Kangding Weather in September
Kangding in September
The short of it: Kangding in September averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 130 mm (5.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 7° · rain 130 mm · daylight 12 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & August
September in Kangding brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 7°, with about 130 mm of rain over the month. Much like August: highs about 17°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 130 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 18 min in mid-September, 55 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates September 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and August.
Against its neighbours, Kangding runs cooler than most and drier than most in September. Ya'an, 100 km to the E, is 9° warmer by day.
September in Kangding, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 3° colder, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus October
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- February
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ya'anSichuan | 100 km E | 26° | 19° | 196 mm |
| MeishanSichuan | 181 km E | 26° | 20° | 157 mm |
| LeshanSichuan | 181 km ESE | 26° | 20° | 182 mm |
| LuochengSichuan | 212 km ESE | 26° | 20° | 162 mm |
| BarkamSichuan | 213 km N | 19° | 7° | 114 mm |
| ChengduSichuan | 216 km ENE | 26° | 19° | 118 mm |
| TianpengSichuan | 219 km ENE | 26° | 18° | 134 mm |
| XichangSichuan | 236 km S | 25° | 16° | 138 mm |