Cangzhou climate — normals and trends
Cangzhou (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 686 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Cangzhou averages 106 frost days, 71 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
Cangzhou has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 117 to 95 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.4 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -26.0 °C (on 6 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
CangzhouHebei
- coords
- 38.31°, 116.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.4°C
Average daily high
18.6°C
Average daily low
8.7°C
Annual rainfall
686mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
30.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
106 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
71 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.7 cm
Average feels-like high
17.1 °C
Average feels-like low
6.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
79 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
42.4 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-26.0 °C
6 January 1955
Wettest day
149 mm
30 July 1983
Windiest day
45.8 km/h
18 March 2020
Strongest gust
86.4 km/h
20 August 1997
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest feels-like
-31.4 °C
6 January 1955
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
7 November 2021
Sunniest day
14.1 h
27 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 16.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 4 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 18 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 36 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 48 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 33.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 131 mm | -67 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 265 mm | +95 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 19 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | -3.1 °C | 120 mm | +85 mm |
| Nov | 14.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 4 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cangzhou?
Cangzhou has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 686 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cangzhou?
The hottest day measured in Cangzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cangzhou?
The coldest day measured in Cangzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1955, at -26.0 °C.
Does it snow in Cangzhou?
Yes. Cangzhou gets on average 13.7 cm of snow per year and has around 106 frost days.
Has the climate of Cangzhou warmed?
Yes: Cangzhou warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cangzhou?
The wettest day measured in Cangzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1983, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cangzhou?
The windiest day measured in Cangzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2020, with winds reaching 45.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cangzhou?
The warmest month in Cangzhou is July (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Cangzhou?
Cangzhou receives on average 686 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cangzhou?
Cangzhou gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cangzhou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cangzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 2021, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cangzhou?
Yes: Cangzhou has on average 79 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cangzhou?
In Cangzhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 5 July 1942, and the lowest was -31.4 °C on 6 January 1955.
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