Kunming Weather Today · 7-Day Forecast
Broken Cloud Under the Moon
Changeable skies expected — a day for both sun hat and coat.
Warmest today at 21° · coldest night Monday at 4°
The short of it: Kunming weather on Sunday, 8 November 2026: local time, 16 °C (61 °F) with partly cloudy skies, feeling like 17 °C (62 °F). Today’s high 21 °C (69 °F), low 14 °C (57 °F). Chance of rain 90% in the next 24 hours, about 17 mm (0.65 in). Warnings in force: thunderstorms expected. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 02:45 local time.
KUNMING, Sunday. — Kunming may look for thunderstorms this day, with the mercury climbing to about 21° before sinking to 14° by night. Count it a gift: 2° above the November average of 19° for these parts. Barely a breath of wind stirs from the SSE, gusting to 8 km/h, and the glass holds steady.
Looking over the next 3 days, our correspondent reckons today the pick at about 21°, while Monday night will be the coldest at 4°. Rain or snow is due on 3 of them, some 68 mm in all. Nights run 6° milder than the November norm of 7°.
By the Almanac's reckoning, November in Kunming runs from 7° at night to 19° by day, with some 28 mm of rain. May is the warmest month here at 26°, January the coldest at 3°, and July the wettest with 184 mm. The best months to ride in are March and April.
The sun is up 11 h 4 min today, and the days are shortening by about 1 minutes each. The station stands 1,916 m above the sea; nights in high country cool fast once the sun is down.
The Hours to Come
Temperature by the hour · rain & snow in the hour beneathThe hour-by-hour ledger
| Hour | Sky | Temp | Feels | Wind | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Partly cloudy | 16° | 17° | 4 km/h | – |
| 3 AM | Partly cloudy | 16° | 17° | 3 km/h | – |
| 4 AM | Partly cloudy | 16° | 17° | 3 km/h | – |
| 5 AM | Partly cloudy | 16° | 17° | 2 km/h | – |
| 6 AM | Partly cloudy | 16° | 17° | 2 km/h | – |
| 7 AM | Partly cloudy | 15° | 16° | 2 km/h | – |
| 8 AM | Partly cloudy | 16° | 16° | 2 km/h | – |
| 9 AM | Partly cloudy | 16° | 17° | 1 km/h | 0.2 mm |
| 10 AM | Partly cloudy | 18° | 18° | 2 km/h | 0.2 mm |
| 11 AM | Partly cloudy | 19° | 19° | 3 km/h | 0.2 mm |
| 12 PM | Overcast | 20° | 20° | 4 km/h | – |
| 1 PM | Overcast | 20° | 20° | 4 km/h | – |
| 2 PM | Overcast | 21° | 21° | 4 km/h | – |
| 3 PM | Thunderstorm | 21° | 21° | 4 km/h | 1.0 mm |
| 4 PM | Thunderstorm | 20° | 20° | 6 km/h | 1.0 mm |
| 5 PM | Thunderstorm | 19° | 19° | 6 km/h | 1.0 mm |
| 6 PM | Overcast | 18° | 18° | 5 km/h | 1.7 mm |
| 7 PM | Overcast | 16° | 15° | 8 km/h | 1.7 mm |
| 8 PM | Overcast | 15° | 13° | 12 km/h | 1.7 mm |
| 9 PM | Light rain | 15° | 12° | 12 km/h | 0.8 mm |
| 10 PM | Light rain | 14° | 12° | 12 km/h | 0.8 mm |
| 11 PM | Light rain | 14° | 12° | 11 km/h | 0.8 mm |
| 12 AM | Rain | 13° | 11° | 11 km/h | 2.7 mm |
| 1 AM | Rain | 13° | 10° | 10 km/h | 2.7 mm |
Seven-Day Outlook · Classified
Highs in large type · pick a dayToday (Nov 8): thunderstorm, high 21°, low 14°, 11 mm of rain, gusts to 30 km/h. Sun up 7:20 AM, down 6:24 PM. Lightning and thunder expected — stay indoors and away from open ground.
Monday (Nov 9): rain, high 13°, low 4°, 35 mm of rain, gusts to 23 km/h. Sun up 7:21 AM, down 6:24 PM. A proper soaking is due — the telegraph runs hot between stations.
Tuesday (Nov 10): light rain, high 9°, low 4°, 22 mm of rain, gusts to 21 km/h. Sun up 7:21 AM, down 6:23 PM. A gentle rain falls over the district. Keep under a roof if you can.