Enshi climate — normals and trends
Enshi (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 1,849 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 (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Enshi averages 32 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 199 rainy days per year.
Enshi has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 44 to 20 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 2 August 2021) and the coldest -17.2 °C (on 15 December 1975).
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
EnshiHubei
- coords
- 30.30°, 109.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.2°C
Average daily high
17.8°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,849mm
Sunshine / day
6.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
6.9km/h
Seasonal range
20.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
32 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
199 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.9 cm
Average feels-like high
18.3 °C
Average feels-like low
10.9 °C
Average peak gust
23.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
57 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
35.1 °C
2 August 2021
Coldest day
-17.2 °C
15 December 1975
Wettest day
183 mm
11 July 1969
Windiest day
27.3 km/h
26 May 1946
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
3 July 1946
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
5 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-21.4 °C
15 December 1975
Snowiest day
20.4 cm
5 February 1948
Sunniest day
13.7 h
27 June 1965
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 | 8.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 77 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 7.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 64 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 14.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 133 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 21.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 135 mm | -38 mm |
| May | 24.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 121 mm | -90 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 241 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 63 mm | -171 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 228 mm | +58 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 160 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 19.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 210 mm | +62 mm |
| Nov | 14.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 74 mm | -41 mm |
| Dec | 11.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 76 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Enshi?
Enshi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 1,849 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Enshi?
The hottest day measured in Enshi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2021, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Enshi?
The coldest day measured in Enshi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1975, at -17.2 °C.
Does it snow in Enshi?
Yes. Enshi gets on average 49.9 cm of snow per year and has around 32 frost days.
Has the climate of Enshi warmed?
Yes: Enshi warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Enshi?
The wettest day measured in Enshi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1969, with 183 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Enshi?
The windiest day measured in Enshi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1946, with winds reaching 27.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Enshi?
The warmest month in Enshi is July (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Enshi?
Enshi receives on average 1,849 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 199 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Enshi?
Enshi gets on average 6.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,227 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Enshi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Enshi between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1948, with 20.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Enshi?
Yes: Enshi has on average 57 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Enshi?
In Enshi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 5 August 2025, and the lowest was -21.4 °C on 15 December 1975.
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