Guilin weather in August

In August, Guilin sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 144 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Guilin's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guilin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
144 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:16 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Guilin is prefecture-level city in Guangxi, China.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 38.5 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
57/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Guilin reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Guilin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
7 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Guilin weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 9613.610.63.1
Feb15° / 10614.611.13.6
Mar18° / 12°22221.211.84.1
Apr23° / 17°2842112.64.8
May27° / 21°34321.413.24.5
Jun30° / 24°37322.713.53.4
Jul32° / 25°22020.113.43.0
Aug32° / 25°1441612.93.3
Sep30° / 23°729.512.24.8
Oct26° / 18°717.411.47.1
Nov21° / 13°899.410.86.6
Dec15° / 699.110.54.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43466
53466
63565
73466
83466
93466
103466
113664
123664
133763
143862
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Guilin gets around 144 mm of rain over 16 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 51% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
157
257
357
457
557
658
759
859
959
1059
1159
1258
1357
1456
1554
1653
1752
1851
1950
2048
2147
2246
2344
2443
2542
2642
2742
2841
2942
3042
3142

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10034255
20044155
30044155
40044155
50044155
60044056
70044155
80054154
90054154
100054253
110054352
120064351
130164449
140174547
150174646
160184844
170194942
180195139
1901105237
2002115235
2102125432
2202125630
2303135628
2403155626
2503165625
2603175723
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2814195521
2914205520
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:097:21
213.26:107:20
313.26:107:19
413.16:117:19
513.16:117:18
613.16:117:17
713.16:127:17
813.16:127:16
913.06:137:15
1013.06:137:15
1113.06:147:14
1213.06:147:13
1313.06:157:12
1412.96:157:11
1512.96:167:11
1612.96:167:10
1712.96:177:09
1812.86:177:08
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2012.86:187:06
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2212.86:197:04
2312.76:197:03
2412.76:207:02
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2712.66:216:59
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2912.66:226:57
3012.66:226:56
3112.56:236:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.8 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 4.8 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 4.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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34.9Bright
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264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Guilin

In seasonPeak

None of Guilin's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Guilin's rainy season runs March–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Guilin?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guilin.

What to pack for Guilin in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Guilin sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Guilin in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guilin peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 15UV 11Jan 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High

Air quality in Guilin in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Guilin is worst in March — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 25 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Guilin's WHO annual average of 38.5 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1648 µg/m³Jul 1626 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr44Poor
May37Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Guilin?

Guilin sits at 25.3°N, 110.3°E, 141 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Yangshuo, 59 km away.

NanningGuangzhouGuiyangZhangjiajieThị Trấn Trùng KhánhZhuhai

Topography around Guilin

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Guilin.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guilin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 163 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,979 m.

The land around Guilin is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
758 m
80 km
1,979 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Yangshuo 59 km · Fenghuang 303 km · Nanning 340 km · Guangzhou 384 km · Guiyang 386 km · Zhangjiajie 428 km · Thị Trấn Trùng Khánh 470 km · Zhuhai 471 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,862
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
17.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 464
Religion
unaffiliated 52%folk religion 22%Buddhist 18%Christian 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Guilin (25.2802°, 110.2964°, elevation 141 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).