Guiyang weather in February

In February, Guiyang sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 13.7 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Guiyang's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guiyang's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 60 mm; 13.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 7:36 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 10th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 2.33 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.2; 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.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical February day in Guiyang reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	9	3
2	9	3
3	9	3
4	9	3
5	9	3
6	10	3
7	10	4
8	10	4
9	10	4
10	10	4
11	10	4
12	11	4
13	11	4
14	11	4
15	11	4
16	11	4
17	11	5
18	11	5
19	11	5
20	11	5
21	12	5
22	12	5
23	12	5
24	12	5
25	12	6
26	12	6
27	13	6
28	13	6

How February really feels in Guiyang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Guiyang weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 2°	67	14.4	3.7	10.5	1.1
Feb	11° / 4°	60	13.7	1.8	11.1	2.2
Mar	15° / 8°	97	19	0.3	11.8	3.5
Apr	20° / 12°	130	19	0.1	12.6	4.7
May	23° / 16°	191	19.3	0	13.3	5.2
Jun	25° / 19°	239	20.7	0	13.6	4.8
Jul	27° / 21°	168	17.7	0	13.5	5.0
Aug	27° / 20°	124	15.7	0	12.9	5.4
Sep	24° / 17°	101	12.4	0	12.2	6.2
Oct	19° / 13°	105	14.1	0	11.4	5.4
Nov	15° / 9°	63	11.5	0.1	10.7	4.3
Dec	10° / 4°	48	11.6	1.2	10.4	2.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	18
Cloudier (%)	84	84	84	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	81	81	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Guiyang gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 49% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	54	54	55
Snow chance (%)	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	11
2	45	10
3	45	10
4	45	9
5	46	9
6	46	8
7	46	8
8	46	8
9	47	7
10	47	7
11	47	7
12	47	6
13	48	6
14	48	6
15	48	6
16	48	6
17	49	6
18	49	5
19	49	5
20	50	5
21	50	5
22	51	5
23	52	4
24	52	4
25	53	4
26	54	3
27	54	3
28	55	3

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	96	4

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:44 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:48 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:44	7:43	7:43	7:42	7:42	7:41	7:41	7:40	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	7:44	6:30
2	10.8	7:43	6:30
3	10.8	7:43	6:31
4	10.8	7:42	6:32
5	10.8	7:42	6:33
6	10.9	7:41	6:33
7	10.9	7:41	6:34
8	10.9	7:40	6:35
9	10.9	7:40	6:35
10	11.0	7:39	6:36
11	11.0	7:38	6:37
12	11.0	7:38	6:38
13	11.0	7:37	6:38
14	11.0	7:36	6:39
15	11.1	7:36	6:40
16	11.1	7:35	6:40
17	11.1	7:34	6:41
18	11.1	7:34	6:42
19	11.2	7:33	6:42
20	11.2	7:32	6:43
21	11.2	7:31	6:44
22	11.2	7:30	6:44
23	11.3	7:29	6:45
24	11.3	7:29	6:46
25	11.3	7:28	6:46
26	11.3	7:27	6:47
27	11.4	7:26	6:47
28	11.4	7:25	6:48

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.33 kWh/m².

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 — February's 2.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.1	Moderate
2	2.1	Moderate
3	2.2	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.2	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.3	Moderate
11	2.3	Moderate
12	2.3	Moderate
13	2.3	Moderate
14	2.3	Moderate
15	2.4	Moderate
16	2.4	Moderate
17	2.4	Moderate
18	2.4	Moderate
19	2.4	Moderate
20	2.4	Moderate
21	2.4	Moderate
22	2.5	Moderate
23	2.5	Moderate
24	2.5	Moderate
25	2.5	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.6	Moderate
28	2.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Guiyang

In seasonPeak

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

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 February a good time to visit Guiyang?

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

2.2

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guiyang.

What to pack for Guiyang in February

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

In February, Guiyang sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Guiyang in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	5	7	9	9	10	12	13	11	10	8	6	5
Level	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	High
Feb	7	Very high
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Guiyang in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	32	35	37	35	32	27	24	28	30	31	34	34
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	32	Moderate
Feb	35	Poor
Mar	37	Poor
Apr	35	Poor
May	32	Moderate
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	34	Moderate
Dec	34	Moderate

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.

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

artificial surfaces 68%

16 km

487 m

trees 46%

80 km

1,342 m

trees 68%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Guiyang year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	9	3
2	9	3
3	9	3
4	9	3
5	9	3
6	10	3
7	10	4
8	10	4
9	10	4
10	10	4
11	10	4
12	11	4
13	11	4
14	11	4
15	11	4
16	11	4
17	11	5
18	11	5
19	11	5
20	11	5
21	12	5
22	12	5
23	12	5
24	12	5
25	12	6
26	12	6
27	13	6
28	13	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	11
2	45	10
3	45	10
4	45	9
5	46	9
6	46	8
7	46	8
8	46	8
9	47	7
10	47	7
11	47	7
12	47	6
13	48	6
14	48	6
15	48	6
16	48	6
17	49	6
18	49	5
19	49	5
20	50	5
21	50	5
22	51	5
23	52	4
24	52	4
25	53	4
26	54	3
27	54	3
28	55	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	9	3
2	9	3
3	9	3
4	9	3
5	9	3
6	10	3
7	10	4
8	10	4
9	10	4
10	10	4
11	10	4
12	11	4
13	11	4
14	11	4
15	11	4
16	11	4
17	11	5
18	11	5
19	11	5
20	11	5
21	12	5
22	12	5
23	12	5
24	12	5
25	12	6
26	12	6
27	13	6
28	13	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	11
2	45	10
3	45	10
4	45	9
5	46	9
6	46	8
7	46	8
8	46	8
9	47	7
10	47	7
11	47	7
12	47	6
13	48	6
14	48	6
15	48	6
16	48	6
17	49	6
18	49	5
19	49	5
20	50	5
21	50	5
22	51	5
23	52	4
24	52	4
25	53	4
26	54	3
27	54	3
28	55	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	9	3
2	9	3
3	9	3
4	9	3
5	9	3
6	10	3
7	10	4
8	10	4
9	10	4
10	10	4
11	10	4
12	11	4
13	11	4
14	11	4
15	11	4
16	11	4
17	11	5
18	11	5
19	11	5
20	11	5
21	12	5
22	12	5
23	12	5
24	12	5
25	12	6
26	12	6
27	13	6
28	13	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	11
2	45	10
3	45	10
4	45	9
5	46	9
6	46	8
7	46	8
8	46	8
9	47	7
10	47	7
11	47	7
12	47	6
13	48	6
14	48	6
15	48	6
16	48	6
17	49	6
18	49	5
19	49	5
20	50	5
21	50	5
22	51	5
23	52	4
24	52	4
25	53	4
26	54	3
27	54	3
28	55	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	96	4