Dongyang climate — normals and trends
Dongyang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 1,406 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Dongyang averages 31 frost days, 79 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Dongyang has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 43 to 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.6 °C (on 3 August 2024) and the coldest -19.0 °C (on 6 February 1969).
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
DongyangZhejiang
- coords
- 29.27°, 120.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
21.3°C
Average daily low
13.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,406mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
23.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
31 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
79 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
18.2 cm
Average feels-like high
22.1 °C
Average feels-like low
13.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
107 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
3 August 2024
Coldest day
-19.0 °C
6 February 1969
Wettest day
179 mm
22 July 1952
Windiest day
43.2 km/h
31 August 1990
Strongest gust
129.6 km/h
12 August 2004
Hottest feels-like
48.3 °C
4 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-23.2 °C
6 February 1969
Snowiest day
16.8 cm
15 December 2010
Sunniest day
13.9 h
21 June 1943
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 | 13.8 °C | +4.7 °C | 16 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 11.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 63 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 18.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 67 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 26.5 °C | +5.4 °C | 80 mm | -65 mm |
| May | 28.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 201 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 276 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 137 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 37.7 °C | +5.0 °C | 50 mm | -73 mm |
| Sep | 35.8 °C | +7.4 °C | 62 mm | -46 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +5.6 °C | 30 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 18.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 50 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 16.1 °C | +4.6 °C | 17 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dongyang?
Dongyang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 1,406 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dongyang?
The hottest day measured in Dongyang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2024, reaching 42.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dongyang?
The coldest day measured in Dongyang between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, at -19.0 °C.
Does it snow in Dongyang?
Yes. Dongyang gets on average 18.2 cm of snow per year and has around 31 frost days.
Has the climate of Dongyang warmed?
Yes: Dongyang warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dongyang?
The wettest day measured in Dongyang between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1952, with 179 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dongyang?
The windiest day measured in Dongyang between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1990, with winds reaching 43.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dongyang?
The warmest month in Dongyang is July (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Dongyang?
Dongyang receives on average 1,406 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dongyang?
Dongyang gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dongyang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dongyang between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2010, with 16.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dongyang?
Yes: Dongyang has on average 107 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dongyang?
In Dongyang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.3 °C on 4 August 2024, and the lowest was -23.2 °C on 6 February 1969.
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