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Monthly climate in Yantou, Shanxi, China

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Yantou 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 -30 °C (-21 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 584 mm (23.0 inches) and receives 80 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Yantou enjoys an average of 3462 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 28 minutes to 14 hours 50 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Yantou, Shanxi, China §

The warmest months in Yantou 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, Yantou experiences 29 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 147 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Yantou, Shanxi, China. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 5°C
(41°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Mean maximum 3°C
(37°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Average high -4°C
(26°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)
Daily mean -10°C
(15°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)
Average low -15°C
(5°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)
Mean minimum -24°C
(-11°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -5°C
(22°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -14°C
(8°F)		 -22°C
(-8°F)
Minimum -30°C
(-21°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -17°C
(1°F)		 -24°C
(-12°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Yantou, Shanxi, China §

Yantou usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 14 rainy days and 116 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Yantou are January, February and December. On average, 4 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Yantou, Shanxi, China. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3 (0.1) 6 (0.2) 22 (0.9) 37 (1.5) 38 (1.5) 57 (2.3) 160 (6.3) 131 (5.1) 58 (2.3) 55 (2.1) 16 (0.6) 2 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 5 5 6 10 19 16 8 6 3 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Yantou, Shanxi, China §

The sunniest months in Yantou are May, June and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 43 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Yantou: January, October and November receive an average of 8 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Yantou, Shanxi, China. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 219 267 302 301 338 325 317 322 279 263 255 268
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 45m 10h 43m 11h 57m 13h 13m 14h 17m 14h 50m 14h 33m 13h 37m 12h 24m 11h 8m 10h 2m 9h 28m

Solar UV radiation in Yantou, Shanxi, China §

Yantou 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 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 Yantou UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Yantou, Shanxi, China. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 4 6 9 11 11 11 11 9 7 4 2

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Yantou, Shanxi, China

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