Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tongchuan features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between -1 °C (31 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -14 °C (8 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 643 mm (25.3 inches) and receives 81 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tongchuan enjoys an average of 3235 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 50 minutes to 14 hours 26 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Tongchuan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (74 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -1 to 2 °C (31 - 37 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tongchuan experiences 88 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 86 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 13°C (56°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Mean maximum | 9°C (49°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Average high | 3°C (38°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Daily mean | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Average low | -4°C (24°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -4°C (26°F) |
Mean minimum | -10°C (14°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -9°C (16°F) |
Minimum | -14°C (8°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -12°C (11°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Tongchuan, Shaanxi, China with other places around the world.
Tongchuan usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 11 rainy days and 110 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tongchuan are January, February and December. On average, 10 mm (0.4 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) | 8 (0.3) | 16 (0.6) | 23 (0.9) | 41 (1.6) | 44 (1.7) | 88 (3.4) | 88 (3.5) | 120 (4.7) | 123 (4.8) | 71 (2.8) | 17 (0.7) | 6 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Tongchuan are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tongchuan: January, September and October receive an average of 7 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 211 | 261 | 280 | 267 | 308 | 298 | 317 | 307 | 241 | 223 | 251 | 264 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 5m | 10h 54m | 11h 58m | 13h 4m | 13h 59m | 14h 26m | 14h 12m | 13h 24m | 12h 21m | 11h 16m | 10h 19m | 9h 50m |
Tongchuan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme 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 Tongchuan UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 |