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Changsha, Hunan

China · 3.1M people · 42 m elevation · Northern Hemisphere

Every month in detail

Thirty-year averages for each calendar month.

Monthly climate normals. Values shown as an em dash are missing from the source data.
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high50°F (10°C)55°F (13°C)62°F (17°C)73°F (23°C)80°F (27°C)85°F (30°C)91°F (33°C)91°F (33°C)84°F (29°C)75°F (24°C)64°F (18°C)54°F (12°C)
Average low37°F (3°C)41°F (5°C)48°F (9°C)58°F (14°C)66°F (19°C)73°F (23°C)79°F (26°C)78°F (25°C)70°F (21°C)61°F (16°C)50°F (10°C)40°F (5°C)
Dew point35°F (2°C)40°F (4°C)48°F (9°C)58°F (14°C)66°F (19°C)72°F (22°C)75°F (24°C)74°F (24°C)68°F (20°C)57°F (14°C)48°F (9°C)38°F (3°C)
Rainfall2.9 in (73 mm)3.8 in (96 mm)6.8 in (173 mm)9.1 in (232 mm)10.9 in (277 mm)11.6 in (295 mm)7.1 in (180 mm)5 in (128 mm)3.3 in (84 mm)2.5 in (64 mm)3 in (76 mm)2.1 in (53 mm)
Rainy days111317171717131410898
Snowfall1.8 in (4.5 cm)0.8 in (2 cm)0.2 in (0.5 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0.1 cm)0.6 in (1.5 cm)
Sunshine155 h143 h157 h190 h227 h237 h302 h307 h244 h220 h184 h184 h

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Projected change, 2031–2050

Model projection, not an observation

How this city’s climate may change, measured against the same models’ own 1995–2014 output. Nothing here affects the match score above.

Change in summer afternoon highs

+1.8°F (+1.0°C)

Models range from +1.2°F (+0.7°C) to +2.4°F (+1.3°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

51 72

About 1.4× as many

Warming by month
  • January: +3.4°F (+1.9°C)
  • February: +2.7°F (+1.5°C)
  • March: +2.3°F (+1.3°C)
  • April: +2.7°F (+1.5°C)
  • May: +1.9°F (+1.0°C)
  • June: +2.1°F (+1.2°C)
  • July: +1.7°F (+1.0°C)
  • August: +1.6°F (+0.9°C)
  • September: +1.9°F (+1.1°C)
  • October: +2.3°F (+1.3°C)
  • November: +2.7°F (+1.5°C)
  • December: +3.3°F (+1.8°C)
Scenario
SSP5-8.5 (high emissions)
Models
4 · CMIP6 HighResMIP, downscaled

This is a high-emissions pathway — the upper end of plausible futures, not a central estimate. Changes are measured by each model against its own past output and then applied to the observed record, which cancels each model’s bias but not the genuine uncertainty about how much warming occurs. Where the models disagree widely, the range above is the honest answer.