Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Yancheng features a humid continental climate (Dwb).Temperatures typically range between -10 °C (15 °F) and 20 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -28 °C (-18 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 603 mm (23.8 inches) and receives 72 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Yancheng enjoys an average of 3522 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 28 minutes to 14 hours 50 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Yancheng are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (66 - 69 °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, Yancheng experiences 41 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 149 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 6°C (43°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Mean maximum | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Average high | -4°C (25°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -4°C (26°F) |
Daily mean | -10°C (15°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -9°C (16°F) |
Average low | -16°C (4°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -14°C (7°F) |
Mean minimum | -24°C (-12°F) | -21°C (-6°F) | -10°C (13°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -23°C (-9°F) |
Minimum | -28°C (-18°F) | -25°C (-12°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -25°C (-13°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Yancheng, Shanxi, China with other places around the world.
Yancheng usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 11 rainy days and 116 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Yancheng are January, February and December. On average, 5 mm (0.2 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 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | 25 (1.0) | 37 (1.5) | 40 (1.6) | 63 (2.5) | 150 (5.9) | 135 (5.3) | 60 (2.4) | 57 (2.3) | 18 (0.7) | 4 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Yancheng are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Yancheng: January, October and November receive an average of 8 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 217 | 270 | 303 | 303 | 340 | 331 | 345 | 329 | 286 | 265 | 259 | 269 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 45m | 10h 43m | 11h 57m | 13h 13m | 14h 17m | 14h 50m | 14h 33m | 13h 37m | 12h 24m | 11h 9m | 10h 2m | 9h 28m |
Yancheng experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, 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 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 Yancheng 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 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 |