Yangtze River Weather – Yichang Weather

Yangtze River Weather – Yichang Introduction

There are many Yangtze Cruise cruises between Chongqing and Yichang City. Yichang, The construction of the Gezhouba (Gezhou Dam) changed this sleepy first-century town into a thriving metropolis. Situated at the entrance to the Xiling Gorge and closest major city to the new Three Gorges Dam, it is the economic and cultural center of the western Hubei Province. In addition to the soaring locks of the Dam, the Three Travellers Cave, just six miles northwest of the city, is awe-inspiring. Here, both Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty poets inscribed poems on the cave's walls, and visiting literati throughout the ages have offered their own contributions.

Yangtze River Weather – Yichang Weather Introduction

In Yangtze River history, Yichang is one of the coastal cities along Yangtze River. Due to the location, Yichang belongs to the subtropical monsoon humid climate. There are obvious sceneries of seasons in Yichang. The spring and autumn are a little long. Thus many Yangtze Cruise from Chongqing cross Yichang City.

Yangtze River Weather – Yichang Weather Feature

Yangtze River weather is different in some areas. Thus Yichang weather features cold in winter. In January and February, there is much rain and snow.

The average temperature of a year is 14.8℃. according to the weather records, the higher temperature appears at the beginning of March, the end of March, besides the middle time of July and September. In addition, the temperature in October and November is also higher than other months.

In the whole year, the rainfall is 727mm-1264mm. The rainy days are 111-149 days. The high rainfall days are 1-4 days. There is much rainfall in February, July, August, September and October.

In the whole year, the duration of sunlight is 1261-1745 hours. In March, April and August, there is much sunlight.

In the whole year, the highest temperature appears at the beginning of July. The temperature is 36.8-40.8℃. The lowest temperature is -6.2℃ ~ -3.1℃, which appears in December.

This article is from Meiyatravel.