climigo

Handan

36.61° N, 114.49° E

When to go?

The best months are April–May, September–October. Avoid January (freezing), June–August (hot).

What is the climate like?

Temperature and rain

January 5°−5° snow likely
February 9°−2°
March 16°4°
April 23°11°
May 29°16°
June 33°22°
July 33°23°
August 31°22°
September 27°17°
October 22°11°
November 14°3°
December 6°−4°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−4.9 · 4.6 °CJanuary: −4.9 · 4.6 °C−2.2 · 8.6 °CFebruary: −2.2 · 8.6 °C4.1 · 16.2 °CMarch: 4.1 · 16.2 °C10.7 · 22.8 °CApril: 10.7 · 22.8 °C16.4 · 28.6 °CMay: 16.4 · 28.6 °C21.5 · 33.3 °CJune: 21.5 · 33.3 °C23.4 · 32.8 °CJuly: 23.4 · 32.8 °C21.8 · 30.7 °CAugust: 21.8 · 30.7 °C17.2 · 27.2 °CSeptember: 17.2 · 27.2 °C10.5 · 21.5 °COctober: 10.5 · 21.5 °C2.5 · 13.5 °CNovember: 2.5 · 13.5 °C−3.7 · 6.2 °CDecember: −3.7 · 6.2 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −4.9 – 4.6 °C
Feb −2.2 – 8.6 °C
Mar 4.1 – 16.2 °C
Apr 10.7 – 22.8 °C
May 16.4 – 28.6 °C
Jun 21.5 – 33.3 °C
Jul 23.4 – 32.8 °C
Aug 21.8 – 30.7 °C
Sep 17.2 – 27.2 °C
Oct 10.5 – 21.5 °C
Nov 2.5 – 13.5 °C
Dec −3.7 – 6.2 °C

How much it rains

January 4 mm1 d
February 8 mm2 d
March 11 mm2 d
April 24 mm4 d
May 34 mm4 d
June 50 mm5 d
July 152 mm9 d
August 120 mm9 d
September 59 mm6 d
October 29 mm4 d
November 15 mm3 d
December 5 mm1 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a day8 mm · 2 rain days · 4 mm a dayFebruary: 8 mm · 2 rain days · 4 mm a day11 mm · 2 rain days · 6 mm a dayMarch: 11 mm · 2 rain days · 6 mm a day24 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a dayApril: 24 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a day34 mm · 4 rain days · 9 mm a dayMay: 34 mm · 4 rain days · 9 mm a day50 mm · 5 rain days · 10 mm a dayJune: 50 mm · 5 rain days · 10 mm a day152 mm · 9 rain days · 17 mm a dayJuly: 152 mm · 9 rain days · 17 mm a day120 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a dayAugust: 120 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a day59 mm · 6 rain days · 10 mm a daySeptember: 59 mm · 6 rain days · 10 mm a day29 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a dayOctober: 29 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a day15 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a dayNovember: 15 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a day5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a dayDecember: 5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 4 mm1 d
Feb 8 mm2 d
Mar 11 mm2 d
Apr 24 mm4 d
May 34 mm4 d
Jun 50 mm5 d
Jul 152 mm9 d
Aug 120 mm9 d
Sep 59 mm6 d
Oct 29 mm4 d
Nov 15 mm3 d
Dec 5 mm1 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 56
February 10 h 52
March 11 h 56
April 13 h 07
May 14 h 07
June 14 h 39
July 14 h 26
August 13 h 34
September 12 h 26
October 11 h 17
November 10 h 14
December 9 h 40

Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover

03:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec↑ 07:33 · ↓ 17:29 · 9 h 56 · 38 % cloudJanuary: ↑ 07:33 · ↓ 17:29 · 9 h 56 · 38 % cloud↑ 07:10 · ↓ 18:02 · 10 h 52 · 44 % cloudFebruary: ↑ 07:10 · ↓ 18:02 · 10 h 52 · 44 % cloud↑ 06:33 · ↓ 18:29 · 11 h 56 · 46 % cloudMarch: ↑ 06:33 · ↓ 18:29 · 11 h 56 · 46 % cloud↑ 05:48 · ↓ 18:56 · 13 h 07 · 49 % cloudApril: ↑ 05:48 · ↓ 18:56 · 13 h 07 · 49 % cloud↑ 05:15 · ↓ 19:22 · 14 h 07 · 52 % cloudMay: ↑ 05:15 · ↓ 19:22 · 14 h 07 · 52 % cloud↑ 05:03 · ↓ 19:42 · 14 h 39 · 54 % cloudJune: ↑ 05:03 · ↓ 19:42 · 14 h 39 · 54 % cloud↑ 05:15 · ↓ 19:41 · 14 h 26 · 58 % cloudJuly: ↑ 05:15 · ↓ 19:41 · 14 h 26 · 58 % cloud↑ 05:39 · ↓ 19:14 · 13 h 34 · 54 % cloudAugust: ↑ 05:39 · ↓ 19:14 · 13 h 34 · 54 % cloud↑ 06:04 · ↓ 18:31 · 12 h 26 · 52 % cloudSeptember: ↑ 06:04 · ↓ 18:31 · 12 h 26 · 52 % cloud↑ 06:29 · ↓ 17:47 · 11 h 17 · 45 % cloudOctober: ↑ 06:29 · ↓ 17:47 · 11 h 17 · 45 % cloud↑ 07:00 · ↓ 17:14 · 10 h 14 · 37 % cloudNovember: ↑ 07:00 · ↓ 17:14 · 10 h 14 · 37 % cloud↑ 07:27 · ↓ 17:07 · 9 h 40 · 32 % cloudDecember: ↑ 07:27 · ↓ 17:07 · 9 h 40 · 32 % cloud

daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud

Jan 9 h 56 38 % cloud
Feb 10 h 52 44 % cloud
Mar 11 h 56 46 % cloud
Apr 13 h 07 49 % cloud
May 14 h 07 52 % cloud
Jun 14 h 39 54 % cloud
Jul 14 h 26 58 % cloud
Aug 13 h 34 54 % cloud
Sep 12 h 26 52 % cloud
Oct 11 h 17 45 % cloud
Nov 10 h 14 37 % cloud
Dec 9 h 40 32 % cloud

daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud

Times on the 15th of each month, in local time: daylight saving where and when it applies, standard time in the other months.

Effect of climate change

Today's climate (1996–2025) compared with 1961–1990:

In short

Temperature +1.0 °C warmer
Rain mm −19 % rain days −12 % there were 56 rain days a year in 1961–1990

Year by year

Temperature of each year

−2.4 °C+2.4 °C

Against 1961–1990 the mean temperature of today (1996–2025) has changed by +1.0 °C; in the last ten years by +1.5 °C. Warmest year: 2025 (+2.2 °C), coldest: 1954 (−2.2 °C).

February and March warmed the most (+2.4 and +2.4 °C), October the least (+0.4 °C). The warm season (above the annual mean of then, 14 °C) begins 6 days earlier and ends 1 day later.

Warming stripes: after an idea by Ed Hawkins (University of Reading), showyourstripes.info, CC BY 4.0.

Rain of each year (% against 1961–1990)

−100−500+50+100 %19501960197019801990200020102020 19501960197019801990200020102020−100−500+50+100 %

more rain than in 1961–1990less rain

Rain in a year: −6 % every ten years.