Tunxi weather in August

In August, Tunxi sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 163 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Tunxi's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tunxi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:38 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
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 August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Tunxi reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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)
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How August really feels in Tunxi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
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.

Tunxi weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44357
54357
64357
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84159
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tunxi gets around 163 mm of rain over 16.4 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 52% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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650
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3148

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100076627
200076726
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400086626
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2812718657
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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 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 5:29 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:296:56
213.45:306:55
313.45:316:55
413.45:316:54
513.45:326:53
613.35:326:52
713.35:336:52
813.35:346:51
913.35:346:50
1013.25:356:49
1113.25:356:48
1213.25:366:47
1313.25:376:46
1413.15:376:45
1513.15:386:44
1613.15:386:43
1713.15:396:42
1813.05:406:41
1913.05:406:40
2013.05:416:39
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2812.75:456:30
2912.75:466:29
3012.75:466:28
3112.75:476:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.92 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 — August's 4.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.4Bright
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65.3Bright
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125.0Bright
135.0Bright
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154.9Bright
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214.8Bright
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244.7Bright
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274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tunxi

In seasonPeak

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

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 August a good time to visit Tunxi?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tunxi.

What to pack for Tunxi in August

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

In August, Tunxi sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tunxi in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (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 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 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
August 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).