Songyang weather in October

In October, Songyang sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 50 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Songyang's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Songyang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:39 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical October day in Songyang reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12214
22214
32213
42213
52113
62113
72113
82112
92112
102012
112012
122012
132012
142011
152011
161911
171911
181911
191910
201910
211910
221810
23189
24189
25189
26189
27179
28178
29178
30178
31178

How October really feels in Songyang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

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

Songyang weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°112.62.8100.0
Feb / -1°173.42.110.71.4
Mar14° / 285.81.211.74.3
Apr20° / 10°446.50.212.86.8
May26° / 15°737.9013.86.9
Jun30° / 20°1009.9014.35.1
Jul30° / 22°20417.5014.14.1
Aug28° / 21°16617.3013.34.9
Sep24° / 16°10010.3012.26.7
Oct19° / 11°506.1011.16.7
Nov12° / 325.21.310.23.7
Dec / -2°112.729.70.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44357
54357
64357
74258
84258
94258
104258
114357
124357
134357
144456
154555
164555
174654
184753
194852
205050
215149
225248
235347
245446
255545
265743
275842
285941
296040
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Songyang gets around 50 mm of rain over 6.1 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
225
325
424
524
623
722
822
921
1021
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1620
1720
1820
1920
2019
2119
2218
2317
2417
2516
2616
2716
2816
2916
3016
3116

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15727151
25926141
36325120
46624100
5682390
6712270
7742060
8761950
9781840
10801730
11821530
12841420
13841420
14861310
15871210
16881110
17891010
1890910
1991810
2092710
2193610
2294600
2395500
2496400
2596400
2697300
2797300
2898200
2998200
3099100
3199100

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:276:07
211.66:286:05
311.66:296:04
411.56:296:02
511.56:306:01
611.56:316:00
711.46:325:58
811.46:335:57
911.46:335:56
1011.36:345:54
1111.36:355:53
1211.36:365:52
1311.26:375:50
1411.26:385:49
1511.26:385:48
1611.16:395:47
1711.16:405:45
1811.16:415:44
1911.06:425:43
2011.06:435:42
2110.96:445:41
2210.96:455:39
2310.96:455:38
2410.86:465:37
2510.86:475:36
2610.86:485:35
2710.76:495:34
2810.76:505:33
2910.76:515:32
3010.76:525:31
3110.66:535:30

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 3.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Songyang

In seasonPeak

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

Songyang's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Songyang sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is October a good time to visit Songyang?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Songyang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Songyang in October

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

In October, Songyang sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Songyang in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Songyang peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug7High
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Songyang in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Songyang is worst in January — around 311 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 134 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180210240270300330JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 17306 µg/m³Jul 19135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan311Very unhealthy
Feb272Very unhealthy
Mar242Very unhealthy
Apr204Very unhealthy
May170Very unhealthy
Jun152Very unhealthy
Jul134Unhealthy
Aug143Unhealthy
Sep188Very unhealthy
Oct234Very unhealthy
Nov252Very unhealthy
Dec269Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Songyang?

Songyang sits at 34.5°N, 113.0°E, 369 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Luoyang, 60 km away.

Xi'anJinanWuhanNanjingDatongTianjin

Topography around Songyang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Songyang has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 647 m around an average of 413 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,253 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,400 m.

The land around Songyang is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) within 3 km, cropland (35%), trees (27%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) within 80 km.

3 km
647 m
16 km
1,253 m
80 km
1,400 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Luoyang 60 km · Zhengzhou 66 km · Xi'an 377 km · Jinan 435 km · Wuhan 446 km · Nanjing 597 km · Datong 627 km · Tianjin 638 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 Songyang (34.4555°, 113.0319°, elevation 369 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).