Xi’an Weather in August
Xi’an in August
The short of it: Xi’an in August averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 21 °C (69 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 21° · rain 75 mm · daylight 13 h 25 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & May
Thirty years of records give Xi’an an average August high of 30°, a low of 21° and some 75 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 25 min in mid-August, 48 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 April and May.
Against its neighbours, Xi’an runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Xianyang, 23 km to the WNW, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Xi’an, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 12 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h