Geography and Climate
Influenced by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Zhaotong has a temperate subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with cool, dry winters, and warm, humid summers. Temperatures frequently drop below freezing at night in winter, though the days warm up to around 10 °C (50 °F). Conversely, in summer, average highs rise to 25 °C (77 °F). A great majority of the year's rainfall occurs from May to September.
| Climate data for Zhaotong (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
13.9 (57) |
10.6 (51.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.0 (59) |
12.5 (54.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
3.9 (39) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 8.6 (0.339) |
7.2 (0.283) |
13.2 (0.52) |
32.1 (1.264) |
73.7 (2.902) |
125.1 (4.925) |
158.4 (6.236) |
121.8 (4.795) |
91.2 (3.591) |
50.6 (1.992) |
18.5 (0.728) |
4.6 (0.181) |
705.0 (27.756) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 14.6 | 17.6 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 14.5 | 8.1 | 4.6 | 138.1 |
| Source: Weather China | |||||||||||||
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