Danjiangkou climate — normals and trends
Danjiangkou (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 989 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Danjiangkou averages 44 frost days, 69 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Danjiangkou has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 59 to 29 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.6 °C (on 20 August 1959) and the coldest -17.9 °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
DanjiangkouHubei
- coords
- 32.54°, 111.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.7°C
Average daily high
20.1°C
Average daily low
12.0°C
Annual rainfall
989mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
25.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
44 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
69 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
26.6 cm
Average feels-like high
20.4 °C
Average feels-like low
11.8 °C
Average peak gust
25.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
96 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
42.6 °C
20 August 1959
Coldest day
-17.9 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
148 mm
29 July 1954
Windiest day
43.3 km/h
1 June 1946
Strongest gust
76.7 km/h
12 April 1979
Hottest feels-like
48.5 °C
12 July 1959
Coldest feels-like
-22.8 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
31 March 1987
Sunniest day
13.6 h
1 July 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 57 mm | +34 mm |
| Feb | 10.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 7 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 17.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 52 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 26.9 °C | +5.8 °C | 17 mm | -57 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 56 mm | -39 mm |
| Jun | 31.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 75 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 35.6 °C | +4.2 °C | 94 mm | -77 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 150 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 292 mm | +176 mm |
| Oct | 17.7 °C | -3.3 °C | 150 mm | +73 mm |
| Nov | 17.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 41 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 11.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 28 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Danjiangkou?
Danjiangkou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 989 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Danjiangkou?
The hottest day measured in Danjiangkou between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1959, reaching 42.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Danjiangkou?
The coldest day measured in Danjiangkou between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -17.9 °C.
Does it snow in Danjiangkou?
Yes. Danjiangkou gets on average 26.6 cm of snow per year and has around 44 frost days.
Has the climate of Danjiangkou warmed?
Yes: Danjiangkou warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Danjiangkou?
The wettest day measured in Danjiangkou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1954, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Danjiangkou?
The windiest day measured in Danjiangkou between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1946, with winds reaching 43.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Danjiangkou?
The warmest month in Danjiangkou is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Danjiangkou?
Danjiangkou receives on average 989 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Danjiangkou?
Danjiangkou gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Danjiangkou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Danjiangkou between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1987, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Danjiangkou?
Yes: Danjiangkou has on average 96 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Danjiangkou?
In Danjiangkou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.5 °C on 12 July 1959, and the lowest was -22.8 °C on 11 January 1955.
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