City Weather Guide

zhenguo temple, pingyao
  • Province:
    Shanxi (Chinese: 山西, Pinyin: Shānxī)
  • Population :
    32,452,884
  • Location :
    in the northern part of the People's Republic of China
  • Overview:
    The name Shanxi literally means "mountain's west", which refers to the province's location west of the Taihang Mountains.

Weather of Taiyuan
Taiyuan has an average annual temperature of 9.5. The rainy season comes in June, July and August. In winter, it is cold and dry. Due to the Siberian air masses that move southward across the Mongolian Plateau. Spring and summer are often blindingly bright, so sunglasses and a hat are recommended to fight radiation. Since Taiyuan is also a mining city, it is also worth taking along something to clean your face! January is the coldest month and July is the warmest. Winter usually begins towards the end of October. The summer months, June to August, are wet and hot with about 40% of the annual precipitation.

 

Generally speaking the best time to visit is between May and October, if you do not mind the heat.

The weather of Datong
The best time to visit Datong is May, September and October is good for your visit, when people enjoy bright sunny sky.

 

In winter, it is cold and dry. Due to the Siberian air masses that move southward across the Mongolian Plateau. The summers are hot owing to warm and humid monsoon winds from the southeast bringing Datong most of its annual precipitation. January is the coldest month and July is the warmest. Winter usually begins towards the end of October. The summer months, June to August, are wet and hot with about 40% of the annual precipitation.

 

Weather of Pingyao
The best time to visit Pingyao is Chinese New Year, usually in late January. Also, May, September and October is good for your visit, when people enjoy bright sunny sky.

 

In winter, it is cold and dry. Due to the Siberian air masses that move southward across the Mongolian Plateau. The summers are hot owing to warm and humid monsoon winds from the southeast bringing Beijing most of its annual precipitation. January is the coldest month and July is the warmest. Winter usually begins towards the end of October. The summer months, June to August, are wet and hot with about 40% of the annual precipitation.

 

Pingyao is a small town, on our website we do not have the information of the accurate weather condition in Pingyao for today and tomorrow. The city of Taiyuan is the nearest city to Pingyao, so we have listed the weather forecast of Taiyuan for your reference.

 

Taiyuan Weather Records and Averages

Month Avg. High Avg. Low Avg. Precip
January 2.0° C -12.0° C 0.25 cm
February 5.0° C -9.0° C 0.76 cm
March 11.0° C -3.0° C 1.02 cm
April 19.0° C 5.0° C 2.29 cm
May 25.0° C 10.0° C 3.56 cm
June 29.0° C 15.0° C 5.59 cm
July 29.0° C 18.0° C 11.94 cm
August 28.0° C 17.0° C 9.40 cm
September 23.0° C 11.0° C 6.35 cm
October 18.0° C 4.0° C 3.05 cm
November 9.0° C -3.0° C 1.27 cm
December 3.0° C -10.0° C 0.25 cm


 

 

Hanging Temple
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Yungang Grottoes
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