Tunxi weather in October

In October, Tunxi sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 62 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tunxi's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tunxi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:14 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
51%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical October day in Tunxi reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12517
22517
32517
42416
52416
62416
72416
82416
92415
102315
112315
122315
132315
142315
152314
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172214
182214
192214
202213
212213
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232113
242113
252112
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272112
282112
292012
302011
312011

How October really feels in Tunxi

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.

Tunxi weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 11th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
35050
45050
55050
65149
75149
85149
95248
105248
115347
125446
135545
145545
155644
165644
175743
185743
195941
205941
215941
225941
235941
246040
256040
266040
276040
286040
296040
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tunxi gets around 62 mm of rain over 6.9 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 22% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
324
424
524
624
723
823
923
1022
1122
1222
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2721
2821
2921
3021
3121

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1222727195
2232826185
3252826174
4262925164
5282924163
6303023153
7323122142
8333121132
9363120121
10383119111
11403118101
1241311791
1343311691
1445311581
1547301581
1648301471
1750291371
1852281271
1954281161
2056271160
2159261050
226125950
236324850
246424840
256623740
266722740
276822730
286921730
297020730
307120630
317319620

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:045:47
211.76:055:46
311.76:055:45
411.66:065:44
511.66:075:42
611.66:075:41
711.56:085:40
811.56:085:39
911.56:095:38
1011.46:105:36
1111.46:105:35
1211.46:115:34
1311.46:125:33
1411.36:125:32
1511.36:135:31
1611.36:145:30
1711.26:145:29
1811.26:155:28
1911.26:165:27
2011.26:165:26
2111.16:175:25
2211.16:185:24
2311.16:195:23
2411.06:195:22
2511.06:205:21
2611.06:215:20
2711.06:225:19
2810.96:225:18
2910.96:235:18
3010.96:245:17
3110.96:255:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.71 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 — October's 3.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tunxi

In seasonPeak

None of Tunxi's seasonal hazards are active in October. 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 October a good time to visit Tunxi?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Tunxi for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Tunxi in October

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

In October, Tunxi sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Tunxi in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 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 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
October 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).