Yinchuan weather in October

In October, Yinchuan sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 3.3 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Yinchuan's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yinchuan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
16 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:11 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
38%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Yinchuan is prefecture-level city in Ningxia, China.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 37.3 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
214/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 20°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Yinchuan reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1219
2208
3208
4208
5208
6197
7197
8197
9197
10196
11186
12186
13186
14185
15175
16175
17174
18174
19174
20164
21163
22163
23163
24153
25152
26152
27152
28141
29141
30141
31141

How October really feels in Yinchuan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 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
4
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Yinchuan weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -12°20.50.89.60.0
Feb / -8°31110.50.5
Mar12° / -2°102.20.511.73.9
Apr19° / 132.30.2137.3
May25° / 11°223.7014.17.9
Jun28° / 16°324.5014.66.6
Jul30° / 18°546.5014.45.7
Aug28° / 17°527.6013.56.6
Sep23° / 12°426.5012.37.5
Oct17° / 163.30.2116.6
Nov / -3°61.30.59.92.4
Dec / -9°10.40.69.40.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76337
86436
96436
106436
116436
126436
136436
146436
156535
166535
176634
186733
196832
206931
217030
227129
237228
247327
257426
267525
277624
287624
297624
307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Yinchuan gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 3.3 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 11% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
414
514
614
713
813
913
1013
1112
1212
1312
1412
1512
1612
1712
1812
1911
2011
2110
2210
239
249
258
268
278
287
297
307
317

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, 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
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:566:32
211.66:576:30
311.56:586:29
411.56:596:27
511.47:006:26
611.47:016:24
711.47:026:23
811.37:026:21
911.37:036:20
1011.27:046:18
1111.27:056:17
1211.17:066:15
1311.17:076:14
1411.17:086:12
1511.07:096:11
1611.07:116:09
1710.97:126:08
1810.97:136:07
1910.97:146:05
2010.87:156:04
2110.87:166:03
2210.77:176:01
2310.77:186:00
2410.77:195:59
2510.67:205:57
2610.67:215:56
2710.57:225:55
2810.57:235:54
2910.57:245:53
3010.47:255:52
3110.47:265:50

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Bright
164.0Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Yinchuan

In seasonPeak

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

Yinchuan sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Yinchuan?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Yinchuan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yinchuan in October

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

In October, Yinchuan sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Yinchuan in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yinchuan peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highModerateLowJul 16UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Yinchuan 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 Yinchuan is worst in May — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 28 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Yinchuan's WHO annual average of 37.3 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateMay 1055 µg/m³Sep 1028 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar49Poor
Apr54Poor
May55Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yinchuan?

Yinchuan sits at 38.5°N, 106.3°E, 1,117 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Xi'an, 525 km away.

Xi'anDalandzadgadDatongLuoyangJiayuguanSongyangHovdBogd

Topography around Yinchuan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yinchuan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 1,112 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,421 m.

The land around Yinchuan is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, cropland (35%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (39%), grassland (31%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
2,421 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Xi'an 525 km · Dalandzadgad 588 km · Datong 630 km · Luoyang 693 km · Jiayuguan 705 km · Songyang 751 km · Hovd 761 km · Bogd 769 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 Yinchuan (38.4681°, 106.2731°, elevation 1,117 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).