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When to go to Zhaotong

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

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 August.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): July.
The warmest month is July (25°C) and the coolest December (11°C). The wettest is June (171 mm) and the driest February (9 mm); about 848 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.

Zhaotong: 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
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovCool
DecCool

Month by month

Every month in Zhaotong

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

Climate in Zhaotong 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	11°C	-5°C	10 mm	70%	63%	3	23°C	Cool
February	15°C	-2°C	9 mm	62%	58%	3.9	24°C	Cool
March	19°C	2°C	20 mm	60%	66%	4.6	27°C	Mild to warm and dry
April	22°C	7°C	40 mm	60%	72%	5.1	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	24°C	10°C	81 mm	65%	78%	4.9	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	24°C	14°C	171 mm	76%	87%	4.3	37°C	Wet
July	25°C	15°C	170 mm	79%	85%	4.7	39°C	Wet
August	24°C	14°C	151 mm	81%	80%	4.5	39°C	Wet
September	22°C	11°C	105 mm	81%	81%	3.6	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	18°C	7°C	67 mm	82%	81%	2.9	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	15°C	2°C	15 mm	77%	66%	3	29°C	Cool
December	11°C	-3°C	9 mm	76%	66%	2.6	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

11°C

-5°C

10 mm

70%

63%

23°C

Cool

February

15°C

-2°C

9 mm

62%

58%

3.9

24°C

Cool

March

19°C

2°C

20 mm

60%

66%

4.6

27°C

Mild to warm and dry

April

22°C

7°C

40 mm

60%

72%

5.1

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

24°C

10°C

81 mm

65%

78%

4.9

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

24°C

14°C

171 mm

76%

87%

4.3

37°C

Wet

July

25°C

15°C

170 mm

79%

85%

4.7

39°C

Wet

August

24°C

14°C

151 mm

81%

80%

4.5

39°C

Wet

September

22°C

11°C

105 mm

81%

3.6

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

18°C

7°C

67 mm

82%

81%

2.9

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

15°C

2°C

15 mm

77%

66%

29°C

Cool

December

11°C

-3°C

9 mm

76%

66%

2.6

25°C

Cool