Highest temperature in Guangzhou on August 5?

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Market context

Guangzhou’s high on 5 August is a simple station-level temperature call: the market resolves to the day’s maximum at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Station, so the key variable is whether the airport records a peak inside one of the posted Celsius bands by the settlement cut-off. Forecasts for Guangzhou on 5 August 2026 sit firmly in the low 30s Celsius, with one source showing around 32°C and another pointing to daily highs near 33°C, which places the live probability around the middle of the typical August range rather than at an extreme. [2][9][15]

The 0% crowd price is best read against Guangzhou’s historical August profile, where daily highs are commonly around 33°C to 34°C and can reach the mid-30s, so a hot outcome is climatologically normal even if the exact station reading is uncertain. For a programmatic workflow, the useful input is not city weather headlines but the intraday maximum from the specified Wunderground station page, with updates pulled until the settlement window closes; this kind of market is sensitive to the station’s own hourly evolution, not just the broader Guangzhou forecast. [1][6][8][14][15]

The main catalysts are the midday-to-afternoon temperature path, cloud cover, rainfall, and whether convection limits heating or allows a late-day peak. Current live conditions in Guangzhou are already hot, with AccuWeather showing temperatures in the mid-90s Fahrenheit and a high heat index, while other forecasts on the same day point to heavy rain at times, which could cap the maximum if showers arrive early enough; the practical watchlist is the station forecast, radar, and any short-range adjustments rather than broader seasonal commentary. [2][11][12]

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Methodology

This page reviews Highest temperature in Guangzhou on August 5? across five venues. The live probability is the Polymarket mid-price, sourced directly from the on-chain Polygon order book; the comparison columns benchmark each venue on fee structure, KYC, settlement currency and payment rails. Every CTA routes to Polymarket Bot UK, which mirrors the Polymarket order book at 0% fees.

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