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Guilin, China climate
Cfa Humid subtropical
Guilin has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 6°C at night. Precipitation totals about 2035 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 455 mm while December barely receives 55 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsGuilin climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 11 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 15 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 8 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 |
| Avg low (°C) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 74 | 92 | 158 | 235 | 329 | 455 | 279 | 138 | 83 | 56 | 83 | 55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 11 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 8 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 74 | 92 | 158 | 235 | 329 | 455 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 15 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 279 | 138 | 83 | 56 | 83 | 55 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.6 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.5 | 3 | 8 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.6 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 17 | 18 | 10 | 1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 64 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 75 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 84 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 87 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 78 | 72 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 64 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 75 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at Guilin, a weather station, about 6 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.