Is Shantou hot in January?
Days are typically mild at 18.7°C, while nights average 11.2°C.
China · 1991–2020 normal
Shantou in
January.
Typical January weather in Shantou: 18.7°C by day, 11.2°C at night, 64 mm of rain over 5.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high18.7°C
Typical low11.2°C
Rain64 mm
Wet days5.5
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 69 out of 100 (November leads the year at 84). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 50 from latitude 23.35°. Open-water sea temperature is 17.4°C (20 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Shantou like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 64 mm across about 6 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 50 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 4 of 12 in our weather comparison; November ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 1795940
- NOAA station
- CHM00059316 · SHANTOU
- Station distance
- 5 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 19 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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