Daocheng Weather in August
Daocheng in August
The short of it: Daocheng in August averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 125 mm (4.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 6° · rain 125 mm · daylight 13 h 11 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Daocheng an average August high of 17°, a low of 6° and some 125 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 17°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 125 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 11 min in mid-August, 39 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Daocheng runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Yongning, 139 km to the SSE, is 5° warmer by day.
August in Daocheng, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 28 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Jan–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YongningYunnan | 139 km SSE | 22° | 12° | 132 mm |
| Shangri-LaYunnan | 147 km SSW | 18° | 9° | 121 mm |
| HongqiaoYunnan | 185 km SSE | 22° | 13° | 135 mm |
| KangdingSichuan | 193 km NE | 19° | 9° | 122 mm |
| JudianYunnan | 203 km SSW | 25° | 16° | 149 mm |
| DaxingYunnan | 205 km SSE | 24° | 14° | 135 mm |
| XinyingpanYunnan | 217 km SSE | 20° | 11° | 137 mm |
| XichangSichuan | 230 km ESE | 27° | 18° | 197 mm |