0″7.0″4.1″1.4″1.6″1.3″

The length of the day in Tanxia varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 39 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Tanxia

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in TanxiaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2013 hr, 37 minJun 2113 hr, 37 minJun 2112 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 39 minDec 2110 hr, 39 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 10.8h11.4h12.0h12.7h13.3h13.6h13.4h12.9h12.3h11.6h11.0h10.7h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:29 AM on June 8, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 33 minutes later at 7:02 AM on January 15. The earliest sunset is at 5:29 PM on November 28, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 40 minutes later at 7:09 PM on July 2.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Tanxia

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in TanxiaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 85:29 AMJun 85:29 AM7:09 PMJul 27:09 PMJul 2Nov 285:29 PMNov 285:29 PM7:02 AMJan 157:02 AMJan 15daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Tanxia

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in TanxiaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505060606070708043NowNow
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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 Tanxia

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.

Tanxia experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.1 months, from March 28 to October 31, 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 Tanxia is July, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Tanxia is January, with 0.1 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Tanxia

Humidity Comfort Levels in TanxiamuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 80%Jan 80%100%Jul 30100%Jul 30Mar 2825%Mar 2825%Oct 3125%Oct 3125%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivedrydrymuggymuggyhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.1d0.6d4.5d14.8d25.6d29.2d31.0d30.9d26.3d14.5d4.1d0.5d

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from October 31 to April 28, with average wind speeds of more than 6.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Tanxia is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.1 months, from April 28 to October 31. The calmest month of the year in Tanxia is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Tanxia

Average Wind Speed in TanxiawindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphDec 87.3 mphDec 87.3 mphAug 285.8 mphAug 285.8 mphOct 316.5 mphOct 316.5 mphApr 286.5 mphApr 286.5 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 7.17.17.06.86.36.86.65.95.96.26.97.2

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

The wind is most often from the south for 5.6 months, from March 14 to September 3, with a peak percentage of 69% on June 30. The wind is most often from the north for 6.4 months, from September 3 to March 14, with a peak percentage of 71% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Tanxia

Wind Direction in TanxiaNSNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsouthnortheastwest
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 Tanxia 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 Tanxia for general outdoor tourist activities is from late September to mid November, with a peak score in the third week of October.

Tourism Score in Tanxia

Tourism Score in Tanxiabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.37.33.13.15.95.93.43.4NowNowtemperaturetemperature precipitationprecipitationtourism 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 Tanxia for hot-weather activities is from early September to mid October, with a peak score in the last week of September.

Beach/Pool Score in Tanxia

Beach/Pool Score in TanxiaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.26.20.40.44.84.8NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Tanxia over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 6, with a 75% chance.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Tanxiagrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%90%Jan 3190%Jan 3190%Dec 1590%Dec 1575%Jan 775%Jan 7Jul 13100%Jul 13100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolwarmhotcomfortable
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 Tanxia should appear around January 17, only rarely appearing before January 11 or after January 26.

Growing Degree Days in Tanxia

Growing Degree Days in TanxiaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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°F7,000°F7,000°FJan 1790°FJan 1790°FApr 4900°FApr 4900°FMay 141,800°FMay 141,800°FDec 317,374°FDec 317,374°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 1.4 months, from June 13 to July 27, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Tanxia is July, with an average of 5.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from November 18 to February 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Tanxia is December, with an average of 4.0 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Tanxia

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in TanxiabrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJul 35.8 kWhJul 35.8 kWhDec 233.9 kWhDec 233.9 kWhFeb 124.3 kWhFeb 124.3 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) 4.04.44.85.25.45.55.65.35.45.14.44.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Tanxia are 23.945 deg latitude, 115.535 deg longitude, and 459 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Tanxia contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 663 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 580 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,723 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,327 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Tanxia is covered by trees (71%) and cropland (15%), within 10 miles by trees (76%) and shrubs (12%), and within 50 miles by trees (72%) and shrubs (11%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Tanxia, 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 are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Tanxia.

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

The estimated value at Tanxia is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Tanxia and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Tanxia and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

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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