Annual mean 23°C · wettest around June · prevailing wind E
Warmest
32.7 °C
Coldest
16.3 °C
Wettest
64%
Windiest
3.4 m/s
Prevailing
E
2.8 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 Shantou over the whole year is 23°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 13°C. The rainy (wet) season in Shantou runs from May to August, peaking in June with a 47% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is September to April; December is the driest month, at 12%. Winds in Shantou are highest in October, averaging 2.6 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in January, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Shantou come in September, when the sky is typically 53% covered; March is the cloudiest month, at 69%.
Month by month Shantou 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
18°C
13°C
16°C
18%
60%
2.3 m/s
62
4
77
February
18°C
13°C
17°C
20%
67%
2.4 m/s
63
8
74
March
21°C
16°C
21°C
28%
69%
2.3 m/s
69
23
57
April
25°C
20°C
26°C
29%
68%
2.4 m/s
50
47
26
May
29°C
23°C
31°C
31%
67%
2.4 m/s
22
44
6
June
30°C
26°C
35°C
47%
62%
2.4 m/s
3
21
0
July
32°C
27°C
36°C
40%
54%
2.5 m/s
1
12
0
August
32°C
26°C
36°C
42%
53%
2.3 m/s
1
11
0
September
31°C
25°C
35°C
25%
53%
2.3 m/s
2
27
0
October
28°C
22°C
29°C
18%
60%
2.6 m/s
37
58
11
November
24°C
18°C
24°C
14%
59%
2.3 m/s
66
45
37
December
19°C
14°C
17°C
12%
55%
2.5 m/s
65
9
74
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 Shantou weather by season
Year round, Shantou has days of about 18°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 32°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 13°C to 27°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 23°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around June and least likely around December. 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.
Shantou weather in winterDecember to February
High 18°CLow 13°CRain 17%
Winter in Shantou has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Shantou weather in springMarch to May
High 25°CLow 20°CRain 29%
Spring in Shantou has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
Shantou weather in summerJune to August
High 31°CLow 26°CRain 43%
Summer in Shantou has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
Shantou weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 28°CLow 22°CRain 19%
Autumn in Shantou has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Shantou?
The rainy (wet) season in Shantou runs from May to August, peaking in June with a 47% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is September to April; December is the driest month, at 12%.
What time of year is Shantou windiest?
Winds in Shantou are highest in October, averaging 2.6 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in January, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Shantou year round?
The average temperature in Shantou over the whole year is 23°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 13°C.