Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Songlou features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 2 °C (35 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -14 °C (8 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 835 mm (32.9 inches) and receives 75 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Songlou enjoys an average of 3088 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 52 minutes to 14 hours 24 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Songlou are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (80 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 2 to 5 °C (35 - 41 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Songlou experiences 128 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 53 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 16°C (61°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean maximum | 13°C (55°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Average high | 6°C (43°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Daily mean | 2°C (35°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Average low | -2°C (29°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Mean minimum | -8°C (18°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -7°C (19°F) |
Minimum | -14°C (8°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -10°C (14°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Songlou, Jiangsu, China with other places around the world.
Songlou usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 11 rainy days and 174 mm (6.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Songlou are January, February and December. On average, 20 mm (0.8 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) | 24 (0.9) | 23 (0.9) | 24 (0.9) | 37 (1.5) | 54 (2.1) | 104 (4.1) | 208 (8.2) | 212 (8.3) | 77 (3.0) | 32 (1.3) | 29 (1.1) | 12 (0.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Songlou are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Songlou: January, October and November receive an average of 6 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 184 | 231 | 265 | 265 | 296 | 299 | 306 | 294 | 256 | 226 | 224 | 236 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 6m | 10h 55m | 11h 58m | 13h 3m | 13h 57m | 14h 24m | 14h 11m | 13h 23m | 12h 21m | 11h 17m | 10h 21m | 9h 52m |
Songlou experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, February 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 Songlou UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 |