Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Wangping China

In Wangping, 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 14°F to 85°F and is rarely below 6°F or above 92°F.

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

The warm season lasts for 4.3 months, from May 9 to September 18, with an average daily high temperature above 74°F. The hottest month of the year in Wangping is July, with an average high of 84°F and low of 69°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.0 months, from November 24 to February 24, with an average daily high temperature below 42°F. The coldest month of the year in Wangping is January, with an average low of 15°F and high of 32°F.

In Wangping, 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 Wangping begins around September 8 and lasts for 5.6 months, ending around February 25.

The clearest month of the year in Wangping 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 February 25 and lasts for 6.5 months, ending around September 8.

The cloudiest month of the year in Wangping is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 42% of the time.

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

The wetter season lasts 3.4 months, from June 3 to September 17, with a greater than 19% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Wangping is July, with an average of 11.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.6 months, from September 17 to June 3. The month with the fewest wet days in Wangping is December, with an average of 0.2 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 Wangping changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 9.0 months, from February 24 to November 24. The month with the most days of rain alone in Wangping is July, with an average of 11.4 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.0 months, from November 24 to February 24. The month with the most days of snow alone in Wangping is November, with an average of 0.3 days.

Rainfall

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. Wangping experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.5 months, from April 9 to October 24, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Wangping is July, with an average rainfall of 4.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from October 24 to April 9. The month with the least rain in Wangping is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Wangping varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 20 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 1 minute of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:46 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 51 minutes later at 7:38 AM on January 6. The earliest sunset is at 4:50 PM on December 7, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 58 minutes later at 7:48 PM on June 27.

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

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.

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.

Wangping experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from June 18 to September 4, 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 Wangping is July, with 19.9 days that are muggy or worse.

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

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.3 months, from October 23 to June 3, with average wind speeds of more than 6.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Wangping is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.6 months, from June 3 to October 23. The calmest month of the year in Wangping is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.8 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the south for 5.0 months, from April 27 to September 27, with a peak percentage of 51% on July 25. The wind is most often from the north for 7.0 months, from September 27 to April 27, with a peak percentage of 45% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Wangping 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 Wangping for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to mid September, with a peak score in the third week of August.

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 Wangping for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

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 Wangping typically lasts for 7.0 months (214 days), from around March 28 to around October 28, rarely starting before March 12 or after April 13, and rarely ending before October 13 or after November 12.

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 Wangping should appear around April 10, only rarely appearing before April 2 or after April 19.

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 3.4 months, from April 12 to July 25, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Wangping 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 4, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Wangping is December, with an average of 2.4 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Wangping are 39.967 deg latitude, 115.981 deg longitude, and 656 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Wangping contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,175 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,161 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,734 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,278 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Wangping is covered by trees (67%) and grassland (23%), within 10 miles by trees (76%), and within 50 miles by trees (39%) and cropland (36%).