Guizhou Weather in July

Season: Summer
In short: cooling, rainy, high season
  Guizhou is relatively cool in July, as average temperature is about 21-29 degrees Celsius (69.8-84.2 degrees Fahrenheit). It’s a noted summer retreat in China, mainly for the high altitude. In the coolest Liupanshui, you can enjoy a low temperature at 15℃ (59℉) only. Thus, you can wear warm especially at night.
However, there are also short hot hours sometimes, in a fine afternoon in the northeast of Guizhou. According the historical records, the highest temperature reached 38℃ (100.4℉) in Tongren during July.
 Guizhou weather in July remains rainy on the whole. Although the amount of precipitation decreases obviously in most places of Guizhou, July goes with great many thunder showers. There are about 11 rainy days throughout the province, while it’s overcast mostly in the rest of time. Much of the time, it rains at night in the central and western parts, so it wouldn’t influence the transport in the daylight basically. The northwest of Guizhou, where is Bijie located, has an exception with a little more rainfall than in June.
 After the longest daylight hours in June, it becomes shorter in July. Guizhou offers the daylight hours of 13.6h, with the sunrise at 06:03-06:17 and sunset at 19:41-19:50. Meanwhile, the sunshine hours turn to be longer around Guizhou in July, reaching an average level of 6.9h. Universally the sunshine hours are more than 5h, and it may also be over 8h sometimes in the east and south of Guizhou.
 Although the sunshine hours are not very long, it’s also important to protect yourselves from ultraviolet lights, particularly in higher-altitude places. July is the month with highest ultraviolet index (UVI) in Guizhou, which reaching 6 – the high level. In eastern Guizhou, the UVI could be 12 – the extreme level occasionally. Sunscreen, sunproof clothes, sunhat and sunglasses are crucial in July.
 

 To adapt to Guizhou climate in July, breathable summer clothes are proper during the day. T-shirt, thin sweatpants, shorts, dress, etc. are all good. In the evenings, you can add a piece of clothes, such as thin knitting shirt, jacket and trench coat, to cope with the reduced temperature, especially in the mountains. It would be better to wear in a few layers, so as to change you clothes in time according to the weather change.