Shantou, China climate

Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean

Shantou has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 90°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 52°F at night. Precipitation totals about 68 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 12.2 inches while October barely receives 1.34 inches.

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 90°F in July.

About 48 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Mild

Lows near 52°F in January.

🌧️ Rain

Very wet

About 68 in of rain a year.

Wettest in June

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

+1.3 °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

Shantou climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	65	67	71	77	83	87	90	90	88	83	77	69
Avg temp (°F)	59	60	64	71	78	82	85	84	82	77	70	63
Avg low (°F)	52	54	58	65	72	77	79	79	76	70	63	56
Precipitation (in)	1.8	3.0	3.8	6.1	9.0	12.2	9.2	11.2	7.2	1.3	1.7	1.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	65	67	71	77	83	87
Avg temp (°F)	59	60	64	71	78	82
Avg low (°F)	52	54	58	65	72	77
Precipitation (in)	1.8	3.0	3.8	6.1	9.0	12.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	90	90	88	83	77	69
Avg temp (°F)	85	84	82	77	70	63
Avg low (°F)	79	79	76	70	63	56
Precipitation (in)	9.2	11.2	7.2	1.3	1.7	1.5

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	6	9	10	11	13	16	13	14	10	4	5	6
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.4	3	8	14	14	8	0.8	0.0	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	6	9	10	11	13	16
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.4	3	8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	13	14	10	4	5	6
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	14	14	8	0.8	0.0	—

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	59	69	75	77	78	80	70	68	63	51	54	53
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	5	3	2	2	2	3	4	5	10	9	10
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	8	6	7	7	7	7	11	11	12	9	9	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	17	21	21	22	22	17	16	13	11	12	12
Relative humidity (%)	76	78	80	82	85	88	88	88	83	78	77	75
Wind speed (mph)	8.7	8.4	7.9	7.1	6.7	6.9	6.2	6.1	6.9	9.2	9.3	9.4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	59	69	75	77	78	80
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	5	3	2	2	2
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	8	6	7	7	7	7
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	17	21	21	22	22
Relative humidity (%)	76	78	80	82	85	88
Wind speed (mph)	8.7	8.4	7.9	7.1	6.7	6.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	70	68	63	51	54	53
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	3	4	5	10	9	10
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	11	12	9	9	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	17	16	13	11	12	12
Relative humidity (%)	88	88	83	78	77	75
Wind speed (mph)	6.2	6.1	6.9	9.2	9.3	9.4

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Shantou, a weather station, about 5 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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