Zhaotong climate

Zhaotong Weather in August

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

Average highs run from 25°C on August 1 to 24°C on August 31, and lows from 15°C to 13°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 149 mm over about 19 wet days.

August day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Zhaotong, in °C, with the record for each date.5101520253035151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

August at a glance

Average high
24°C
Average low
15°C
Precipitation
149 mm
Reanalysis high
32°CAug 10, 1994
Reanalysis low
9°CAug 19, 2002
Daylight
13 h 25 min to 12 h 43 min
Cloud cover
80%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
15°C
Wind
7.6 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
Aug 125°C15°C30°C 199413°C 199167%
Aug 225°C15°C29°C 200312°C 200666%
Aug 325°C15°C30°C 199413°C 200167%
Aug 425°C15°C29°C 199412°C 200768%
Aug 525°C15°C31°C 199414°C 201168%
Aug 625°C15°C31°C 199413°C 201169%
Aug 725°C15°C29°C 199213°C 200968%
Aug 825°C15°C30°C 199213°C 199767%
Aug 925°C15°C31°C 199212°C 199766%
Aug 1025°C15°C32°C 199413°C 200266%
Aug 1125°C15°C31°C 199212°C 200365%
Aug 1225°C15°C32°C 199212°C 199665%
Aug 1325°C15°C30°C 201111°C 201465%
Aug 1425°C15°C30°C 200611°C 199665%
Aug 1524°C15°C29°C 201111°C 200166%
Aug 1624°C15°C30°C 199212°C 200365%
Aug 1724°C15°C30°C 201111°C 200364%
Aug 1824°C14°C31°C 201111°C 200264%
Aug 1924°C14°C31°C 20119°C 200263%
Aug 2024°C14°C29°C 201110°C 199762%
Aug 2124°C14°C30°C 201111°C 200262%
Aug 2224°C14°C29°C 201111°C 199962%
Aug 2324°C14°C28°C 20039°C 199261%
Aug 2424°C14°C29°C 200310°C 199260%
Aug 2524°C14°C30°C 200312°C 199161%
Aug 2624°C14°C30°C 200311°C 200261%
Aug 2724°C14°C29°C 200611°C 200260%
Aug 2824°C14°C30°C 200311°C 200260%
Aug 2924°C14°C31°C 200311°C 199859%
Aug 3024°C14°C31°C 200610°C 199858%
Aug 3124°C13°C32°C 20069°C 200958%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Zhaotong, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

August 1
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 7:27 PM

Every day of August: 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.