Changsha climate

Changsha Weather in January

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Changsha, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 21°C on January 1 to 21°C on January 31, and lows from 9°C to 9°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 43 mm over about 6 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Changsha, in °C, with the record for each date.-10010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

January at a glance

Average high
20°C
Average low
8°C
Precipitation
43 mm
Reanalysis high
31°CJan 23, 2020
Reanalysis low
-2°CJan 25, 2016
Daylight
10 h 48 min to 11 h 08 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
9°C
Wind
13.3 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Jan 121°C9°C27°C 19970°C 200516%
Jan 221°C9°C26°C 19932°C 200515%
Jan 321°C9°C27°C 19982°C 200814%
Jan 421°C9°C27°C 20203°C 200314%
Jan 521°C9°C27°C 20040°C 199514%
Jan 621°C9°C28°C 20200°C 199515%
Jan 721°C9°C30°C 20200°C 200315%
Jan 821°C9°C29°C 1998-1°C 200316%
Jan 920°C9°C28°C 19982°C 200616%
Jan 1020°C9°C29°C 20201°C 200917%
Jan 1120°C8°C29°C 2008-1°C 200917%
Jan 1220°C8°C29°C 20081°C 200916%
Jan 1320°C8°C27°C 20062°C 201816%
Jan 1420°C8°C28°C 20061°C 200916%
Jan 1520°C8°C28°C 2002-1°C 199217%
Jan 1620°C8°C28°C 20020°C 199318%
Jan 1720°C8°C28°C 20060°C 199319%
Jan 1820°C8°C28°C 20062°C 199319%
Jan 1920°C8°C29°C 20061°C 199320%
Jan 2020°C8°C26°C 19912°C 200019%
Jan 2120°C8°C27°C 19911°C 200419%
Jan 2220°C8°C29°C 20201°C 201418%
Jan 2320°C8°C31°C 20201°C 199418%
Jan 2420°C8°C30°C 20200°C 201618%
Jan 2520°C8°C28°C 1999-2°C 201618%
Jan 2620°C8°C27°C 19990°C 201618%
Jan 2720°C8°C29°C 19991°C 200018%
Jan 2820°C9°C28°C 19990°C 199319%
Jan 2920°C9°C28°C 2005-2°C 199319%
Jan 3021°C9°C28°C 20061°C 199319%
Jan 3121°C9°C29°C 20062°C 199320%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Changsha, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+8).

January 1
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:57 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 6:17 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.