Shixing Weather in April
Shixing in April
The short of it: Shixing in April averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 172 mm (6.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 17° · rain 172 mm · daylight 12 h 43 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & December
Thirty years of records give Shixing an average April high of 25°, a low of 17° and some 172 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from March to about 25°, with nights near 17°. Wet spells are common — about 172 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 43 min in mid-April, 46 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and December.
Against its neighbours, Shixing runs about middling and wetter than most in April. Xiongzhou, 30 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
April in Shixing, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 6° warmer, 34 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XiongzhouGuangdong | 30 km NE | 25° | 17° | 171 mm |
| ShaoguanGuangdong | 51 km WSW | 25° | 18° | 166 mm |
| MabaGuangdong | 56 km WSW | 25° | 18° | 168 mm |
| LechengGuangdong | 75 km WNW | 24° | 17° | 155 mm |
| GanzhouJiangxi | 133 km NE | 25° | 16° | 153 mm |
| ChenzhouHunan | 140 km NW | 24° | 16° | 149 mm |
| HeyuanGuangdong | 149 km SSE | 26° | 19° | 182 mm |
| LianzhouGuangdong | 172 km W | 25° | 17° | 171 mm |