As a world-renowned summer resort, Dalian is the influenced by humid continental monsoon climate. Due to the situation of coastal city, it is neither too cold in winter nor too hot in summer. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from -6℃ in January to 24℃ in July, while the annual average temperature is 10℃ or so.
The annual mean precipitation is between 550mm to 950mm, descending from southwest to northeast. 60-70% of the rainfall occurs in summer in the form of rainstorm. Dalian receives 2,740 hours of bright sunshine annually, 49% of which in September and 68% in October. The free-frost period lasts for 180-200 days. The best time for traveling in Dalian is from April to October.
Time |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Average High(F) |
27/32 |
31/36 |
42/46 |
55/59 |
67/71 |
74/78 |
78/82 |
79/83 |
73/78 |
62/67 |
47/52 |
34/39 |
Average High(C) |
-2/10 |
-1/1 |
5/8 |
13/18 |
19/21 |
23/25 |
26/28 |
26/29 |
23/25 |
17/19 |
8/10 |
1/3 |
Average Low(F) |
15/19 |
19/22 |
28/32 |
41/45 |
52/56 |
60/65 |
68/72 |
69/72 |
59/64 |
49/52 |
34/39 |
22/26 |
Average Low(C) |
-9/-7 |
-7/-5 |
-2/0 |
5/7 |
11/13 |
11/13 |
20/22 |
20/23 |
16/19 |
9/12 |
1/4 |
-6/-3 |
Rain(in) |
0.3/ 0.4 |
0.2/ 0.3 |
0.4/ 0.5 |
1.1/ 1.2 |
1.7/ 1.8 |
2.6/ 2.7 |
6.5/ 6.6 |
5.5/ 5.6 |
2.6/ 2.7 |
1.2/ 1.3 |
0.8/ 0.9 |
0.4/ 0.5 |
Rain(mm) |
5/10 |
6/10 |
10/ 15 |
31/ 35 |
40/ 45 |
65/ 71 |
140/ 145 |
140/ 145 |
64/ 70 |
30/36 |
20/26 |
0.4/0.5 |

