climigo

Shanxi

When to go?

The best months are April–June, August–October. Avoid December–February (freezing).

Climate zones

HenanShaanxiShandongHebeiInner MongoliaTaiyuanTaiyuanTaiyuanDatongDatongDatongYunchengYunchengYunchengLinfenLinfenLinfenXinzhouXinzhouXinzhou

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −1°−12° snow likely
February 3°−8° snow likely
March 11°−2°
April 18°4°
May 23°10°
June 27°15°
July 28°17°
August 26°16°
September 22°11°
October 16°4°
November 8°−4°
December 1°−10° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−12.1 · −0.5 °CJanuary: −12.1 · −0.5 °C−8.2 · 3.4 °CFebruary: −8.2 · 3.4 °C−1.9 · 10.6 °CMarch: −1.9 · 10.6 °C4.4 · 17.6 °CApril: 4.4 · 17.6 °C10.3 · 23.3 °CMay: 10.3 · 23.3 °C15.0 · 27.2 °CJune: 15.0 · 27.2 °C17.3 · 27.6 °CJuly: 17.3 · 27.6 °C15.8 · 25.9 °CAugust: 15.8 · 25.9 °C11.1 · 21.7 °CSeptember: 11.1 · 21.7 °C4.0 · 15.5 °COctober: 4.0 · 15.5 °C−3.5 · 7.5 °CNovember: −3.5 · 7.5 °C−10.2 · 0.5 °CDecember: −10.2 · 0.5 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −12.1 – −0.5 °C
Feb −8.2 – 3.4 °C
Mar −1.9 – 10.6 °C
Apr 4.4 – 17.6 °C
May 10.3 – 23.3 °C
Jun 15.0 – 27.2 °C
Jul 17.3 – 27.6 °C
Aug 15.8 – 25.9 °C
Sep 11.1 – 21.7 °C
Oct 4.0 – 15.5 °C
Nov −3.5 – 7.5 °C
Dec −10.2 – 0.5 °C

How much it rains

January 5 mm1 d
February 8 mm2 d
March 14 mm3 d
April 29 mm4 d
May 40 mm5 d
June 65 mm7 d
July 137 mm11 d
August 113 mm11 d
September 72 mm8 d
October 38 mm5 d
November 15 mm3 d
December 4 mm1 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a dayJanuary: 5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a day8 mm · 2 rain days · 4 mm a dayFebruary: 8 mm · 2 rain days · 4 mm a day14 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a dayMarch: 14 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a day29 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a dayApril: 29 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a day40 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a dayMay: 40 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a day65 mm · 7 rain days · 9 mm a dayJune: 65 mm · 7 rain days · 9 mm a day137 mm · 11 rain days · 12 mm a dayJuly: 137 mm · 11 rain days · 12 mm a day113 mm · 11 rain days · 10 mm a dayAugust: 113 mm · 11 rain days · 10 mm a day72 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a daySeptember: 72 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a day38 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a dayOctober: 38 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a day15 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a dayNovember: 15 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a day4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a dayDecember: 4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 5 mm1 d
Feb 8 mm2 d
Mar 14 mm3 d
Apr 29 mm4 d
May 40 mm5 d
Jun 65 mm7 d
Jul 137 mm11 d
Aug 113 mm11 d
Sep 72 mm8 d
Oct 38 mm5 d
Nov 15 mm3 d
Dec 4 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 51
February 10 h 49
March 11 h 55
April 13 h 09
May 14 h 11
June 14 h 44
July 14 h 30
August 13 h 37
September 12 h 27
October 11 h 16
November 10 h 10
December 9 h 36

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 2 cm
February 2 cm
March 1 cm
April –
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 1 cm
December 2 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 cmJanuary: 2 cm2 cmFebruary: 2 cm1 cmMarch: 1 cm0 cmApril: 0 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm1 cmNovember: 1 cm2 cmDecember: 2 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 2 cm
Feb 2 cm
Mar 1 cm
Apr 0 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 1 cm
Dec 2 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

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