Guiyang Weather in August
Guiyang in August
The short of it: Guiyang in August averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 20 °C (67 °F), with 122 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 20° · rain 122 mm · daylight 13 h 4 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & March
Thirty years of records give Guiyang an average August high of 28°, a low of 20° and some 122 mm of rain. The height of summer in Guiyang, with afternoons near 28°. Wet spells are common — about 122 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 4 min in mid-August, 35 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and March.
Against its neighbours, Guiyang runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Yangliujie, 82 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Guiyang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 38 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YangliujieGuizhou | 82 km ESE | 29° | 20° | 132 mm |
| AnshunGuizhou | 86 km WSW | 26° | 18° | 143 mm |
| DuyunGuizhou | 87 km ESE | 29° | 21° | 134 mm |
| XiaoweizhaiGuizhou | 91 km ESE | 29° | 20° | 134 mm |
| BiboGuizhou | 91 km E | 29° | 20° | 135 mm |
| LushanGuizhou | 106 km E | 29° | 20° | 135 mm |
| XiasiGuizhou | 106 km E | 30° | 21° | 132 mm |
| DafengdongGuizhou | 110 km E | 29° | 20° | 133 mm |