Shitan Weather in August
Shitan in August
The short of it: Shitan in August averages a high of 30 °C (87 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 136 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 22° · rain 136 mm · daylight 13 h 11 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: March & February
Thirty years of records give Shitan an average August high of 30°, a low of 22° and some 136 mm of rain. The height of summer in Shitan, with afternoons near 30°. Wet spells are common — about 136 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 11 min in mid-August, 39 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 March and February.
Against its neighbours, Shitan runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Jielong, 13 km to the NW, is 2° warmer by day.
August in Shitan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 17 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JielongChongqing | 13 km NW | 32° | 23° | 135 mm |
| SanjiaoChongqing | 20 km SW | 32° | 23° | 135 mm |
| NanchuanChongqing | 21 km E | 31° | 22° | 142 mm |
| WanshengChongqing | 24 km S | 32° | 23° | 136 mm |
| NantongChongqing | 26 km S | 33° | 23° | 136 mm |
| GunanChongqing | 29 km SW | 33° | 24° | 138 mm |
| NanpengChongqing | 29 km NW | 33° | 24° | 140 mm |
| ShijiaoChongqing | 31 km SSW | 32° | 23° | 136 mm |