Yangshuo weather in August

In August, Yangshuo sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 154 mm of rain across 16.9 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Yangshuo's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yangshuo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
154 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:16 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Yangshuo reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13326
23326
33326
43326
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63326
73325
83325
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How August really feels in Yangshuo

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
13 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.

Yangshuo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 8212.410.63.6
Feb16° / 8013.611.14.1
Mar19° / 13°17420.311.84.4
Apr24° / 18°22720.412.64.9
May28° / 21°30321.813.24.3
Jun30° / 24°30922.213.53.3
Jul32° / 25°19417.813.43.0
Aug33° / 25°15416.912.93.1
Sep31° / 23°7910.512.24.4
Oct27° / 19°677.111.46.9
Nov22° / 13°748.710.86.9
Dec16° / 598.710.55.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53565
63466
73367
83367
93565
103565
113565
123565
133664
143763
153862
163862
174159
184258
194258
204357
214357
224555
234555
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254555
264654
274555
284555
294555
304555
314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Yangshuo gets around 154 mm of rain over 16.9 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 54% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
256
357
458
558
659
760
861
961
1061
1161
1261
1360
1460
1559
1658
1757
1856
1954
2053
2151
2250
2348
2447
2546
2645
2745
2844
2944
3044
3144

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1034255
2034156
3034156
4034156
5034156
6034156
7034156
8034156
9044254
10044254
11044254
12044353
13054352
14054451
15064450
16074548
17074647
18084745
19184743
20194842
211104940
222105038
232115136
242125234
253135232
263135430
273145528
284155427
294155625
304165624
315175622

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 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 6:09 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:097:19
213.16:107:18
313.16:107:18
413.16:117:17
513.16:117:17
613.16:117:16
713.16:127:15
813.06:127:15
913.06:137:14
1013.06:137:13
1113.06:147:12
1213.06:147:12
1312.96:157:11
1412.96:157:10
1512.96:167:09
1612.96:167:08
1712.96:167:07
1812.86:177:07
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2012.86:187:05
2112.86:187:04
2212.76:197:03
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2412.76:197:01
2512.76:207:00
2612.66:206:59
2712.66:216:58
2812.66:216:57
2912.66:216:56
3012.66:226:55
3112.56:226:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 4.9 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
74.9Bright
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154.8Bright
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264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Yangshuo

In seasonPeak

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

Yangshuo's rainy season runs March–August, 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 Yangshuo?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yangshuo.

What to pack for Yangshuo in August

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

In August, Yangshuo sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yangshuo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yangshuo peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 15UV 11Jan 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High

Air quality in Yangshuo 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 Yangshuo is worst in January — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 35 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 1567 µg/m³Jul 1536 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul35Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct51Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Yangshuo?

Yangshuo sits at 24.8°N, 110.5°E, 116 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Guilin, 59 km away.

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Topography around Yangshuo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yangshuo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 541 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,779 m.

The land around Yangshuo is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
282 m
16 km
541 m
80 km
1,779 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Guilin 59 km · Nanning 311 km · Guangzhou 336 km · Fenghuang 362 km · Zhuhai 419 km · Macau 424 km · 424 km · Zhuojiacun 427 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 Yangshuo (24.7808°, 110.4897°, elevation 116 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).