Annual mean 16°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
24.3 °C
Coldest
12.6 °C
Wettest
43%
Windiest
7.1 m/s
Prevailing
SW
5.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Kunming over the whole year is 16°C. June is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C. The rainy (wet) season in Kunming runs from June to October, peaking in August with a 40% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to May; February is the driest month, at 8%. Winds in Kunming are highest in March, averaging 5.1 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Kunming come in March, when the sky is typically 51% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 78%.
Month by month Kunming climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
13°C
5°C
8°C
13%
55%
4.4 m/s
12
1
52
February
15°C
7°C
9°C
8%
56%
4.9 m/s
17
2
56
March
20°C
10°C
14°C
10%
51%
5.1 m/s
34
6
68
April
22°C
13°C
17°C
17%
56%
4.9 m/s
60
9
69
May
24°C
16°C
20°C
24%
63%
4.4 m/s
70
15
61
June
24°C
18°C
22°C
38%
76%
3.9 m/s
71
21
49
July
24°C
18°C
23°C
38%
78%
3.2 m/s
71
25
45
August
24°C
18°C
24°C
40%
72%
2.8 m/s
73
29
44
September
22°C
17°C
21°C
31%
76%
2.9 m/s
73
16
60
October
20°C
14°C
17°C
25%
74%
3.2 m/s
62
9
72
November
17°C
9°C
13°C
12%
57%
3.7 m/s
34
5
73
December
14°C
6°C
9°C
9%
59%
4.0 m/s
15
1
58
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Kunming weather by season
Year round, Kunming has days of about 13°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 24°C in June, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 5°C to 18°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 16°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around February. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Kunming weather in winterDecember to February
High 14°CLow 6°CRain 10%
Winter in Kunming has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
Kunming weather in springMarch to May
High 22°CLow 13°CRain 17%
Spring in Kunming has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Kunming weather in summerJune to August
High 24°CLow 18°CRain 39%
Summer in Kunming has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 39% chance of rain on a given day.
Kunming weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 20°CLow 13°CRain 23%
Autumn in Kunming has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kunming?
The rainy (wet) season in Kunming runs from June to October, peaking in August with a 40% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to May; February is the driest month, at 8%.
What time of year is Kunming windiest?
Winds in Kunming are highest in March, averaging 5.1 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Kunming year round?
The average temperature in Kunming over the whole year is 16°C. June is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C.