Zhangjiajie weather in October

In October, Zhangjiajie sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 115 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Zhangjiajie's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhangjiajie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:45 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
68%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Zhangjiajie is prefecture-level city in Hunan, China.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 29 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
46/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 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical October day in Zhangjiajie reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°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)
12316
22316
32216
42216
52215
62215
72215
82115
92115
102115
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122114
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311811

How October really feels in Zhangjiajie

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.

Zhangjiajie weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7110.54.510.30.7
Feb / 9611.32.5111.7
Mar14° / 15015.80.911.83.3
Apr20° / 12°22016.2012.75.0
May24° / 17°24716.5013.45.6
Jun27° / 20°29318.2013.85.0
Jul30° / 23°31719.9013.73.9
Aug29° / 22°16516.90134.4
Sep25° / 19°11111.3012.26.3
Oct20° / 14°11511.5011.36.0
Nov15° / 9210.40.210.54.2
Dec / 468.31.610.21.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33763
43763
53763
63664
73664
83565
93466
103367
113367
123367
133367
143268
153268
163070
173169
183169
193268
203268
213367
223367
233466
243466
253664
263763
273862
283961
294159
304159
314357

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Zhangjiajie gets around 115 mm of rain over 11.5 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
233
333
434
534
634
735
836
936
1036
1137
1237
1337
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2237
2337
2437
2536
2636
2735
2835
2935
3035
3134

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
124372982
226372772
328382672
430392461
532392261
634402051
736401951
838401741
940401641
1042401430
1144401330
1246391230
1348381120
1450371120
1552361020
1653351020
175633920
185832910
196130810
206229810
216527710
226725710
236924610
247222600
257321600
267619500
277718500
287917400
298016400
308115400
318215300

Wind in October

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

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
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216calm
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236calm
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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 6:35 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:356:19
211.76:366:18
311.76:376:16
411.66:376:15
511.66:386:14
611.66:386:13
711.56:396:12
811.56:396:10
911.56:406:09
1011.56:416:08
1111.46:416:07
1211.46:426:06
1311.46:436:05
1411.36:436:04
1511.36:446:03
1611.36:456:02
1711.36:456:01
1811.26:466:00
1911.26:475:59
2011.26:475:58
2111.16:485:57
2211.16:495:56
2311.16:495:55
2411.16:505:54
2511.06:515:53
2611.06:515:52
2711.06:525:51
2811.06:535:50
2910.96:545:50
3010.96:545:49
3110.96:555:48

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 4.73 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 2.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Zhangjiajie

In seasonPeak

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

Zhangjiajie'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 October a good time to visit Zhangjiajie?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Zhangjiajie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zhangjiajie in October

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

In October, Zhangjiajie sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Zhangjiajie in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zhangjiajie peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 13UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Zhangjiajie 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 Zhangjiajie is worst in March — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Zhangjiajie's WHO annual average of 29 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1438 µg/m³Jul 2116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr34Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Zhangjiajie?

Zhangjiajie sits at 29.1°N, 110.5°E, 174 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Fenghuang, 158 km away.

ChongqingWuhanGuilinGuiyangYangshuoXi'anSongyang

Topography around Zhangjiajie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhangjiajie has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m around an average of 228 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,365 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,831 m.

The land around Zhangjiajie is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
380 m
16 km
1,365 m
80 km
1,831 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Fenghuang 158 km · Chongqing 383 km · Wuhan 399 km · Guilin 428 km · Guiyang 466 km · Yangshuo 484 km · Xi'an 589 km · Songyang 639 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 Zhangjiajie (29.1294°, 110.4783°, elevation 174 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).