Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pukou features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (20 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1672 mm (65.8 inches) and receives 152 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pukou enjoys an average of 2650 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 14 minutes to 14 hours 1 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Pukou are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 29 °C (78 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 8 °C (43 - 46 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pukou experiences 134 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 16 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Mean maximum | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Average high | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Daily mean | 6°C (43°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
Average low | 3°C (38°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Mean minimum | -4°C (25°F) | -2°C (30°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -3°C (28°F) |
Minimum | -7°C (20°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 8°C (47°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -4°C (25°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Pukou, Zhejiang, China with other places around the world.
Pukou usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 16 rainy days and 267 mm (10.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pukou are February, November and December. On average, 70 mm (2.7 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) | 75 (2.9) | 72 (2.8) | 123 (4.9) | 92 (3.6) | 182 (7.2) | 358 (14.1) | 260 (10.2) | 163 (6.4) | 127 (5.0) | 83 (3.3) | 65 (2.6) | 73 (2.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 9 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
The sunniest months in Pukou are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 8 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pukou: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 137 | 187 | 198 | 243 | 261 | 215 | 266 | 303 | 229 | 210 | 198 | 197 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 26m | 11h 7m | 11h 59m | 12h 53m | 13h 38m | 14h 1m | 13h 49m | 13h 10m | 12h 18m | 11h 25m | 10h 38m | 10h 14m |
Pukou experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Pukou UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 |