climigo

Yunnan

When to go?

The best months are October–May.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

VietnamLaosMyanmarIndiaGuangxiGuizhouSichuanTibet Autonomous RegionKunmingKunmingKunmingLijiangLijiangLijiangPu'er CityPu'er CityPu'er CityRuiliRuiliRuiliYuxiYuxiYuxi

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 15°3°
February 18°5°
March 21°8°
April 24°11°
May 25°14°
June 25°17°
July 25°17°
August 25°17°
September 24°15°
October 22°12°
November 19°8°
December 16°4°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec3.1 · 15.4 °CJanuary: 3.1 · 15.4 °C4.6 · 17.6 °CFebruary: 4.6 · 17.6 °C7.8 · 21.0 °CMarch: 7.8 · 21.0 °C11.1 · 23.5 °CApril: 11.1 · 23.5 °C14.2 · 24.7 °CMay: 14.2 · 24.7 °C16.7 · 25.1 °CJune: 16.7 · 25.1 °C17.3 · 25.1 °CJuly: 17.3 · 25.1 °C16.9 · 25.2 °CAugust: 16.9 · 25.2 °C15.4 · 24.0 °CSeptember: 15.4 · 24.0 °C12.4 · 21.6 °COctober: 12.4 · 21.6 °C7.8 · 19.0 °CNovember: 7.8 · 19.0 °C4.3 · 16.0 °CDecember: 4.3 · 16.0 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 3.1 – 15.4 °C
Feb 4.6 – 17.6 °C
Mar 7.8 – 21.0 °C
Apr 11.1 – 23.5 °C
May 14.2 – 24.7 °C
Jun 16.7 – 25.1 °C
Jul 17.3 – 25.1 °C
Aug 16.9 – 25.2 °C
Sep 15.4 – 24.0 °C
Oct 12.4 – 21.6 °C
Nov 7.8 – 19.0 °C
Dec 4.3 – 16.0 °C

How much it rains

January 23 mm4 d
February 20 mm3 d
March 33 mm5 d
April 53 mm7 d
May 110 mm12 d
June 179 mm18 d
July 229 mm22 d
August 210 mm20 d
September 144 mm15 d
October 89 mm11 d
November 32 mm5 d
December 18 mm3 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec23 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a dayJanuary: 23 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a day20 mm · 3 rain days · 7 mm a dayFebruary: 20 mm · 3 rain days · 7 mm a day33 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a dayMarch: 33 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a day53 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a dayApril: 53 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a day110 mm · 12 rain days · 9 mm a dayMay: 110 mm · 12 rain days · 9 mm a day179 mm · 18 rain days · 10 mm a dayJune: 179 mm · 18 rain days · 10 mm a day229 mm · 22 rain days · 10 mm a dayJuly: 229 mm · 22 rain days · 10 mm a day210 mm · 20 rain days · 11 mm a dayAugust: 210 mm · 20 rain days · 11 mm a day144 mm · 15 rain days · 10 mm a daySeptember: 144 mm · 15 rain days · 10 mm a day89 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a dayOctober: 89 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a day32 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a dayNovember: 32 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a day18 mm · 3 rain days · 6 mm a dayDecember: 18 mm · 3 rain days · 6 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 23 mm4 d
Feb 20 mm3 d
Mar 33 mm5 d
Apr 53 mm7 d
May 110 mm12 d
Jun 179 mm18 d
Jul 229 mm22 d
Aug 210 mm20 d
Sep 144 mm15 d
Oct 89 mm11 d
Nov 32 mm5 d
Dec 18 mm3 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 10 h 46
February 11 h 20
March 11 h 59
April 12 h 44
May 13 h 21
June 13 h 40
July 13 h 32
August 13 h 01
September 12 h 19
October 11 h 36
November 10 h 57
December 10 h 37

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 2 cm
February 4 cm
March 4 cm
April 2 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November –
December 1 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 cmJanuary: 2 cm4 cmFebruary: 4 cm4 cmMarch: 4 cm2 cmApril: 2 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm0 cmNovember: 0 cm1 cmDecember: 1 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 2 cm
Feb 4 cm
Mar 4 cm
Apr 2 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 0 cm
Dec 1 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.

Cities