Highest temperature in Guangzhou on July 31?

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Market context

Guangzhou’s high on 31 July will be set by the hottest reading at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, so the market is really about whether the day reaches the upper end of the city’s late-July range rather than whether it merely stays hot. Live and forecast sources point to a warm, humid pattern: current and near-term readings around 28–30°C, with forecast highs clustered near 31–37°C and thunderstorms or showers possible.[4][5][7]

The present **0% YES** crowd view looks hard to justify against the seasonal record. July in Guangzhou is typically among the hottest months, with average highs around 30–33°C and occasional peaks close to 36–37°C; one climatology source also notes daily highs in July are “around 91°F” and rarely exceed 96°F, while another says 31 July is one of the shortest days of the month, underlining that the event sits deep in the summer weather regime.[1][3][11][13][17][19] Comparable warm-season weather in the city often produces airport highs in the low-to-mid 30s Celsius, which means a “no” outcome is not the obvious baseline if the forecast verifies.[1][3][7]

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