Daye climate — normals and trends
Daye (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,670 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Daye averages 24 frost days, 77 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Daye has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 31 to 17 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 10 August 1953) and the coldest -16.7 °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
DayeHubei
- coords
- 30.08°, 114.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
20.9°C
Average daily low
13.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,670mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
24.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
24 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
77 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.3 cm
Average feels-like high
21.9 °C
Average feels-like low
13.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
117 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
40.8 °C
10 August 1953
Coldest day
-16.7 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
215 mm
6 July 1965
Windiest day
36.8 km/h
22 November 1975
Strongest gust
80.3 km/h
22 April 1995
Hottest feels-like
47.3 °C
10 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-21.1 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
18 January 1984
Sunniest day
13.5 h
10 June 1942
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 | 12.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 39 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 10.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 27 mm | -63 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 85 mm | -69 mm |
| Apr | 25.7 °C | +4.6 °C | 96 mm | -93 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 199 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 368 mm | +62 mm |
| Jul | 34.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 61 mm | -155 mm |
| Aug | 34.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 131 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 186 mm | +82 mm |
| Oct | 23.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 52 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 18.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 40 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 14.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 34 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Daye?
Daye has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,670 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Daye?
The hottest day measured in Daye between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1953, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Daye?
The coldest day measured in Daye between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -16.7 °C.
Does it snow in Daye?
Yes. Daye gets on average 13.3 cm of snow per year and has around 24 frost days.
Has the climate of Daye warmed?
Yes: Daye warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Daye?
The wettest day measured in Daye between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1965, with 215 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Daye?
The windiest day measured in Daye between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 1975, with winds reaching 36.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Daye?
The warmest month in Daye is July (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Daye?
Daye receives on average 1,670 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Daye?
Daye gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Daye?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Daye between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1984, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Daye?
Yes: Daye has on average 117 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Daye?
In Daye, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.3 °C on 10 July 1988, and the lowest was -21.1 °C on 11 January 1955.
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