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When to go to Zhoushan

Twelve months of averages for Zhoushan, 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, Zhoushan has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in July to November.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): May and June.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): July to September.
The warmest month is August (28°C) and the coolest January (10°C). The wettest is June (255 mm) and the driest January (82 mm); about 1,524 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.

Zhoushan: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The model's grid cell here is mostly sea, so the daily high and low sit closer together than they do on land: afternoons ashore are usually warmer, and nights cooler.

The year at a glance

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

JanCool
FebCool
MarCool
AprCool
MayWet
JunWet
JulMild–warm, mixed
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecCool

Month by month

Every month in Zhoushan

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

Climate in Zhoushan 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	8°C	82 mm	78%	72%	2.1	23°C	Cool
February	10°C	8°C	85 mm	81%	73%	2.5	24°C	Cool
March	12°C	10°C	123 mm	82%	71%	3.5	27°C	Cool
April	16°C	13°C	126 mm	85%	72%	4.1	31°C	Cool
May	20°C	18°C	157 mm	87%	75%	4.4	35°C	Wet
June	24°C	22°C	255 mm	91%	82%	4.3	37°C	Wet
July	27°C	26°C	135 mm	91%	60%	5.9	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	28°C	27°C	145 mm	87%	52%	5.5	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	26°C	25°C	149 mm	81%	60%	4.3	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	22°C	21°C	90 mm	75%	59%	3.6	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	18°C	16°C	92 mm	76%	67%	2.4	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	13°C	11°C	85 mm	75%	66%	2.1	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

10°C

8°C

82 mm

78%

72%

2.1

23°C

Cool

February

10°C

8°C

85 mm

81%

73%

2.5

24°C

Cool

March

12°C

10°C

123 mm

82%

71%

3.5

27°C

Cool

April

16°C

13°C

126 mm

85%

72%

4.1

31°C

Cool

May

20°C

18°C

157 mm

87%

75%

4.4

35°C

Wet

June

24°C

22°C

255 mm

91%

82%

4.3

37°C

Wet

July

27°C

26°C

135 mm

91%

60%

5.9

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

28°C

27°C

145 mm

87%

52%

5.5

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

26°C

25°C

149 mm

81%

60%

4.3

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

22°C

21°C

90 mm

75%

59%

3.6

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

18°C

16°C

92 mm

76%

67%

2.4

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

13°C

11°C

85 mm

75%

66%

2.1

25°C

Cool