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When to go to Hangzhou

Twelve months of averages for Hangzhou, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Hangzhou has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April, May and September to November.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): July and August.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): June to August.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): May to September.
Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): January.
The warmest month is July (32°C) and the coolest January (8°C). The wettest is June (230 mm) and the driest December (59 mm); about 1,426 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Hangzhou: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCool
MarCool
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecCool

Month by month

Every month in Hangzhou

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Hangzhou by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	8°C	-1°C	78 mm	80%	67%	2.1	23°C	Cold
February	11°C	1°C	90 mm	81%	69%	2.5	24°C	Cool
March	16°C	5°C	105 mm	79%	68%	3.5	27°C	Cool
April	22°C	10°C	115 mm	77%	70%	4.2	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	27°C	16°C	124 mm	76%	72%	4.5	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	29°C	20°C	230 mm	80%	81%	4	37°C	Wet
July	32°C	24°C	168 mm	82%	71%	5.1	39°C	Wet
August	32°C	24°C	177 mm	81%	65%	4.8	39°C	Wet
September	28°C	20°C	129 mm	80%	66%	3.8	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	24°C	13°C	74 mm	77%	60%	3.3	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	18°C	7°C	77 mm	78%	61%	2.4	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	10°C	0°C	59 mm	78%	59%	2.2	25°C	Cool

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

8°C

-1°C

78 mm

80%

67%

2.1

23°C

Cold

February

11°C

1°C

90 mm

81%

69%

2.5

24°C

Cool

March

16°C

5°C

105 mm

79%

68%

3.5

27°C

Cool

April

22°C

10°C

115 mm

77%

70%

4.2

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

27°C

16°C

124 mm

76%

72%

4.5

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

29°C

20°C

230 mm

80%

81%

37°C

Wet

July

32°C

24°C

168 mm

82%

71%

5.1

39°C

Wet

August

32°C

24°C

177 mm

81%

65%

4.8

39°C

Wet

September

28°C

20°C

129 mm

80%

66%

3.8

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

24°C

13°C

74 mm

77%

60%

3.3

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

18°C

7°C

77 mm

78%

61%

2.4

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

10°C

0°C

59 mm

78%

59%

2.2

25°C

Cool