Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Kunming, Yunnan, China. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Kunming typically delivers a pleasant spring day, with highs averaging 73° and lows around 53°. There's a coin-flip chance of rain at 56%, though today has swung from a chilly 39° back in 1982 all the way to 83° just this year in 2025.
Kunming earns its nickname 'Spring City' with remarkably mild extremes — the all-time hottest day only reached 93°, recorded on June 1, 2023. The cold end tells a different story: a rare 14° freeze hit on December 27, 1982, the same brutal winter that also dumped 9 inches of snow the following day.
Kunming is one of the most consistently temperate cities in China, with monthly highs ranging just 20° across the entire year, from 56° in December to a peak of 77° in early May. The one major seasonal shift is rainfall — the dry, sunny spring gives way to a wet summer monsoon, with late June averaging nearly 2.79 inches per week. If you want warmth without the rain, target April through mid-May.