Wuxi weather in October

In October, Wuxi sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 59 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Wuxi's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wuxi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:07 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
51%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical October day in Wuxi reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12519
22419
32419
42418
52418
62418
72418
82318
92318
102317
112317
122317
132317
142317
152216
162216
172216
182216
192216
202116
212115
222115
232115
242115
252115
262014
272014
282014
292014
302014
311913

How October really feels in Wuxi

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.

Wuxi 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 / 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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35347
45347
55446
65347
75347
85347
95446
105545
115545
125545
135644
145644
155644
165743
175743
185743
195842
205842
215842
225842
235941
245941
255941
266040
276040
286040
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Wuxi gets around 59 mm of rain over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
324
424
524
623
723
822
922
1021
1121
1220
1320
1420
1520
1620
1720
1820
1920
2020
2120
2220
2320
2420
2520
2620
2720
2820
2920
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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11222332391
21324322281
31425322181
41526312071
51627311960
61829301860
71930291750
82130291640
92331281530
102532271430
112632261320
122832251320
133033241210
143233231110
153333221110
163532221010
173732211000
18393220900
19413219800
20433218700
21453216700
22473215600
23493115500
24503114500
25533013400
26533013400
27562912300
28572812300
29592711300
30612611200
31622610200

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:575:39
211.75:585:37
311.65:585:36
411.65:595:35
511.66:005:34
611.56:005:32
711.56:015:31
811.56:025:30
911.46:025:29
1011.46:035:27
1111.46:045:26
1211.36:055:25
1311.36:055:24
1411.36:065:23
1511.26:075:21
1611.26:075:20
1711.26:085:19
1811.26:095:18
1911.16:105:17
2011.16:115:16
2111.16:115:15
2211.06:125:14
2311.06:135:13
2411.06:145:12
2510.96:145:11
2610.96:155:10
2710.96:165:09
2810.96:175:08
2910.86:185:07
3010.86:195:06
3110.86:195:05

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 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 3.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Wuxi

In seasonPeak

In October, Wuxi sits inside its pacific typhoon 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 October a good time to visit Wuxi?

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
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Wuxi in October

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

In October, Wuxi sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Wuxi 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 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 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 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
October 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).