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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Lishui China

In Lishui, the summers are hot, oppressive, wet, and overcast and the winters are cold and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 38°F to 91°F and is rarely below 29°F or above 96°F.

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

Climate in Lishui

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

The hot season lasts for 3.1 months, from June 11 to September 15, with an average daily high temperature above 83°F. The hottest month of the year in Lishui is July, with an average high of 91°F and low of 77°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.1 months, from December 5 to March 8, with an average daily high temperature below 59°F. The coldest month of the year in Lishui is January, with an average low of 38°F and high of 51°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Lishui

Average High and Low Temperature in LishuihotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 2051°FJan 2051°FJul 2291°FJul 2291°F38°F38°F77°F77°FJun 1183°FJun 1183°FSep 1583°FSep 1583°FDec 559°FDec 559°FMar 859°FMar 859°F71°F71°F71°F71°F44°F44°F45°F45°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°F54°F61°F71°F79°F85°F91°F90°F83°F75°F66°F56°F
Temp. 44°F47°F53°F63°F71°F78°F84°F83°F76°F67°F58°F47°F
Low 38°F41°F47°F56°F65°F72°F77°F76°F70°F61°F51°F41°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 Lishui

Average Hourly Temperature in LishuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldcoldcoldcoolcoolwarmhotcomfortablecomfortablevery coldvery 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.

Aşağı Karafakılı, Turkey (4,737 miles away) and Āmol, Iran (3,902 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Lishui (view comparison).

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In Lishui, 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 Lishui begins around September 6 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around March 13.

The clearest month of the year in Lishui is October, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 69% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 13 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around September 6.

The cloudiest month of the year in Lishui is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 74% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Lishui

Cloud Cover Categories in LishuiclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Oct 2271%Oct 2271%Jul 320%Jul 320%Sep 645%Sep 645%Mar 1346%Mar 1346%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 41%47%56%62%63%74%73%63%47%31%36%34%
Clearer 59%53%44%38%37%26%27%37%53%69%64%66%

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

The wetter season lasts 6.9 months, from February 18 to September 15, with a greater than 32% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Lishui is June, with an average of 14.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.1 months, from September 15 to February 18. The month with the fewest wet days in Lishui is December, with an average of 4.4 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. The month with the most days of rain alone in Lishui is June, with an average of 14.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 51% on June 9.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Lishui

Daily Chance of Precipitation in LishuiwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 951%Jun 951%Dec 1713%Dec 1713%Feb 1832%Feb 1832%Sep 1532%Sep 1532%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 5.8d8.4d12.8d12.9d13.3d14.7d11.6d13.6d9.6d5.2d5.4d4.2d
Mixed 0.4d0.2d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d
Snow 0.1d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d
Any 6.3d8.8d12.9d12.9d13.3d14.7d11.6d13.6d9.6d5.2d5.5d4.4d

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. Lishui experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Lishui. The month with the most rain in Lishui is June, with an average rainfall of 8.4 inches.

The month with the least rain in Lishui is December, with an average rainfall of 1.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Lishui

Average Monthly Rainfall in LishuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inJun 158.4 inJun 158.4 inDec 251.3 inDec 251.3 inAug 226.4 inAug 226.4 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 1.7″2.8″4.4″5.1″6.1″8.4″5.0″6.2″4.9″2.3″2.3″1.4″

The length of the day in Lishui varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 20 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 57 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Lishui

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in LishuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2013 hr, 57 minJun 2113 hr, 57 minJun 2112 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 20 minDec 2110 hr, 20 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 10.6h11.2h12.0h12.9h13.6h13.9h13.7h13.1h12.3h11.5h10.7h10.4h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:02 AM on June 10, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 52 minutes later at 6:54 AM on January 12. The earliest sunset is at 5:03 PM on December 1, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 59 minutes later at 7:01 PM on July 1.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Lishui

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in LishuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 105:02 AMJun 105:02 AM7:01 PMJul 17:01 PMJul 1Dec 15:03 PMDec 15:03 PM6:54 AMJan 126:54 AMJan 12daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Lishui

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in LishuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050506060707080000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708038NowNow
northeastsouthwest
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 Lishui

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.

Lishui experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from April 28 to October 12, 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 Lishui is July, with 30.8 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Lishui is January, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Lishui

Humidity Comfort Levels in LishuimuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 150%Jan 150%100%Jul 27100%Jul 27Apr 2825%Apr 2825%Oct 1225%Oct 1225%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivedrydryhumidhumidmuggymuggy
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 0.0d0.0d0.5d4.0d14.2d25.7d30.8d30.4d20.6d6.6d1.0d0.0d

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from January 29 to May 16, with average wind speeds of more than 5.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Lishui is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.4 months, from May 16 to January 29. The calmest month of the year in Lishui is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Lishui

Average Wind Speed in LishuiwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mphMar 96.4 mphMar 96.4 mphJun 235.2 mphJun 235.2 mphJan 295.8 mphJan 295.8 mphMay 165.8 mphMay 165.8 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) 5.76.16.46.35.85.35.55.65.65.45.45.5

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

The wind is most often from the south for 5.0 months, from March 14 to August 15, with a peak percentage of 50% on July 8. The wind is most often from the east for 1.1 months, from August 15 to September 19, with a peak percentage of 40% on September 17. The wind is most often from the north for 5.8 months, from September 19 to March 14, with a peak percentage of 48% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Lishui

Wind Direction in LishuiNSENJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
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 Lishui 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 Lishui for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid September to late October, with a peak score in the first week of October.

Tourism Score in Lishui

Tourism Score in LishuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.27.20.50.55.75.73.53.5NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Lishui for hot-weather activities is from mid July to late September, with a peak score in the last week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Lishui

Beach/Pool Score in Lishuibest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.65.60.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Lishui typically lasts for 10.0 months (303 days), from around February 16 to around December 14, rarely starting before January 17 or after March 11, and rarely ending before November 27 or after January 3.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Lishuigrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Feb 1650%Feb 1650%Dec 1450%Dec 1490%Mar 1190%Mar 1190%Nov 2790%Nov 2710%Jan 1710%Jan 17Jul 23100%Jul 23100%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 Lishui should appear around February 21, only rarely appearing before February 7 or after March 9.

Growing Degree Days in Lishui

Growing Degree Days in LishuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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 2183°FFeb 2183°FMay 12900°FMay 12900°FJun 181,800°FJun 181,800°FDec 315,771°FDec 315,771°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 4.8 months, from April 25 to September 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Lishui is July, with an average of 5.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from November 10 to February 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Lishui is December, with an average of 3.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Lishui

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in LishuibrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJul 235.7 kWhJul 235.7 kWhJan 73.1 kWhJan 73.1 kWhApr 255.1 kWhApr 255.1 kWhSep 185.1 kWhSep 185.1 kWhNov 103.6 kWhNov 103.6 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) 3.23.74.24.95.45.35.55.55.24.53.53.2

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Lishui are 28.460 deg latitude, 119.910 deg longitude, and 236 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Lishui contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 974 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 272 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,583 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (5,617 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Lishui is covered by cropland (43%), trees (32%), and artificial surfaces (17%), within 10 miles by trees (73%) and cropland (16%), and within 50 miles by trees (85%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Lishui, 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, Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Lishui.

At a distance of 89 kilometers from Lishui, 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 Lishui 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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