Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Changsa features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1441 mm (56.7 inches) and receives 174 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Changsa enjoys an average of 3387 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 57 minutes to 13 hours 17 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Changsa are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Changsa experiences 218 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Mean maximum | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Average high | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 22°C (73°F) |
Daily mean | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Average low | 20°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (69°F) |
Mean minimum | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Minimum | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Changsa, Hainan, China with other places around the world.
Changsa usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 20 rainy days and 228 mm (9.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Changsa are January, February and March. On average, 39 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39 (1.5) | 42 (1.7) | 35 (1.4) | 103 (4.0) | 106 (4.2) | 137 (5.4) | 169 (6.7) | 242 (9.5) | 184 (7.2) | 258 (10.1) | 62 (2.4) | 64 (2.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 13 |
The sunniest months in Changsa are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Changsa: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 198 | 259 | 299 | 293 | 321 | 312 | 329 | 304 | 300 | 284 | 255 | 227 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 4m | 11h 29m | 12h 1m | 12h 35m | 13h 3m | 13h 17m | 13h 10m | 12h 45m | 12h 13m | 11h 40m | 11h 11m | 10h 57m |
Changsa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Changsa UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |