Dali Weather in August
Dali in August
The short of it: Dali in August averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 149 mm (5.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 16° · rain 149 mm · daylight 13 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & November
August in Dali brings afternoons near 25° and nights around 16°, with about 149 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 25°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 149 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 2 min in mid-August, 33 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and November.
Against its neighbours, Dali runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Fengyi, 10 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Dali, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FengyiYunnan | 10 km E | 25° | 16° | 148 mm |
| Dali Old TownYunnan | 13 km NNW | 23° | 15° | 150 mm |
| Haidong ZhenYunnan | 15 km NNE | 24° | 16° | 145 mm |
| YongjianYunnan | 18 km S | 26° | 17° | 150 mm |
| Yinqiao ZhenYunnan | 21 km NNW | 23° | 15° | 148 mm |
| Wanqiao ZhenYunnan | 24 km NNW | 23° | 15° | 148 mm |
| MiaojieYunnan | 31 km SSE | 26° | 18° | 153 mm |
| XiangchengYunnan | 38 km ESE | 26° | 17° | 152 mm |