Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sancang features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 4 °C (40 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (17 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1192 mm (46.9 inches) and receives 107 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sancang enjoys an average of 3078 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 1 minutes to 14 hours 15 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Sancang are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 28 °C (76 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 4 to 7 °C (40 - 44 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sancang experiences 103 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 18 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 14°C (57°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Mean maximum | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Average high | 7°C (45°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Daily mean | 4°C (40°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Average low | 2°C (36°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Mean minimum | -5°C (24°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -3°C (27°F) |
Minimum | -8°C (17°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Sancang, Jiangsu, China with other places around the world.
Sancang usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 12 rainy days and 192 mm (7.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sancang are January, February and December. On average, 47 mm (1.9 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) | 48 (1.9) | 47 (1.8) | 54 (2.1) | 68 (2.7) | 124 (4.9) | 141 (5.6) | 248 (9.8) | 186 (7.3) | 112 (4.4) | 67 (2.6) | 51 (2.0) | 47 (1.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
The sunniest months in Sancang are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sancang: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 171 | 222 | 260 | 268 | 289 | 292 | 290 | 309 | 272 | 248 | 228 | 223 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 14m | 11h 0m | 11h 59m | 12h 59m | 13h 50m | 14h 15m | 14h 2m | 13h 18m | 12h 20m | 11h 20m | 10h 28m | 10h 1m |
Sancang experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 12, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Sancang UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 |