Danshui climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Danshui?

Danshui has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 1,643 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Danshui?

The hottest day measured in Danshui between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2004, reaching 36.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Danshui?

The coldest day measured in Danshui between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1957, at 0.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Danshui?

Almost never: Danshui sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Danshui warmed?

Yes: Danshui warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Danshui?

The wettest day measured in Danshui between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1974, with 233 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Danshui?

The windiest day measured in Danshui between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2018, with winds reaching 71.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Danshui?

The warmest month in Danshui is July (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Danshui?

Danshui receives on average 1,643 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Danshui?

Danshui gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Danshui (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 1,643 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 (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Danshui averages 0 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.

Danshui has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 1 July 2004) and the coldest 0.9 °C (on 11 February 1957).

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

DanshuiGuangdong

coords: 22.80°, 114.47°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

22.2°C

Average daily high

24.8°C

Average daily low

20.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,643mm

Sunshine / day

8.5h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

15.9km/h

Seasonal range

13.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

66 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

163 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.5 °C

Average feels-like low

21.6 °C

Average peak gust

33.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

206 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

36.3 °C

1 July 2004

Coldest day

0.9 °C

11 February 1957

Wettest day

233 mm

19 October 1974

Windiest day

71.6 km/h

16 September 2018

Strongest gust

157.3 km/h

16 September 2018

Hottest feels-like

44.9 °C

30 May 2023

Coldest feels-like

-5.5 °C

11 February 1957

Snowiest day

0.4 cm

24 January 2016

Sunniest day

13.0 h

12 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.5 °C7 July 2025	7.8 °C9 February 2025	23.0 °C	1,789 mm	107
2024	35.2 °C5 August 2024	3.3 °C24 January 2024	23.4 °C	2,169 mm	104
2023	35.8 °C30 May 2023	5.5 °C22 December 2023	23.3 °C	1,841 mm	100
2022	35.7 °C25 July 2022	6.7 °C21 February 2022	22.8 °C	1,876 mm	92
2021	34.5 °C27 July 2021	5.5 °C13 January 2021	23.5 °C	1,572 mm	127
2020	34.0 °C14 July 2020	5.7 °C31 December 2020	23.3 °C	1,407 mm	102
2019	35.9 °C24 August 2019	7.9 °C1 January 2019	23.6 °C	1,729 mm	100
2018	34.8 °C29 May 2018	5.1 °C30 January 2018	23.0 °C	1,559 mm	95
2017	36.2 °C22 August 2017	8.3 °C18 December 2017	23.1 °C	1,709 mm	110
2016	35.4 °C9 July 2016	2.5 °C25 January 2016	22.8 °C	2,551 mm	99
2015	35.6 °C8 August 2015	7.2 °C18 December 2015	23.3 °C	1,598 mm	92
2014	34.2 °C31 July 2014	4.9 °C13 February 2014	22.6 °C	1,475 mm	108
2013	33.8 °C9 August 2013	5.7 °C28 December 2013	22.5 °C	1,968 mm	78
2012	35.2 °C1 August 2012	4.9 °C31 December 2012	22.5 °C	1,643 mm	84
2011	34.2 °C30 August 2011	4.1 °C12 January 2011	22.1 °C	1,257 mm	91
2010	34.1 °C4 August 2010	3.6 °C17 December 2010	22.5 °C	1,812 mm	85
2009	34.7 °C18 July 2009	5.3 °C11 January 2009	22.7 °C	1,322 mm	98
2008	35.6 °C28 July 2008	5.2 °C3 February 2008	22.3 °C	1,784 mm	67
2007	33.5 °C14 July 2007	7.2 °C29 January 2007	22.9 °C	1,414 mm	98
2006	35.4 °C13 July 2006	5.2 °C7 January 2006	22.9 °C	1,833 mm	73
2005	35.9 °C18 July 2005	3.3 °C1 January 2005	22.5 °C	1,808 mm	77
2004	36.3 °C1 July 2004	5.5 °C31 December 2004	22.7 °C	1,141 mm	93
2003	34.2 °C15 July 2003	6.3 °C6 January 2003	22.8 °C	1,474 mm	84
2002	33.1 °C12 July 2002	4.3 °C27 December 2002	23.0 °C	1,457 mm	72
2001	34.2 °C4 July 2001	6.1 °C22 December 2001	22.9 °C	1,736 mm	78
2000	34.2 °C5 June 2000	4.9 °C27 January 2000	22.7 °C	1,620 mm	90
1999	34.9 °C20 August 1999	3.0 °C23 December 1999	22.8 °C	1,707 mm	85
1998	33.3 °C27 July 1998	6.8 °C6 February 1998	23.1 °C	1,792 mm	89
1997	34.6 °C29 August 1997	6.5 °C25 January 1997	22.4 °C	2,353 mm	54
1996	33.9 °C26 July 1996	4.2 °C20 February 1996	22.2 °C	1,524 mm	78
1995	34.0 °C22 July 1995	7.3 °C5 January 1995	22.0 °C	1,717 mm	73
1994	34.9 °C10 July 1994	4.9 °C21 January 1994	22.6 °C	1,755 mm	57
1993	33.2 °C25 August 1993	3.7 °C17 January 1993	22.1 °C	1,796 mm	76
1992	34.1 °C29 August 1992	5.9 °C15 January 1992	22.0 °C	1,728 mm	75
1991	33.3 °C23 August 1991	2.0 °C29 December 1991	22.8 °C	1,379 mm	95
1990	35.9 °C17 August 1990	4.1 °C1 February 1990	22.5 °C	1,692 mm	81
1989	33.9 °C16 July 1989	5.0 °C14 January 1989	22.1 °C	1,575 mm	73
1988	35.3 °C18 July 1988	7.2 °C18 February 1988	22.0 °C	1,568 mm	80
1987	35.0 °C13 July 1987	5.6 °C7 December 1987	22.6 °C	1,607 mm	67
1986	33.8 °C30 July 1986	3.2 °C1 March 1986	22.0 °C	1,780 mm	72
1985	34.0 °C22 June 1985	5.6 °C17 December 1985	21.7 °C	1,868 mm	52
1984	33.9 °C11 September 1984	4.6 °C7 February 1984	21.4 °C	1,616 mm	58
1983	33.2 °C11 August 1983	3.4 °C30 December 1983	21.8 °C	2,356 mm	81
1982	35.6 °C29 July 1982	6.0 °C27 December 1982	22.2 °C	1,859 mm	79
1981	33.3 °C17 July 1981	6.5 °C12 January 1981	22.2 °C	1,660 mm	58
1980	35.8 °C10 July 1980	3.4 °C31 January 1980	22.2 °C	1,582 mm	83
1979	33.5 °C4 July 1979	3.8 °C1 February 1979	22.0 °C	1,736 mm	59
1978	33.3 °C24 August 1978	5.0 °C18 January 1978	21.9 °C	2,259 mm	74
1977	33.2 °C24 July 1977	3.3 °C5 January 1977	22.2 °C	1,425 mm	75
1976	34.6 °C23 August 1976	2.9 °C28 December 1976	21.6 °C	1,768 mm	64
1975	33.0 °C30 July 1975	2.6 °C14 December 1975	22.1 °C	2,445 mm	59
1974	34.0 °C21 August 1974	3.1 °C26 February 1974	21.9 °C	2,133 mm	81
1973	32.2 °C23 June 1973	5.1 °C25 December 1973	22.5 °C	2,498 mm	61
1972	33.8 °C22 July 1972	3.0 °C9 February 1972	22.0 °C	2,217 mm	59
1971	34.3 °C20 July 1971	4.7 °C30 January 1971	21.7 °C	1,676 mm	72
1970	33.3 °C31 July 1970	4.7 °C16 January 1970	21.9 °C	1,950 mm	73
1969	34.2 °C27 July 1969	2.1 °C5 February 1969	21.7 °C	1,572 mm	80
1968	33.5 °C28 July 1968	4.4 °C8 February 1968	22.0 °C	1,849 mm	55
1967	33.3 °C17 July 1967	1.6 °C16 January 1967	21.7 °C	1,353 mm	68
1966	32.0 °C14 August 1966	4.2 °C23 February 1966	22.0 °C	1,516 mm	25
1965	32.0 °C26 July 1965	4.3 °C18 December 1965	21.4 °C	1,641 mm	14
1964	35.0 °C7 August 1964	4.9 °C26 February 1964	22.1 °C	1,809 mm	68
1963	34.7 °C5 September 1963	4.1 °C16 January 1963	22.2 °C	1,045 mm	76
1962	33.8 °C1 August 1962	4.1 °C2 January 1962	21.9 °C	1,351 mm	73
1961	33.6 °C1 July 1961	5.2 °C17 January 1961	22.3 °C	2,226 mm	65
1960	34.8 °C21 August 1960	3.4 °C25 January 1960	22.3 °C	1,801 mm	61
1959	34.6 °C29 August 1959	4.9 °C11 January 1959	22.2 °C	1,683 mm	60
1958	34.1 °C16 July 1958	4.1 °C16 January 1958	21.8 °C	1,365 mm	58
1957	33.4 °C1 August 1957	0.9 °C11 February 1957	21.7 °C	1,857 mm	57
1956	34.4 °C3 September 1956	2.8 °C9 January 1956	21.9 °C	889 mm	63
1955	31.8 °C24 August 1955	1.5 °C11 January 1955	21.5 °C	1,176 mm	20
1954	32.0 °C15 August 1954	5.3 °C12 December 1954	21.8 °C	1,088 mm	33
1953	32.7 °C12 August 1953	6.0 °C11 December 1953	21.9 °C	1,325 mm	34
1952	31.7 °C1 September 1952	3.9 °C19 February 1952	22.2 °C	1,344 mm	28
1951	32.2 °C31 July 1951	2.5 °C14 January 1951	21.7 °C	1,474 mm	11
1950	30.7 °C17 July 1950	6.0 °C10 December 1950	21.6 °C	1,744 mm	5
1949	31.1 °C27 July 1949	4.3 °C9 January 1949	22.0 °C	1,149 mm	24
1948	31.6 °C6 July 1948	4.5 °C26 January 1948	21.8 °C	1,220 mm	24
1947	30.8 °C8 September 1947	5.0 °C20 December 1947	21.1 °C	1,477 mm	6
1946	32.6 °C16 July 1946	5.7 °C6 January 1946	22.0 °C	869 mm	30
1945	31.1 °C2 September 1945	4.0 °C5 February 1945	20.7 °C	1,448 mm	15
1944	31.2 °C10 August 1944	3.3 °C20 December 1944	21.3 °C	1,592 mm	9
1943	31.8 °C10 June 1943	4.2 °C12 January 1943	21.6 °C	628 mm	30
1942	30.8 °C28 July 1942	6.2 °C13 February 1942	21.4 °C	1,430 mm	20
1941	31.4 °C8 August 1941	5.2 °C29 December 1941	21.4 °C	1,648 mm	8
1940	32.9 °C31 August 1940	2.8 °C24 January 1940	21.0 °C	1,204 mm	17

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.0 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

107 d/yr

+41

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1789 mm

+146 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	19.2 °C	+1.6 °C	9 mm	-14 mm
Feb	19.0 °C	+0.7 °C	14 mm	-27 mm
Mar	22.0 °C	+0.9 °C	50 mm	-22 mm
Apr	25.6 °C	+1.2 °C	52 mm	-74 mm
May	28.3 °C	+0.7 °C	214 mm	-32 mm
Jun	30.2 °C	+0.9 °C	293 mm	-7 mm
Jul	31.7 °C	+1.3 °C	366 mm	+130 mm
Aug	30.8 °C	+0.6 °C	343 mm	+72 mm
Sep	30.9 °C	+1.4 °C	345 mm	+153 mm
Oct	28.6 °C	+1.6 °C	84 mm	+11 mm
Nov	23.5 °C	+0.2 °C	6 mm	-31 mm
Dec	21.8 °C	+2.6 °C	14 mm	-13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.5 °C

7 Jul 2025

Coldest day

7.8 °C

9 Feb 2025

Wettest day

98.4 mm

24 Sep 2025

Windiest day

50.5 km/h

24 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

121.0 km/h

24 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.3 °C

25 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

2.7 °C

9 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Danshui?

Danshui has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 1,643 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Danshui?

The hottest day measured in Danshui between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2004, reaching 36.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Danshui?

The coldest day measured in Danshui between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1957, at 0.9 °C.

Does it snow in Danshui?

Almost never: Danshui sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Danshui warmed?

Yes: Danshui warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Danshui?

The wettest day measured in Danshui between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1974, with 233 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Danshui?

The windiest day measured in Danshui between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2018, with winds reaching 71.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Danshui?

The warmest month in Danshui is July (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Danshui?

Danshui receives on average 1,643 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Danshui?

Danshui gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Danshui?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Danshui between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2016, with 0.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Danshui?

Yes: Danshui has on average 206 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Danshui?

In Danshui, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 30 May 2023, and the lowest was -5.5 °C on 11 February 1957.

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