Shixing Weather in August
Shixing in August
The short of it: Shixing in August averages a high of 34 °C (92 °F) and a low of 25 °C (76 °F), with 155 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 25° · rain 155 mm · daylight 13 h 0 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & December
Thirty years of records give Shixing an average August high of 34°, a low of 25° and some 155 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 155 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 0 min in mid-August, 33 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and December.
Against its neighbours, Shixing runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Xiongzhou, 30 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
August in Shixing, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 20 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XiongzhouGuangdong | 30 km NE | 34° | 25° | 152 mm |
| ShaoguanGuangdong | 51 km WSW | 34° | 25° | 163 mm |
| MabaGuangdong | 56 km WSW | 34° | 25° | 172 mm |
| LechengGuangdong | 75 km WNW | 34° | 24° | 132 mm |
| GanzhouJiangxi | 133 km NE | 34° | 25° | 152 mm |
| ChenzhouHunan | 140 km NW | 33° | 24° | 124 mm |
| HeyuanGuangdong | 149 km SSE | 33° | 25° | 212 mm |
| LianzhouGuangdong | 172 km W | 34° | 24° | 138 mm |