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 91°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 42°F at night. Precipitation totals about 80 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 17.9 inches while December barely receives 2.17 inches.

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 91°F in August.

About 59 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cool

Lows near 42°F in January.

About 1 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Very wet

About 80 in of rain a year.

Wettest in June

⛅ Sky & trend

Often grey

Overcast skies dominate much of the year.

+0.8 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Guilin climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	52	57	63	74	82	87	91	91	87	79	70	59
Avg temp (°F)	47	52	58	68	75	81	84	84	80	72	62	52
Avg low (°F)	42	47	52	61	69	74	77	77	72	64	55	46
Precipitation (in)	2.9	3.6	6.2	9.2	13.0	17.9	11.0	5.4	3.2	2.2	3.3	2.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	52	57	63	74	82	87
Avg temp (°F)	47	52	58	68	75	81
Avg low (°F)	42	47	52	61	69	74
Precipitation (in)	2.9	3.6	6.2	9.2	13.0	17.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	91	91	87	79	70	59
Avg temp (°F)	84	84	80	72	62	52
Avg low (°F)	77	77	72	64	55	46
Precipitation (in)	11.0	5.4	3.2	2.2	3.3	2.2

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 ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.5	3	8	17	18	10	1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.5	3	8
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days)	17	18	10	1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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.

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