Datong, Shanxi Climate

China

Pop. 1,850,000 Elev. 1,054 m / 3,458 ft TZ: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8) ·

Datong experiences a wide climate range, from bitterly cold winters of 5°F (-15°C) in January to mild summers reaching 83°F (28°C) in July. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to 88°F (31°C), while wind chill can drive winter lows to -4°F (-20°C). Precipitation occurs on roughly 43 days per year (27.7 in / 704 mm total), with snow on 1 days and 11 in (287 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 204 sunny days per year. Nearby lake water reaches 71°F (22°C) in summer.

Temperature 28°C (83°F) high -15°C (5°F) low
Feels like 31°C (88°F) high -20°C (-4°F) low
Rain 43 days 704 mm (27.7 in) /yr
Snow 1 days 287 mm (11.3 in) /yr
Sky 204 sunny 19 stormy
Wind 1.4 m/s (3.0 mph) avg

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Sky & Air by Month

Cloud cover (%)
19
Jan
19
Feb
41
Mar
39
Apr
51
May
55
Jun
61
Jul
53
Aug
46
Sep
55
Oct
15
Nov
22
Dec
Humidity (%)
42
Jan
28
Feb
35
Mar
34
Apr
46
May
49
Jun
69
Jul
74
Aug
63
Sep
68
Oct
46
Nov
48
Dec

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Commercial airport 16 km Datong Yungang International Airport (DAT)
Ski resort 8 km 大同万龙白登山国际滑雪场
National park 29 km 山西大同火山群国家地质公园
Mountain peak (2,144 m) 26 km 采凉山
Hospital 2 km Changsheng pharmacy
Hiking trail 124 km 五台山环线

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Monthly Weather Data

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Month Avg High Avg Low Rainfall Snowfall Sunny Days
January -1°C 30°F -15°C 5°F 0 mm 0.0 in 36 mm1.4 in 27
February 1°C 33°F -13°C 8°F 0 mm 0.0 in 4 mm0.2 in 22
March 10°C 50°F -3°C 27°F 8 mm 0.3 in 159 mm6.3 in 19
April 18°C 64°F 3°C 37°F 20 mm 0.8 in 1 mm0.0 in 15
May 22°C 72°F 9°C 48°F 107 mm 4.2 in 6 mm0.2 in 12
June 27°C 80°F 15°C 59°F 55 mm 2.2 in 9
July 28°C 83°F 19°C 67°F 179 mm 7.1 in 9
August 26°C 80°F 17°C 62°F 160 mm 6.3 in 13
September 23°C 73°F 11°C 52°F 44 mm 1.7 in 17
October 14°C 56°F 4°C 38°F 119 mm 4.7 in 10 mm0.4 in 10
November 8°C 46°F -5°C 24°F 12 mm 0.5 in 1 mm0.1 in 26
December 0°C 33°F -12°C 11°F 0 mm 0.0 in 70 mm2.8 in 25

Weather Days by Month

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Month Sunny Days Storm Days
January 27 0
February 22 0
March 19 0
April 15 0
May 12 1
June 9 0
July 9 10
August 13 6
September 17 1
October 10 1
November 26 0
December 25 0

Water Temperatures Data

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Month Lake Avg High
January 0°C 32°F
February 0°C 32°F
March 0°C 32°F
April 0°C 32°F
May 8°C 46°F
June 16°C 61°F
July 22°C 71°F
August 21°C 70°F
September 16°C 60°F
October 9°C 48°F
November 2°C 36°F
December 0°C 32°F