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When to go to Shenzhen

Twelve months of averages for Shenzhen, 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, Shenzhen has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in October to April.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in December to February.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): May to September.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): April to November.
The warmest month is July (30°C) and the coolest January (20°C). The wettest is June (282 mm) and the driest December (25 mm); about 1,401 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.

Shenzhen: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

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

JanMild–warm, dry
FebMild–warm, dry
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayWet
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Shenzhen

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

Climate in Shenzhen 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	20°C	12°C	36 mm	74%	63%	3.1	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	21°C	15°C	29 mm	78%	72%	3.1	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	23°C	17°C	72 mm	79%	76%	3.4	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	26°C	21°C	104 mm	81%	74%	4	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	29°C	24°C	210 mm	84%	76%	4.6	35°C	Wet
June	30°C	26°C	282 mm	86%	79%	4.8	37°C	Wet
July	30°C	27°C	185 mm	85%	70%	5.5	39°C	Wet
August	30°C	27°C	218 mm	84%	71%	5.1	39°C	Wet
September	30°C	26°C	161 mm	81%	63%	4.8	37°C	Wet
October	28°C	22°C	49 mm	76%	53%	4.4	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	25°C	18°C	30 mm	75%	58%	3.6	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	21°C	13°C	25 mm	71%	58%	3.2	25°C	Mild to warm and dry

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

20°C

12°C

36 mm

74%

63%

3.1

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

21°C

15°C

29 mm

78%

72%

3.1

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

23°C

17°C

72 mm

79%

76%

3.4

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

26°C

21°C

104 mm

81%

74%

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

29°C

24°C

210 mm

84%

76%

4.6

35°C

Wet

June

30°C

26°C

282 mm

86%

79%

4.8

37°C

Wet

July

30°C

27°C

185 mm

85%

70%

5.5

39°C

Wet

August

30°C

27°C

218 mm

84%

71%

5.1

39°C

Wet

September

30°C

26°C

161 mm

81%

63%

4.8

37°C

Wet

October

28°C

22°C

49 mm

76%

53%

4.4

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

25°C

18°C

30 mm

75%

58%

3.6

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

21°C

13°C

25 mm

71%

58%

3.2

25°C

Mild to warm and dry