Bengbu climate — normals and trends
Bengbu (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 1,089 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bengbu averages 54 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 102 rainy days per year.
Bengbu has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 64 to 44 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 10 August 1946) and the coldest -24.8 °C (on 11 January 1955).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BengbuAnhui
- coords
- 32.94°, 117.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.5°C
Average daily high
19.8°C
Average daily low
11.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,089mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
26.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
54 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
66 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
102 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.8 cm
Average feels-like high
19.8 °C
Average feels-like low
10.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
98 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.5 °C
10 August 1946
Coldest day
-24.8 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
197 mm
19 July 1982
Windiest day
44.0 km/h
17 August 2018
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
17 August 2018
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
2 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-30.2 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
21.5 cm
24 December 1991
Sunniest day
13.9 h
13 June 1988
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 33 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 9.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 16.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 55 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +5.2 °C | 31 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 92 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 293 mm | +141 mm |
| Jul | 34.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 59 mm | -203 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 221 mm | +70 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 188 mm | +83 mm |
| Oct | 20.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 97 mm | +43 mm |
| Nov | 17.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 19 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 11.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 16 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bengbu?
Bengbu has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 1,089 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bengbu?
The hottest day measured in Bengbu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1946, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bengbu?
The coldest day measured in Bengbu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -24.8 °C.
Does it snow in Bengbu?
Yes. Bengbu gets on average 16.8 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.
Has the climate of Bengbu warmed?
Yes: Bengbu warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bengbu?
The wettest day measured in Bengbu between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1982, with 197 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bengbu?
The windiest day measured in Bengbu between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 2018, with winds reaching 44.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bengbu?
The warmest month in Bengbu is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Bengbu?
Bengbu receives on average 1,089 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bengbu?
Bengbu gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bengbu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bengbu between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1991, with 21.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bengbu?
Yes: Bengbu has on average 98 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bengbu?
In Bengbu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 2 August 2003, and the lowest was -30.2 °C on 11 January 1955.
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