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When to go to Xichang

Twelve months of averages for Xichang, 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, Xichang has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in March to May.

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

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): June to September.
The warmest month is May (23°C) and the coolest December (10°C). The wettest is June (218 mm) and the driest December (5 mm); about 999 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.

Xichang: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

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

JanCool
FebCool
MarMild–warm, dry
AprMild–warm, dry
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctCool
NovCool
DecCool

Month by month

Every month in Xichang

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

Climate in Xichang 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	10°C	-5°C	6 mm	66%	40%	3.8	23°C	Cool
February	14°C	-3°C	6 mm	58%	40%	4.6	24°C	Cool
March	18°C	1°C	15 mm	55%	52%	5.3	27°C	Mild to warm and dry
April	21°C	5°C	38 mm	55%	63%	5.6	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	23°C	9°C	89 mm	62%	72%	5.4	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	23°C	12°C	218 mm	75%	87%	4.5	37°C	Wet
July	22°C	13°C	208 mm	80%	89%	4.4	39°C	Wet
August	22°C	12°C	172 mm	81%	83%	4.4	39°C	Wet
September	20°C	10°C	158 mm	82%	83%	3.6	37°C	Wet
October	16°C	6°C	69 mm	82%	74%	3.3	34°C	Cool
November	13°C	0°C	15 mm	77%	49%	3.6	29°C	Cool
December	10°C	-4°C	5 mm	74%	45%	3.3	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.

The model's grid cell sits about 931 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

10°C

-5°C

6 mm

66%

40%

3.8

23°C

Cool

February

14°C

-3°C

6 mm

58%

40%

4.6

24°C

Cool

March

18°C

1°C

15 mm

55%

52%

5.3

27°C

Mild to warm and dry

April

21°C

5°C

38 mm

55%

63%

5.6

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

23°C

9°C

89 mm

62%

72%

5.4

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

23°C

12°C

218 mm

75%

87%

4.5

37°C

Wet

July

22°C

13°C

208 mm

80%

89%

4.4

39°C

Wet

August

22°C

12°C

172 mm

81%

83%

4.4

39°C

Wet

September

20°C

10°C

158 mm

82%

83%

3.6

37°C

Wet

October

16°C

6°C

69 mm

82%

74%

3.3

34°C

Cool

November

13°C

0°C

15 mm

77%

49%

3.6

29°C

Cool

December

10°C

-4°C

5 mm

74%

45%

3.3

25°C

Cool