Daxu climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Daxu?

Daxu has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 993 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Daxu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1946, reaching 41.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Daxu?

The coldest day measured in Daxu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -24.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Daxu?

Yes. Daxu gets on average 15.0 cm of snow per year and has around 76 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Daxu warmed?

Yes: Daxu warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Daxu?

The wettest day measured in Daxu between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1949, with 172 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Daxu?

The windiest day measured in Daxu between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1946, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Daxu?

The warmest month in Daxu is July (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Daxu?

Daxu receives on average 993 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Daxu?

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

Daxu (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 993 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 (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Daxu averages 76 frost days, 63 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.

Daxu has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 88 to 64 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 11 August 1946) and the coldest -24.6 °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

DaxuJiangsu

coords: 34.28°, 117.55°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

14.6°C

Average daily high

19.3°C

Average daily low

10.3°C

Annual rainfall

993mm

Sunshine / day

8.5h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

14.7km/h

Seasonal range

26.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

76 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

63 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

91 d/yr

Annual snowfall

15.0 cm

Average feels-like high

18.9 °C

Average feels-like low

9.2 °C

Average peak gust

30.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

86 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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

41.9 °C

11 August 1946

Coldest day

-24.6 °C

11 January 1955

Wettest day

172 mm

9 July 1949

Windiest day

44.1 km/h

17 April 1946

Strongest gust

90.4 km/h

28 July 2021

Hottest feels-like

45.7 °C

11 August 1946

Coldest feels-like

-30.0 °C

11 January 1955

Snowiest day

19.7 cm

7 February 1964

Sunniest day

14.0 h

8 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	38.1 °C17 June 2025	-9.6 °C9 February 2025	16.7 °C	968 mm	91	55
2024	38.0 °C13 June 2024	-8.9 °C23 January 2024	16.4 °C	1,006 mm	100	72
2023	37.4 °C22 June 2023	-10.2 °C22 December 2023	16.0 °C	873 mm	83	65
2022	38.7 °C17 June 2022	-7.4 °C23 December 2022	16.0 °C	830 mm	88	74
2021	37.7 °C7 June 2021	-12.8 °C7 January 2021	16.1 °C	1,100 mm	80	48
2020	37.3 °C4 June 2020	-14.8 °C30 December 2020	15.7 °C	1,061 mm	69	48
2019	37.4 °C4 June 2019	-7.4 °C31 December 2019	15.7 °C	628 mm	80	59
2018	36.5 °C12 June 2018	-9.6 °C12 January 2018	15.7 °C	944 mm	79	58
2017	37.0 °C24 July 2017	-6.2 °C17 December 2017	15.9 °C	929 mm	89	61
2016	36.4 °C25 July 2016	-13.3 °C24 January 2016	15.6 °C	836 mm	73	63
2015	35.7 °C14 July 2015	-13.2 °C27 November 2015	15.0 °C	726 mm	50	66
2014	37.8 °C22 July 2014	-8.6 °C11 February 2014	15.3 °C	792 mm	54	70
2013	37.7 °C11 August 2013	-9.1 °C4 January 2013	15.2 °C	756 mm	77	69
2012	36.3 °C22 July 2012	-8.1 °C5 January 2012	14.7 °C	691 mm	69	76
2011	37.9 °C8 June 2011	-10.5 °C16 January 2011	14.6 °C	930 mm	57	83
2010	37.9 °C30 June 2010	-8.7 °C5 January 2010	15.1 °C	705 mm	76	62
2009	37.7 °C25 June 2009	-9.5 °C24 January 2009	15.1 °C	707 mm	66	69
2008	34.2 °C3 July 2008	-11.2 °C22 December 2008	14.7 °C	1,077 mm	44	76
2007	35.6 °C27 May 2007	-5.6 °C6 March 2007	15.6 °C	1,096 mm	65	56
2006	37.5 °C19 June 2006	-6.7 °C7 January 2006	15.7 °C	771 mm	70	64
2005	37.8 °C23 June 2005	-10.2 °C1 January 2005	14.8 °C	1,129 mm	62	86
2004	36.0 °C12 June 2004	-8.7 °C31 December 2004	15.4 °C	852 mm	59	53
2003	36.2 °C1 August 2003	-9.3 °C5 January 2003	14.4 °C	1,505 mm	42	70
2002	39.2 °C15 July 2002	-9.2 °C26 December 2002	15.5 °C	796 mm	70	54
2001	38.6 °C9 July 2001	-8.8 °C15 January 2001	15.2 °C	658 mm	69	60
2000	35.6 °C21 May 2000	-9.8 °C26 January 2000	15.1 °C	1,267 mm	72	59
1999	35.8 °C31 July 1999	-9.2 °C22 December 1999	15.2 °C	736 mm	62	58
1998	35.7 °C21 July 1998	-12.1 °C19 January 1998	15.5 °C	1,241 mm	67	54
1997	36.8 °C22 June 1997	-9.2 °C8 January 1997	15.0 °C	770 mm	81	65
1996	36.5 °C14 June 1996	-8.9 °C9 January 1996	14.4 °C	1,072 mm	54	75
1995	35.7 °C19 June 1995	-6.8 °C2 February 1995	14.8 °C	847 mm	63	74
1994	38.6 °C3 July 1994	-6.7 °C19 January 1994	15.5 °C	863 mm	77	66
1993	35.4 °C14 June 1993	-11.8 °C16 January 1993	14.1 °C	1,046 mm	33	82
1992	35.9 °C8 June 1992	-7.1 °C2 January 1992	14.2 °C	1,031 mm	57	82
1991	36.0 °C19 July 1991	-11.9 °C28 December 1991	14.0 °C	992 mm	47	69
1990	35.9 °C8 July 1990	-14.4 °C1 February 1990	14.7 °C	1,295 mm	63	66
1989	35.2 °C2 June 1989	-6.6 °C28 January 1989	14.3 °C	948 mm	36	70
1988	39.7 °C7 July 1988	-8.2 °C24 January 1988	14.3 °C	802 mm	58	91
1987	35.0 °C4 July 1987	-8.4 °C13 January 1987	14.4 °C	1,071 mm	60	77
1986	35.4 °C29 June 1986	-9.4 °C5 January 1986	14.0 °C	813 mm	51	85
1985	34.4 °C6 August 1985	-9.7 °C9 December 1985	13.9 °C	1,059 mm	68	84
1984	34.9 °C1 July 1984	-9.4 °C29 December 1984	13.7 °C	1,203 mm	57	88
1983	35.7 °C5 August 1983	-9.4 °C21 February 1983	14.4 °C	1,099 mm	52	87
1982	38.4 °C25 May 1982	-13.6 °C5 February 1982	14.3 °C	1,022 mm	50	76
1981	35.2 °C8 May 1981	-16.6 °C27 January 1981	14.1 °C	664 mm	69	92
1980	35.4 °C27 July 1980	-11.6 °C30 January 1980	13.7 °C	910 mm	32	87
1979	36.1 °C17 June 1979	-12.6 °C16 January 1979	14.3 °C	1,049 mm	67	86
1978	38.8 °C11 June 1978	-11.5 °C16 February 1978	14.9 °C	804 mm	83	76
1977	37.3 °C12 June 1977	-10.8 °C4 January 1977	14.5 °C	877 mm	54	78
1976	35.4 °C30 July 1976	-10.6 °C28 December 1976	13.7 °C	781 mm	44	94
1975	36.1 °C1 June 1975	-8.9 °C3 January 1975	14.5 °C	931 mm	69	81
1974	34.4 °C22 July 1974	-11.3 °C19 December 1974	13.7 °C	1,118 mm	59	84
1973	35.1 °C6 August 1973	-11.6 °C25 December 1973	14.2 °C	801 mm	55	79
1972	37.7 °C11 June 1972	-8.4 °C4 February 1972	13.7 °C	870 mm	42	91
1971	36.6 °C16 July 1971	-9.9 °C5 February 1971	14.0 °C	1,014 mm	60	90
1970	34.9 °C9 August 1970	-13.3 °C5 January 1970	14.0 °C	964 mm	54	92
1969	36.0 °C1 June 1969	-17.3 °C5 February 1969	13.1 °C	924 mm	63	107
1968	38.4 °C4 June 1968	-9.7 °C15 January 1968	14.6 °C	675 mm	65	81
1967	39.0 °C4 June 1967	-16.2 °C3 January 1967	14.2 °C	902 mm	92	98
1966	37.7 °C31 August 1966	-17.5 °C24 February 1966	15.2 °C	652 mm	76	75
1965	37.8 °C29 June 1965	-8.5 °C17 December 1965	14.4 °C	1,362 mm	59	82
1964	37.6 °C8 July 1964	-14.3 °C12 February 1964	14.0 °C	1,213 mm	61	74
1963	34.7 °C20 June 1963	-10.0 °C3 February 1963	13.8 °C	1,583 mm	50	90
1962	36.2 °C20 May 1962	-9.4 °C31 January 1962	14.5 °C	1,062 mm	66	90
1961	36.8 °C25 July 1961	-10.2 °C11 January 1961	15.2 °C	1,035 mm	73	65
1960	39.0 °C5 June 1960	-10.5 °C19 December 1960	14.5 °C	995 mm	70	77
1959	39.7 °C23 July 1959	-11.2 °C17 January 1959	14.5 °C	801 mm	78	77
1958	36.6 °C22 July 1958	-12.9 °C16 January 1958	14.2 °C	1,096 mm	63	75
1957	34.5 °C19 June 1957	-15.7 °C23 January 1957	13.2 °C	1,028 mm	54	82
1956	34.5 °C10 July 1956	-11.0 °C9 January 1956	13.3 °C	1,532 mm	45	101
1955	34.5 °C21 June 1955	-24.6 °C11 January 1955	13.7 °C	1,441 mm	44	66
1954	34.2 °C13 August 1954	-15.6 °C28 January 1954	13.3 °C	2,027 mm	24	81
1953	36.0 °C30 July 1953	-10.6 °C18 January 1953	14.5 °C	1,057 mm	57	78
1952	34.8 °C30 June 1952	-17.0 °C19 February 1952	13.5 °C	1,484 mm	30	88
1951	35.1 °C20 June 1951	-15.0 °C13 January 1951	13.9 °C	1,250 mm	34	75
1950	33.5 °C14 July 1950	-14.0 °C4 February 1950	14.1 °C	1,456 mm	45	83
1949	33.8 °C23 July 1949	-11.2 °C15 February 1949	14.5 °C	1,523 mm	43	66
1948	34.9 °C2 July 1948	-13.2 °C26 January 1948	14.7 °C	1,428 mm	50	62
1947	34.2 °C17 June 1947	-10.3 °C26 January 1947	14.6 °C	1,278 mm	62	75
1946	41.9 °C11 August 1946	-7.9 °C10 January 1946	16.5 °C	602 mm	102	84
1945	38.1 °C8 June 1945	-9.3 °C18 January 1945	14.6 °C	738 mm	73	97
1944	38.4 °C18 June 1944	-13.8 °C19 December 1944	15.0 °C	916 mm	77	85
1943	34.4 °C14 June 1943	-9.1 °C12 January 1943	14.8 °C	987 mm	36	87
1942	39.0 °C7 August 1942	-8.5 °C13 February 1942	15.8 °C	649 mm	96	76
1941	41.1 °C3 July 1941	-9.9 °C1 February 1941	15.9 °C	475 mm	90	80
1940	37.3 °C18 June 1940	-9.3 °C3 February 1940	14.8 °C	872 mm	66	89

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

21.6 °C

+2.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

91 d/yr

+28

Frost days (< 0 °C)

55 d/yr

-21

Annual rainfall

968 mm

-26 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	8.6 °C	+3.6 °C	6 mm	-13 mm
Feb	9.2 °C	+1.7 °C	6 mm	-20 mm
Mar	16.6 °C	+3.2 °C	45 mm	+3 mm
Apr	24.6 °C	+4.5 °C	23 mm	-36 mm
May	27.7 °C	+2.0 °C	28 mm	-47 mm
Jun	31.9 °C	+1.8 °C	126 mm	+5 mm
Jul	34.8 °C	+3.9 °C	39 mm	-244 mm
Aug	32.4 °C	+2.1 °C	232 mm	+66 mm
Sep	26.1 °C	-0.1 °C	296 mm	+192 mm
Oct	19.7 °C	-1.5 °C	139 mm	+91 mm
Nov	17.1 °C	+3.0 °C	15 mm	-18 mm
Dec	10.0 °C	+2.7 °C	13 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.1 °C

17 Jun 2025

Coldest day

-9.6 °C

9 Feb 2025

Wettest day

69.7 mm

12 Sep 2025

Windiest day

36.8 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

71.6 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.9 °C

6 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-14.7 °C

7 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

1.9 cm

12 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

4 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Daxu?

Daxu has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 993 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Daxu?

The hottest day measured in Daxu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1946, reaching 41.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Daxu?

The coldest day measured in Daxu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -24.6 °C.

Does it snow in Daxu?

Yes. Daxu gets on average 15.0 cm of snow per year and has around 76 frost days.

Has the climate of Daxu warmed?

Yes: Daxu warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Daxu?

The wettest day measured in Daxu between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1949, with 172 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Daxu?

The windiest day measured in Daxu between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1946, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Daxu?

The warmest month in Daxu is July (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Daxu?

Daxu receives on average 993 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Daxu?

Daxu 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 Daxu?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Daxu between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1964, with 19.7 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Daxu?

Yes: Daxu has on average 86 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Daxu?

In Daxu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 11 August 1946, and the lowest was -30.0 °C on 11 January 1955.

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