Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Yangcheng features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between -1 °C (30 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (1 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 673 mm (26.5 inches) and receives 81 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Yangcheng enjoys an average of 3237 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 47 minutes to 14 hours 30 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Yangcheng are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (73 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -1 to 2 °C (30 - 35 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Yangcheng experiences 90 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 92 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 12°C (53°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Mean maximum | 9°C (49°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Average high | 3°C (37°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Daily mean | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Average low | -5°C (23°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -4°C (25°F) |
Mean minimum | -11°C (12°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -10°C (14°F) |
Minimum | -17°C (1°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -13°C (9°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Yangcheng, Shanxi, China with other places around the world.
Yangcheng usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 12 rainy days and 122 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Yangcheng are January, March and December. On average, 13 mm (0.5 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) | 12 (0.5) | 19 (0.8) | 18 (0.7) | 48 (1.9) | 42 (1.7) | 89 (3.5) | 135 (5.3) | 114 (4.5) | 116 (4.6) | 52 (2.1) | 19 (0.7) | 8 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Yangcheng are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Yangcheng: January, September and October receive an average of 7 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 204 | 256 | 282 | 271 | 320 | 305 | 312 | 300 | 247 | 232 | 247 | 256 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 2m | 10h 53m | 11h 58m | 13h 5m | 14h 1m | 14h 30m | 14h 15m | 13h 26m | 12h 22m | 11h 15m | 10h 17m | 9h 47m |
Yangcheng experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, 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 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Yangcheng 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 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |