Bozhou climate — normals and trends
Bozhou (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 965 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bozhou averages 67 frost days, 71 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Bozhou has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 79 to 55 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 5 June 1967) and the coldest -25.2 °C (on 10 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
BozhouAnhui
- coords
- 33.88°, 115.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.1°C
Average daily high
19.8°C
Average daily low
10.9°C
Annual rainfall
965mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
26.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
67 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
71 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.8 cm
Average feels-like high
19.5 °C
Average feels-like low
9.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
91 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
40.8 °C
5 June 1967
Coldest day
-25.2 °C
10 January 1955
Wettest day
148 mm
9 July 1963
Windiest day
42.6 km/h
25 June 1971
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
22 July 1982
Hottest feels-like
48.0 °C
28 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-31.1 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
18.5 cm
7 February 1964
Sunniest day
13.8 h
11 June 2006
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 22 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 9.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 16.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 50 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 25.8 °C | +5.1 °C | 14 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 28.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 42 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 32.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 95 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 36.3 °C | +4.9 °C | 36 mm | -221 mm |
| Aug | 33.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 165 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 307 mm | +201 mm |
| Oct | 18.8 °C | -2.6 °C | 134 mm | +85 mm |
| Nov | 17.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 20 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 10.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 15 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bozhou?
Bozhou has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 965 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bozhou?
The hottest day measured in Bozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 1967, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bozhou?
The coldest day measured in Bozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1955, at -25.2 °C.
Does it snow in Bozhou?
Yes. Bozhou gets on average 16.8 cm of snow per year and has around 67 frost days.
Has the climate of Bozhou warmed?
Yes: Bozhou warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bozhou?
The wettest day measured in Bozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1963, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bozhou?
The windiest day measured in Bozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1971, with winds reaching 42.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bozhou?
The warmest month in Bozhou is July (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Bozhou?
Bozhou receives on average 965 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bozhou?
Bozhou gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bozhou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1964, with 18.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bozhou?
Yes: Bozhou has on average 91 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bozhou?
In Bozhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.0 °C on 28 July 1958, and the lowest was -31.1 °C on 11 January 1955.
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