Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Wanghu features a humid continental climate (Dwb).Temperatures typically range between -10 °C (15 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -28 °C (-18 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 780 mm (30.7 inches) and receives 90 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Wanghu enjoys an average of 3440 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 24 minutes to 14 hours 55 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Wanghu are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 20 °C (65 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -10 to -6 °C (15 - 22 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Wanghu experiences 33 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 150 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 5°C (42°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Mean maximum | 3°C (37°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Average high | -4°C (25°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -4°C (26°F) |
Daily mean | -10°C (15°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -9°C (17°F) |
Average low | -15°C (6°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -13°C (9°F) |
Mean minimum | -23°C (-9°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -14°C (8°F) | -22°C (-8°F) |
Minimum | -28°C (-18°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 9°C (49°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -24°C (-12°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Wanghu, Shanxi, China with other places around the world.
Wanghu usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 16 rainy days and 168 mm (6.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Wanghu are January, February and December. On average, 3 mm (0.1 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) | 4 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 25 (1.0) | 40 (1.6) | 52 (2.0) | 107 (4.2) | 229 (9.0) | 166 (6.5) | 73 (2.9) | 59 (2.3) | 18 (0.7) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Wanghu are May, June and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 39 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Wanghu: January, October and November receive an average of 7 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 218 | 266 | 300 | 299 | 338 | 321 | 314 | 321 | 280 | 262 | 252 | 264 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 41m | 10h 41m | 11h 57m | 13h 15m | 14h 21m | 14h 55m | 14h 37m | 13h 40m | 12h 25m | 11h 7m | 9h 59m | 9h 24m |
Wanghu experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Wanghu UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 |