Chóngfú climate — normals and trends
Chóngfú (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,538 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 (4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Chóngfú averages 25 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Chóngfú has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 35 to 15 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 3 August 2024) and the coldest -12.8 °C (on 6 February 1969).
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
ChóngfúZhejiang
- coords
- 30.53°, 120.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
20.9°C
Average daily low
13.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,538mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
24.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
25 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
74 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.8 cm
Average feels-like high
21.7 °C
Average feels-like low
13.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
114 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
42.5 °C
3 August 2024
Coldest day
-12.8 °C
6 February 1969
Wettest day
157 mm
21 June 1982
Windiest day
58.1 km/h
11 September 2005
Strongest gust
127.1 km/h
2 August 1956
Hottest feels-like
49.8 °C
4 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-17.4 °C
6 February 1969
Snowiest day
18.6 cm
18 January 1984
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 June 1940
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 | 12.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 12 mm | -49 mm |
| Feb | 10.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 40 mm | -44 mm |
| Mar | 18.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 103 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 25.4 °C | +5.1 °C | 69 mm | -75 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 175 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 461 mm | +142 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 229 mm | +55 mm |
| Aug | 36.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 69 mm | -67 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 151 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 43 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 18.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 37 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 14.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 14 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chóngfú?
Chóngfú has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,538 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chóngfú?
The hottest day measured in Chóngfú between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2024, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chóngfú?
The coldest day measured in Chóngfú between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, at -12.8 °C.
Does it snow in Chóngfú?
Yes. Chóngfú gets on average 10.8 cm of snow per year and has around 25 frost days.
Has the climate of Chóngfú warmed?
Yes: Chóngfú warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chóngfú?
The wettest day measured in Chóngfú between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1982, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chóngfú?
The windiest day measured in Chóngfú between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 2005, with winds reaching 58.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chóngfú?
The warmest month in Chóngfú is July (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Chóngfú?
Chóngfú receives on average 1,538 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chóngfú?
Chóngfú gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chóngfú?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chóngfú between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1984, with 18.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chóngfú?
Yes: Chóngfú has on average 114 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chóngfú?
In Chóngfú, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.8 °C on 4 August 2024, and the lowest was -17.4 °C on 6 February 1969.
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