Gengqing Weather in August
Gengqing in August
The short of it: Gengqing in August averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 106 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 18 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 19° · low 6° · rain 106 mm · daylight 13 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
August in Gengqing brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 6°, with about 106 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 19°, nights near 6°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 106 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 18 min in mid-August, 44 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, Gengqing runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Qamdo, 153 km to the WSW, is 2° warmer by day.
August in Gengqing, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 18 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QamdoTibet | 153 km WSW | 21° | 8° | 102 mm |
| YushuQinghai | 198 km NW | 18° | 5° | 94 mm |
| MuxiheGansu | 330 km NE | 16° | 3° | 120 mm |
| Maqin CountyQinghai | 334 km NNE | 17° | 4° | 98 mm |
| BarkamSichuan | 344 km E | 23° | 9° | 93 mm |
| DaochengJiangsu | 350 km SSE | 17° | 6° | 125 mm |
| Oula XiumaGansu | 359 km NE | 17° | 4° | 113 mm |
| QihamaGansu | 363 km ENE | 18° | 5° | 124 mm |