Tunxi weather in April

In April, Tunxi sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 210 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Tunxi's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tunxi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
210 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:45 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Tunxi is prefecture-level city in Anhui, China.

Density
48/km²
people per km²
Founded
1987

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical April day in Tunxi reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11810
21810
31810
41910
51910
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122012
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182113
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How April really feels in Tunxi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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

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

Tunxi weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8211.43.110.31.3
Feb10° / 9811.61.910.92.2
Mar15° / 17515.40.511.83.8
Apr21° / 12°21015012.75.4
May25° / 17°23114.9013.55.8
Jun28° / 21°38418.4013.94.7
Jul32° / 24°24415.5013.73.5
Aug31° / 24°16316.4013.13.6
Sep28° / 20°8810.2012.26.0
Oct23° / 14°626.9011.37.3
Nov16° / 778.50.210.55.4
Dec11° / 608.11.310.12.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82674
92674
102773
112773
122872
132872
142872
152872
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202971
212971
222872
232872
242773
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tunxi gets around 210 mm of rain over 15 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
149
249
349
450
550
650
751
851
951
1051
1152
1252
1352
1452
1552
1652
1752
1852
1951
2051
2150
2250
2350
2449
2549
2649
2748
2848
2948
3048

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1811090
27811101
37712101
47513111
57513111
67314121
77215121
87116121
97017121
106818131
116719131
126620131
136321142
146321142
156222142
165923153
175923153
185724154
195624164
205425165
215225176
225026177
234826188
244626199
2545251910
2643252011
2742252013
2841242014
2940242115
3038242116

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:036:19
212.36:026:20
312.36:016:21
412.46:006:21
512.45:586:22
612.45:576:22
712.45:566:23
812.55:556:24
912.55:546:24
1012.55:526:25
1112.65:516:25
1212.65:506:26
1312.65:496:27
1412.75:486:27
1512.75:476:28
1612.75:456:28
1712.75:446:29
1812.85:436:30
1912.85:426:30
2012.85:416:31
2112.95:406:32
2212.95:396:32
2312.95:386:33
2412.95:376:33
2513.05:366:34
2613.05:356:35
2713.05:346:35
2813.15:336:36
2913.15:326:37
3013.15:316:37

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Tunxi

In seasonPeak

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

Tunxi'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 April a good time to visit Tunxi?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Tunxi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tunxi in April

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

In April, Tunxi sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Tunxi in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tunxi peaks around July 14 at about 11 (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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Tunxi in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tunxi is worst in January — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 29 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1763 µg/m³Jul 2130 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul29Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct46Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tunxi?

Tunxi sits at 29.7°N, 118.3°E, 134 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Pingyao, 176 km away.

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Topography around Tunxi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tunxi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 149 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 971 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,760 m.

The land around Tunxi is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
200 m
16 km
971 m
80 km
1,760 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Pingyao 176 km · Hangzhou 189 km · Nanjing 265 km · Wuxi 280 km · Suzhou 281 km · Ningbo 313 km · Shanghai 345 km · Wuhan 401 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 Tunxi (29.7114°, 118.3125°, elevation 134 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).