Yearly Weather for Luzhou, Sichuan Province, China

Luzhou has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate and is largely mild, except during the summer, and humid, with four distinct seasons and ample rainfall: winters are short, mild, and comparatively dry, while summers are long, hot, and humid. Within the prefecture, annual mean temperatures range from 17.1 to 18.5ºC (62.8 to 65.3ºF). In the urban area, monthly daily average temperatures range from 7.6 ºC (45.7ºF) in January to around 27ºC (80.6ºF) in July and August, with August being slightly warmer. The diurnal temperature variation is 6.1ºC (11.0ºF) and is lowest during winter. Snow is rare here. The annual precipitation in the prefecture ranges from 748.4 to 1,184.2 millimeters (29.46 to 46.62 in), 70% of which occurs from May to September. Sunshine is quite low, with only 1200 to 1400 hours per year, and the frost-free period is lengthy, lasting 300 to 358 days.