Chongming Weather in August
Chongming in August
The short of it: Chongming in August averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 25 °C (77 °F), with 144 mm (5.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 25° · rain 144 mm · daylight 13 h 18 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Chongming an average August high of 31°, a low of 25° and some 144 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 144 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 18 min in mid-August, 43 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Chongming runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Huilong, 22 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
August in Chongming, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 31 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HuilongJiangsu | 22 km N | 31° | 25° | 150 mm |
| ChengqiaoShanghai | 29 km W | 31° | 25° | 155 mm |
| BaoshanShanghai | 30 km SW | 32° | 25° | 174 mm |
| YuepuShanghai | 34 km SW | 32° | 26° | 175 mm |
| SongnanShanghai | 36 km SW | 32° | 26° | 174 mm |
| YanghangShanghai | 37 km SW | 32° | 26° | 171 mm |
| LuojingShanghai | 37 km WSW | 31° | 25° | 160 mm |
| GaojingShanghai | 39 km SSW | 32° | 26° | 161 mm |