Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Zhu Cheng City China

In Zhu Cheng City, the summers are long, warm, humid, wet, and partly cloudy and the winters are very cold, snowy, windy, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 20°F to 88°F and is rarely below 10°F or above 96°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Zhu Cheng City for warm-weather activities are from late May to late June and from mid August to late September.

The hot season lasts for 4.3 months, from May 12 to September 23, with an average daily high temperature above 78°F. The hottest month of the year in Zhu Cheng City is July, with an average high of 87°F and low of 73°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.0 months, from November 28 to February 26, with an average daily high temperature below 47°F. The coldest month of the year in Zhu Cheng City is January, with an average low of 20°F and high of 38°F.

In Zhu Cheng City, 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 Zhu Cheng City begins around August 29 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around February 10.

The clearest month of the year in Zhu Cheng City is December, 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 February 10 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around August 29.

The cloudiest month of the year in Zhu Cheng City is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 50% 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 Zhu Cheng City varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 2.9 months, from June 13 to September 8, with a greater than 20% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Zhu Cheng City is July, with an average of 11.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.1 months, from September 8 to June 13. The month with the fewest wet days in Zhu Cheng City is January, with an average of 0.8 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 Zhu Cheng City is July, with an average of 11.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 39% on July 22.

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. Zhu Cheng City experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.5 months, from March 14 to November 29, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Zhu Cheng City is July, with an average rainfall of 5.5 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from November 29 to March 14. The month with the least rain in Zhu Cheng City is January, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

The length of the day in Zhu Cheng City varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 43 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 36 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:45 AM on June 13, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 28 minutes later at 7:13 AM on January 7. The earliest sunset is at 4:47 PM on December 5, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 35 minutes later at 7:23 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Zhu Cheng City 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.

Zhu Cheng City experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from June 13 to September 15, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 23% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Zhu Cheng City is July, with 25.6 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 15, 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 Zhu Cheng City experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from February 16 to June 16, with average wind speeds of more than 9.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Zhu Cheng City is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.0 months, from June 16 to February 16. The calmest month of the year in Zhu Cheng City is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.8 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Zhu Cheng City varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 5.3 months, from March 15 to August 23, with a peak percentage of 56% on June 13. The wind is most often from the north for 6.7 months, from August 23 to March 15, with a peak percentage of 49% on January 1.

Zhu Cheng City is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.3 months, from July 1 to October 9, with an average temperature above 71°F. The month of the year in Zhu Cheng City with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 78°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.7 months, from December 23 to April 15, with an average temperature below 48°F. The month of the year in Zhu Cheng City with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 40°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Zhu Cheng City 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 Zhu Cheng City for general outdoor tourist activities are from late May to late June and from mid August to late September, with a peak score in the second week of September.

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 Zhu Cheng City for hot-weather activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the second week of August.

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 Zhu Cheng City typically lasts for 7.4 months (225 days), from around March 26 to around November 6, rarely starting before March 9 or after April 12, and rarely ending before October 21 or after November 22.

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 Zhu Cheng City should appear around April 3, only rarely appearing before March 22 or after April 17.

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 3.0 months, from April 14 to July 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Zhu Cheng City is May, with an average of 6.4 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from November 3 to February 6, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Zhu Cheng City is December, with an average of 2.6 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Zhu Cheng City are 35.995 deg latitude, 119.403 deg longitude, and 220 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Zhu Cheng City contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 164 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 216 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,060 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,360 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Zhu Cheng City is covered by artificial surfaces (79%) and cropland (13%), within 10 miles by cropland (78%) and artificial surfaces (13%), and within 50 miles by cropland (60%) and water (16%).