Leshan weather in August

In August, Leshan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 242 mm of rain across 19.4 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Leshan's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leshan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
242 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:37 AM – 7:41 PM
Cloud cover
72%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Leshan is prefecture-level city in Sichuan, China.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 42.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
52/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

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Leshan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13124
23124
33124
43124
53124
63124
73124
83124
93124
103124
113124
123124
133124
143124
153124
163024
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213023
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272923
282923
292923
302922
312922

How August really feels in Leshan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 25 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
25
heat index over the day's high
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.

Leshan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 4612.10.510.32.2
Feb13° / 4111.20.110.93.2
Mar17° / 11°4811.4011.85.1
Apr23° / 15°7312.6012.76.0
May27° / 19°8311.9013.56.1
Jun29° / 22°12514.1013.94.9
Jul31° / 24°22819.7013.73.6
Aug30° / 24°24219.4013.13.8
Sep26° / 20°12816.1012.25.4
Oct21° / 16°8417.1011.35.2
Nov17° / 12°5913010.54.6
Dec12° / 4211.90.110.12.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53466
63466
73466
83466
93466
103367
113268
123268
133268
143169
153169
163169
173169
183070
193070
203070
213070
222971
232971
242971
253070
262971
272971
282971
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Leshan gets around 242 mm of rain over 19.4 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 63% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
169
269
368
468
567
667
766
866
965
1064
1164
1263
1363
1463
1562
1662
1762
1861
1961
2061
2161
2261
2360
2460
2560
2659
2759
2858
2958
3057
3157

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10105040
20105139
30115039
40115138
50115237
60125236
70135235
80145234
90145432
100155431
110175429
120185428
130195526
140215524
150235423
160255421
171265419
181285318
191305217
201325116
211335115
221355014
231374913
241394812
252414612
262424511
273444310
283454210
29447409
30548399
31649388

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
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55calm
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105calm
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155calm
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175calm
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235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 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 6:28 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:287:54
213.46:297:53
313.46:297:53
413.46:307:52
513.36:307:51
613.36:317:50
713.36:327:49
813.36:327:49
913.36:337:48
1013.26:337:47
1113.26:347:46
1213.26:357:45
1313.26:357:44
1413.16:367:43
1513.16:367:42
1613.16:377:41
1713.06:377:40
1813.06:387:39
1913.06:397:38
2013.06:397:37
2112.96:407:36
2212.96:407:35
2312.96:417:34
2412.96:417:33
2512.86:427:32
2612.86:437:30
2712.86:437:29
2812.76:447:28
2912.76:447:27
3012.76:457:26
3112.76:457:25

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 4.42 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 4.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Leshan

In seasonPeak

In August, Leshan sits inside its pacific typhoon and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Leshan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Leshan's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Leshan?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Leshan.

What to pack for Leshan in August

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

In August, Leshan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Leshan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Leshan peaks around June 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Leshan 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 Leshan is worst in March — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 31 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Leshan's WHO annual average of 42.9 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1353 µg/m³Aug 1031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr47Poor
May49Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Leshan?

Leshan sits at 29.6°N, 103.8°E, 375 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Chengdu, 126 km away.

GuiyangShangri-LaLijiangKunmingDaliFenghuang

Topography around Leshan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leshan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 382 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,276 m.

The land around Leshan is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
249 m
80 km
3,276 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Chengdu 126 km · Chongqing 270 km · Guiyang 440 km · Shangri-La 440 km · Lijiang 458 km · Kunming 513 km · Dali 564 km · Fenghuang 597 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 Leshan (29.5623°, 103.7639°, elevation 375 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).