Guiyang weather in August

In August, Guiyang sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 124 mm of rain across 15.7 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Guiyang's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guiyang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
15.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:29 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
72%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Guiyang is capital of Guizhou province, China.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 31.7 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
378/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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Guiyang reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22821
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How August really feels in Guiyang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Guiyang weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6714.43.710.51.1
Feb11° / 6013.71.811.12.2
Mar15° / 97190.311.83.5
Apr20° / 12°130190.112.64.7
May23° / 16°19119.3013.35.2
Jun25° / 19°23920.7013.64.8
Jul27° / 21°16817.7013.55.0
Aug27° / 20°12415.7012.95.4
Sep24° / 17°10112.4012.26.2
Oct19° / 13°10514.1011.45.4
Nov15° / 6311.50.110.74.3
Dec10° / 4811.61.210.42.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33070
42971
52971
62971
72872
82971
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112971
122971
132971
143070
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313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Guiyang gets around 124 mm of rain over 15.7 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 54% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
353
453
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754
854
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1054
1154
1254
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1553
1653
1752
1852
1951
2051
2150
2249
2348
2447
2546
2646
2745
2844
2944
3044
3144

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1009856
2009856
3009856
4009856
50010846
60010846
70011836
80112816
90113806
100114796
110115795
120116785
130217765
140219754
150320734
160421714
170423703
180524683
190525682
200626662
210727642
220828631
230829621
241930591
2511031571
2611132551
2711233540
2811334520
2921435500
3021435480
3121536470

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 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 6:21 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:217:37
213.26:227:36
313.26:227:36
413.26:237:35
513.26:237:34
613.26:247:34
713.16:247:33
813.16:257:32
913.16:257:31
1013.16:267:31
1113.16:267:30
1213.06:277:29
1313.06:277:28
1413.06:287:27
1513.06:287:26
1612.96:297:26
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1812.96:307:24
1912.96:307:23
2012.96:317:22
2112.86:317:21
2212.86:327:20
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2412.86:337:18
2512.76:337:17
2612.76:347:16
2712.76:347:15
2812.76:357:14
2912.66:357:13
3012.66:357:12
3112.66:367:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.73 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.86 kWh/m² to a high of 4.73 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 4.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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144.7Bright
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214.6Bright
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244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Guiyang

In seasonPeak

In August, Guiyang sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Guiyang's rainy season runs April–August, 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 Guiyang?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Guiyang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guiyang in August

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

In August, Guiyang sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Guiyang in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guiyang peaks around July 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 13UV 12Dec 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Guiyang 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 Guiyang is worst in March — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Guiyang's WHO annual average of 31.7 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1737 µg/m³Jul 1625 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb35Poor
Mar37Poor
Apr35Poor
May32Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Guiyang?

Guiyang sits at 26.6°N, 106.7°E, 1,087 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Fenghuang, 322 km away.

ChongqingGuilinThị Trấn Trùng KhánhYangshuoThị Trấn Nước HaiKunmingCao Bằng

Topography around Guiyang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guiyang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 1,105 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,342 m.

The land around Guiyang is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
487 m
80 km
1,342 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Fenghuang 322 km · Chongqing 331 km · Guilin 386 km · Thị Trấn Trùng Khánh 417 km · Yangshuo 428 km · Thị Trấn Nước Hai 431 km · Kunming 435 km · Cao Bằng 438 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 Guiyang (26.5833°, 106.7167°, elevation 1,087 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).