Changde climate — normals and trends
Changde (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 1,552 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 (29.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Changde averages 14 frost days, 87 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Changde 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 23 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 13 August 1953) and the coldest -19.5 °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
ChangdeHunan
- coords
- 29.03°, 111.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.6°C
Average daily high
21.4°C
Average daily low
14.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,552mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
24.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
87 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
17.9 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
14.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
122 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
42.0 °C
13 August 1953
Coldest day
-19.5 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
165 mm
19 June 2010
Windiest day
48.7 km/h
27 October 1978
Strongest gust
87.5 km/h
23 March 1977
Hottest feels-like
48.4 °C
10 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-24.3 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
22 January 1998
Sunniest day
13.2 h
19 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.6 °C | +5.0 °C | 43 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 10.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 54 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 17.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 89 mm | -57 mm |
| Apr | 26.9 °C | +5.2 °C | 121 mm | -55 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 147 mm | -60 mm |
| Jun | 30.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 328 mm | +85 mm |
| Jul | 34.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 188 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 104 mm | -45 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 144 mm | +54 mm |
| Oct | 22.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 57 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 19.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 58 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 14.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 32 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Changde?
Changde has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 1,552 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Changde?
The hottest day measured in Changde between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1953, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Changde?
The coldest day measured in Changde between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -19.5 °C.
Does it snow in Changde?
Yes. Changde gets on average 17.9 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of Changde warmed?
Yes: Changde warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Changde?
The wettest day measured in Changde between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 2010, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Changde?
The windiest day measured in Changde between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 1978, with winds reaching 48.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Changde?
The warmest month in Changde is July (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Changde?
Changde receives on average 1,552 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Changde?
Changde gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Changde?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Changde between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1998, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Changde?
Yes: Changde has on average 122 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Changde?
In Changde, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.4 °C on 10 July 1988, and the lowest was -24.3 °C on 11 January 1955.
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