Dongguan climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Dongguan?

Dongguan has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,864 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Dongguan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2017, reaching 37.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Dongguan?

The coldest day measured in Dongguan between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at 0.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Dongguan?

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

Q: Has the climate of Dongguan warmed?

Yes: Dongguan warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Dongguan?

The wettest day measured in Dongguan between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1961, with 289 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Dongguan?

The windiest day measured in Dongguan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2018, with winds reaching 57.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Dongguan?

The warmest month in Dongguan is July (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Dongguan?

Dongguan receives on average 1,864 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Dongguan?

Dongguan gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Dongguan (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,864 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 (14.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Dongguan averages 0 frost days, 122 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.

Dongguan has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 22 August 2017) and the coldest 0.2 °C (on 12 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

DongguanGuangdong

coords: 23.02°, 113.75°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

22.7°C

Average daily high

26.5°C

Average daily low

19.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,864mm

Sunshine / day

8.3h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

13.8km/h

Seasonal range

14.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

122 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

170 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.2 °C

Average feels-like low

21.8 °C

Average peak gust

31.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

204 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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

37.9 °C

22 August 2017

Coldest day

0.2 °C

12 January 1955

Wettest day

289 mm

2 July 1961

Windiest day

57.0 km/h

16 September 2018

Strongest gust

136.8 km/h

16 September 2018

Hottest feels-like

47.2 °C

18 July 2019

Coldest feels-like

-4.7 °C

11 February 1957

Snowiest day

0.3 cm

24 January 2016

Sunniest day

13.0 h

11 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.6 °C10 June 2025	4.9 °C13 January 2025	23.6 °C	1,768 mm	146
2024	36.7 °C5 August 2024	3.4 °C24 January 2024	23.9 °C	2,279 mm	148
2023	37.5 °C30 May 2023	5.2 °C30 January 2023	23.9 °C	1,823 mm	141
2022	37.2 °C25 July 2022	6.1 °C19 December 2022	23.3 °C	2,076 mm	142
2021	36.2 °C27 July 2021	3.2 °C13 January 2021	24.1 °C	1,589 mm	168
2020	35.9 °C14 July 2020	5.6 °C31 December 2020	23.9 °C	1,501 mm	140
2019	37.4 °C18 July 2019	8.8 °C1 January 2019	24.0 °C	1,892 mm	144
2018	36.0 °C15 September 2018	4.7 °C6 February 2018	23.5 °C	1,842 mm	140
2017	37.9 °C22 August 2017	8.0 °C18 December 2017	23.6 °C	1,729 mm	130
2016	37.0 °C9 July 2016	2.6 °C24 January 2016	23.2 °C	2,398 mm	148
2015	36.6 °C8 August 2015	7.0 °C18 December 2015	23.8 °C	1,972 mm	149
2014	36.2 °C23 July 2014	4.1 °C20 February 2014	23.1 °C	1,631 mm	146
2013	35.7 °C21 June 2013	5.3 °C30 December 2013	23.0 °C	2,275 mm	126
2012	36.5 °C21 July 2012	5.2 °C31 December 2012	23.0 °C	1,949 mm	147
2011	36.2 °C28 July 2011	4.7 °C12 January 2011	22.8 °C	1,290 mm	140
2010	35.8 °C5 July 2010	2.9 °C17 December 2010	23.0 °C	2,021 mm	118
2009	36.9 °C18 July 2009	3.6 °C11 January 2009	23.3 °C	1,403 mm	147
2008	37.3 °C28 July 2008	5.1 °C3 February 2008	22.8 °C	2,094 mm	129
2007	35.6 °C19 August 2007	5.6 °C30 January 2007	23.5 °C	1,600 mm	140
2006	36.8 °C13 July 2006	5.3 °C7 January 2006	23.5 °C	2,140 mm	141
2005	37.5 °C18 July 2005	3.5 °C1 January 2005	23.1 °C	1,922 mm	145
2004	37.8 °C1 July 2004	5.2 °C22 January 2004	23.2 °C	1,411 mm	142
2003	36.3 °C11 August 2003	5.9 °C6 January 2003	23.3 °C	1,604 mm	143
2002	35.8 °C14 July 2002	4.5 °C27 December 2002	23.6 °C	1,715 mm	138
2001	35.6 °C23 August 2001	5.1 °C24 December 2001	23.4 °C	2,034 mm	131
2000	35.5 °C5 June 2000	5.0 °C28 January 2000	23.2 °C	1,855 mm	140
1999	36.4 °C24 July 1999	2.5 °C23 December 1999	23.4 °C	1,835 mm	132
1998	35.0 °C2 August 1998	6.7 °C6 February 1998	23.6 °C	2,053 mm	135
1997	36.0 °C29 August 1997	5.6 °C12 January 1997	22.9 °C	2,673 mm	116
1996	35.4 °C26 July 1996	4.1 °C20 February 1996	22.7 °C	1,974 mm	135
1995	35.7 °C22 July 1995	5.2 °C7 January 1995	22.6 °C	1,778 mm	114
1994	36.3 °C10 July 1994	5.5 °C21 January 1994	23.1 °C	2,004 mm	120
1993	34.5 °C25 August 1993	3.6 °C17 January 1993	22.6 °C	2,125 mm	116
1992	35.6 °C29 August 1992	5.5 °C15 January 1992	22.4 °C	2,333 mm	120
1991	36.6 °C4 June 1991	2.2 °C29 December 1991	23.6 °C	1,267 mm	150
1990	37.0 °C17 August 1990	4.8 °C1 February 1990	23.2 °C	1,801 mm	135
1989	36.4 °C16 July 1989	5.1 °C14 January 1989	22.8 °C	1,607 mm	135
1988	36.5 °C18 July 1988	6.2 °C12 December 1988	22.4 °C	1,916 mm	121
1987	37.5 °C13 July 1987	5.3 °C7 December 1987	23.3 °C	2,110 mm	123
1986	36.2 °C31 July 1986	3.5 °C1 March 1986	22.7 °C	1,736 mm	142
1985	35.4 °C22 June 1985	3.7 °C25 December 1985	22.3 °C	2,157 mm	125
1984	35.1 °C29 August 1984	3.6 °C10 January 1984	22.0 °C	1,786 mm	111
1983	35.1 °C11 July 1983	3.5 °C30 December 1983	22.3 °C	2,828 mm	137
1982	37.6 °C29 July 1982	3.5 °C28 December 1982	22.8 °C	2,218 mm	124
1981	36.6 °C8 August 1981	5.3 °C13 January 1981	22.9 °C	2,002 mm	114
1980	37.5 °C10 July 1980	3.9 °C6 February 1980	22.9 °C	1,718 mm	128
1979	35.5 °C5 July 1979	4.0 °C1 February 1979	22.4 °C	2,158 mm	113
1978	34.8 °C25 August 1978	3.0 °C22 January 1978	22.5 °C	2,154 mm	122
1977	35.5 °C25 July 1977	3.1 °C3 February 1977	22.8 °C	1,688 mm	136
1976	35.5 °C25 May 1976	2.8 °C28 December 1976	22.1 °C	1,927 mm	104
1975	35.3 °C30 July 1975	2.8 °C14 December 1975	22.6 °C	2,841 mm	123
1974	35.6 °C21 August 1974	2.7 °C2 January 1974	22.5 °C	2,088 mm	137
1973	34.9 °C2 July 1973	4.8 °C26 December 1973	23.0 °C	2,954 mm	111
1972	35.4 °C11 July 1972	3.4 °C9 February 1972	22.5 °C	2,564 mm	119
1971	35.7 °C21 July 1971	4.0 °C7 January 1971	22.3 °C	1,920 mm	118
1970	35.1 °C1 August 1970	4.6 °C16 January 1970	22.4 °C	2,180 mm	125
1969	35.6 °C27 July 1969	2.5 °C5 February 1969	22.2 °C	1,866 mm	125
1968	36.0 °C24 July 1968	4.8 °C15 February 1968	22.6 °C	2,252 mm	109
1967	34.9 °C17 July 1967	1.6 °C17 January 1967	22.4 °C	1,685 mm	127
1966	33.1 °C16 August 1966	4.3 °C23 February 1966	22.5 °C	1,813 mm	100
1965	33.3 °C26 July 1965	4.1 °C31 December 1965	21.8 °C	1,912 mm	53
1964	36.3 °C7 August 1964	5.3 °C19 December 1964	22.6 °C	1,865 mm	139
1963	35.8 °C31 May 1963	1.1 °C16 January 1963	22.7 °C	1,217 mm	135
1962	35.7 °C1 August 1962	3.4 °C28 January 1962	22.4 °C	1,584 mm	130
1961	36.4 °C1 July 1961	2.7 °C19 January 1961	22.8 °C	2,508 mm	120
1960	36.3 °C21 August 1960	3.6 °C3 January 1960	22.9 °C	1,919 mm	110
1959	35.7 °C29 August 1959	5.1 °C11 January 1959	22.7 °C	2,441 mm	111
1958	36.1 °C16 July 1958	3.9 °C16 January 1958	22.4 °C	1,338 mm	125
1957	35.3 °C14 August 1957	1.2 °C11 February 1957	22.3 °C	2,063 mm	107
1956	35.4 °C4 September 1956	2.4 °C10 January 1956	22.5 °C	972 mm	140
1955	33.2 °C24 August 1955	0.2 °C12 January 1955	22.3 °C	1,347 mm	103
1954	33.2 °C15 August 1954	4.2 °C17 December 1954	22.5 °C	1,152 mm	113
1953	34.0 °C17 August 1953	4.1 °C12 December 1953	22.5 °C	1,470 mm	103
1952	32.7 °C1 September 1952	4.0 °C19 February 1952	22.7 °C	1,597 mm	94
1951	32.7 °C31 July 1951	3.2 °C14 January 1951	22.1 °C	1,870 mm	69
1950	32.5 °C18 July 1950	4.7 °C10 December 1950	22.2 °C	2,072 mm	70
1949	33.3 °C4 June 1949	3.8 °C10 January 1949	22.7 °C	1,289 mm	110
1948	33.2 °C6 July 1948	4.5 °C26 January 1948	22.5 °C	1,504 mm	85
1947	32.5 °C22 June 1947	4.5 °C20 December 1947	21.8 °C	1,758 mm	64
1946	36.1 °C17 July 1946	3.2 °C7 January 1946	22.8 °C	878 mm	143
1945	33.0 °C31 July 1945	3.6 °C17 January 1945	21.1 °C	1,626 mm	73
1944	32.6 °C25 September 1944	3.0 °C20 December 1944	21.9 °C	1,927 mm	68
1943	34.7 °C26 May 1943	3.8 °C12 January 1943	22.2 °C	791 mm	122
1942	32.2 °C15 August 1942	4.3 °C7 December 1942	21.8 °C	1,849 mm	89
1941	32.7 °C8 August 1941	5.2 °C29 December 1941	21.8 °C	1,973 mm	66
1940	34.2 °C31 August 1940	1.9 °C25 January 1940	21.6 °C	1,556 mm	82

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.7 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

146 d/yr

+24

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1768 mm

-96 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	21.5 °C	+2.5 °C	2 mm	-28 mm
Feb	20.9 °C	+1.0 °C	18 mm	-35 mm
Mar	23.9 °C	+0.8 °C	63 mm	-33 mm
Apr	27.7 °C	+1.3 °C	73 mm	-109 mm
May	29.7 °C	+0.3 °C	238 mm	-75 mm
Jun	31.6 °C	+0.7 °C	339 mm	-18 mm
Jul	33.4 °C	+1.3 °C	310 mm	+67 mm
Aug	32.3 °C	+0.4 °C	362 mm	+86 mm
Sep	32.6 °C	+1.5 °C	277 mm	+98 mm
Oct	30.0 °C	+1.4 °C	65 mm	+1 mm
Nov	24.8 °C	0.0 °C	7 mm	-33 mm
Dec	23.5 °C	+2.9 °C	15 mm	-17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.6 °C

10 Jun 2025

Coldest day

4.9 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

69.9 mm

5 Aug 2025

Windiest day

43.3 km/h

24 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

100.8 km/h

24 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.1 °C

7 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.9 °C

13 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Dongguan?

Dongguan has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,864 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dongguan?

The hottest day measured in Dongguan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2017, reaching 37.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Dongguan?

The coldest day measured in Dongguan between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at 0.2 °C.

Does it snow in Dongguan?

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

Has the climate of Dongguan warmed?

Yes: Dongguan warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Dongguan?

The wettest day measured in Dongguan between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1961, with 289 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Dongguan?

The windiest day measured in Dongguan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2018, with winds reaching 57.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Dongguan?

The warmest month in Dongguan is July (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Dongguan?

Dongguan receives on average 1,864 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Dongguan?

Dongguan gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dongguan?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dongguan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2016, with 0.3 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Dongguan?

Yes: Dongguan has on average 204 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dongguan?

In Dongguan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 18 July 2019, and the lowest was -4.7 °C on 11 February 1957.

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