Guangzhou Weather Guide

City Name:

Guangzhou ( Chinese: 广州, Pinyin: Guǎngzhōu, Other Names: Canton)
Population :

Metro: 9,754,600
Location :

Located in Guangdong Province, about 120 km (75 miles) northwest of Hong Kong. .
Overview:

Guangzhou is a regional center in south China in terms of its status as a transportation and trading port, known as the southern gateway to China.

Guangzhou Climate

Guangzhou is located at about 23N and 113E, just on the Tropic of Cancer. So it is quite warm with nice weather conditions as follows:

1) its annual average temperature: 21C -- 7C;
2) its annual average rainfall: 1 982mm;
3) its annual relative humidity: 77%;
4) seasonal average temperature & relative humidity in Guangzhou:

Guangzhou weather annual record

Month	Avg. High	Avg. Low	Avg. Precip
January	18.0° C	10.0° C	4.32 cm
February	18.0° C	11.0° C	6.60 cm
March	22.0° C	15.0° C	8.64 cm
April	26.0° C	19.0° C	18.29 cm
May	29.0° C	23.0° C	16.22 cm
June	31.0° C	25.0° C	20.99 cm
July	33.0° C	25.0° C	22.86 cm
August	33.0° C	25.0° C	22.10 cm
September	31.0° C	24.0° C	17.27 cm
October	29.0° C	21.0° C	7.87 cm
November	24.0° C	16.0° C	4.32 cm
December	21.0° C	11.0° C	2.29 cm

With lots of cool showers in long hot summers, transient wet spring spells from the sea, nice and cool autumn breezes from the northern mountains, and plentiful warm winter sunshine, it is suitable for crops, plants, flowers, as well as tourism in all the four seasons.

With such a typical subtropical monsoon climate and a rich rainfall, Guangzhou is a city of fresh flowers all the year around. Guangzhou has long enjoyed the reputation of "the City of Flowers" and the kapok has been selected the city flower of Guangzhou Municipality and a symbol of the liberal spirit of the Cantonese.