Wulingyuan Weather in August
Wulingyuan in August
The short of it: Wulingyuan in August averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 132 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 22° · rain 132 mm · daylight 13 h 11 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & October
Thirty years of records give Wulingyuan an average August high of 31°, a low of 22° and some 132 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 132 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 11 min in mid-August, 40 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 December and October.
Against its neighbours, Wulingyuan runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Zhangjiajie, 25 km to the SSW, is 2° warmer by day.
August in Wulingyuan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 44 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h