Datong Weather in August
Datong in August
The short of it: Datong in August averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 129 mm (5.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 20 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 24° · rain 129 mm · daylight 13 h 20 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Datong an average August high of 31°, a low of 24° and some 129 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 129 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 20 min in mid-August, 45 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, Datong runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Huainan, 6 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
August in Datong, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 21 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HuainanAnhui | 6 km W | 32° | 24° | 128 mm |
| Huaiyuan ChengguanzhenAnhui | 39 km NNE | 31° | 24° | 126 mm |
| BengbuAnhui | 45 km NE | 32° | 24° | 137 mm |
| Yingshang ChengguanzhenAnhui | 74 km W | 31° | 24° | 109 mm |
| Huoqiu ChengguanzhenAnhui | 78 km WSW | 31° | 24° | 113 mm |
| Mengcheng ChengguanzhenAnhui | 85 km NNW | 31° | 24° | 122 mm |
| MingguangAnhui | 86 km ENE | 31° | 24° | 139 mm |
| HefeiAnhui | 87 km SSE | 32° | 25° | 152 mm |