Wuxi weather in August

In August, Wuxi sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 168 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Wuxi's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wuxi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
168 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:28 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Wuxi is prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, China.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 43.5 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
950/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 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Wuxi reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 5°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)
13327
23327
33227
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How August really feels in Wuxi

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
10 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Wuxi weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7091.410.20.9
Feb / 739.20.910.81.9
Mar14° / 10311.80.311.83.7
Apr20° / 13°11010.3012.86.0
May25° / 18°13410.6013.66.6
Jun28° / 22°26113.20145.4
Jul31° / 26°17913.7013.83.8
Aug31° / 26°16814013.24.0
Sep27° / 22°889.1012.26.4
Oct22° / 16°596.7011.27.3
Nov16° / 10°627.9010.45.3
Dec10° / 486.70.4102.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
34951
45050
54951
64852
74852
84753
94654
104753
114654
124654
134753
144654
154555
164555
174654
184654
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214555
224555
234555
244555
254654
264555
274555
284654
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314654

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Wuxi gets around 168 mm of rain over 14 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 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
337
438
539
640
741
841
942
1043
1144
1244
1345
1446
1546
1647
1747
1848
1948
2048
2148
2248
2348
2448
2547
2646
2745
2844
2943
3042
3141

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10011188
20011188
30011287
40011287
50021385
60021484
70021583
80031780
90031879
100031978
110042175
120042274
130042373
140052570
150052669
160052768
170062866
180062965
190063064
200073162
210183160
220183259
2301103257
2401113355
2512123352
2612143350
2712163348
2813183346
2913193343
3014213340
3115233438

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
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514light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:186:52
213.55:196:51
313.55:206:50
413.55:206:49
513.55:216:48
613.45:216:48
713.45:226:47
813.45:236:46
913.45:236:45
1013.35:246:44
1113.35:256:43
1213.35:256:42
1313.25:266:41
1413.25:276:40
1513.25:276:39
1613.25:286:38
1713.15:296:37
1813.15:296:36
1913.15:306:35
2013.05:316:33
2113.05:316:32
2213.05:326:31
2313.05:336:30
2412.95:336:29
2512.95:346:28
2612.95:346:26
2712.85:356:25
2812.85:366:24
2912.85:366:23
3012.75:376:21
3112.75:386:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.3Bright
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95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Wuxi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Wuxi's rainy season runs May–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Wuxi?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Wuxi for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Wuxi in August

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

In August, Wuxi sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wuxi 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 Wuxi peaks around September 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highModerateSep 10UV 10Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Wuxi 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 Wuxi is worst in December — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Wuxi's WHO annual average of 43.5 µg/m³.

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyDec 2259 µg/m³Aug 1028 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb53Poor
Mar52Poor
Apr47Poor
May39Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct42Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec59Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Wuxi?

Wuxi sits at 31.6°N, 120.3°E, 10 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Suzhou, 41 km away.

Qingdao

Topography around Wuxi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wuxi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 669 m.

The land around Wuxi is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (48%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), artificial surfaces (27%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
222 m
16 km
323 m
80 km
669 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Suzhou 41 km · Shanghai 118 km · Pingyao 134 km · Hangzhou 142 km · Nanjing 153 km · Ningbo 223 km · Tunxi 280 km · Qingdao 500 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 Wuxi (31.5689°, 120.2886°, elevation 10 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).