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Hangzhou in October

Warm and mostly dry, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

October in Hangzhou is warm: highs near 77°F, lows near 61°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, less often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 37 minutes from the first week to the last.October in Hangzhou is warm: highs near 25°C, lows near 16°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, less often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 37 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
77°F25°Caverage
Low
61°F16°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 26% of days
Daylight
11h 21mon average

Is October a good time to visit Hangzhou?

Yes. October is one of Hangzhou's best months (October).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How October sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 77°F in October, against 51°F to 94°F through the year.Highs near 25°C in October, against 11°C to 34°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

26% of days in October, against 24% to 57% through the year.

Cloud cover

36% cover in October, against 34% to 71% through the year.

Daylight

11h 21m in October, against 10h 13m to 14h 04m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with October shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. September85°29°low 70°low 21°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  2. October77°25°low 61°low 16°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. November67°19°low 50°low 10°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Hangzhou sits, in October

Asia/Shanghai
this place
typical high in October 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-October
6:00 AMsets 5:29 PM
Above the sea
90 mlow-lying
Latitude
30.2°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Shanghai163 km north-east

The land around Hangzhou, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in China in October

high · low · wet days
See October on the planning mapThe whole year in Hangzhou

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Hangzhou. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (90 m) against the climate model's (0 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (90 m) against the climate model's (0 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.