Ezhou climate — normals and trends
Ezhou (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,563 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 (29.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ezhou averages 23 frost days, 84 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Ezhou has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 30 to 16 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 16 August 1953) and the coldest -15.6 °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
EzhouHubei
- coords
- 30.40°, 114.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
21.4°C
Average daily low
14.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,563mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
24.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
23 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
84 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.7 cm
Average feels-like high
22.4 °C
Average feels-like low
14.2 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
123 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
41.2 °C
16 August 1953
Coldest day
-15.6 °C
12 January 1955
Wettest day
265 mm
23 June 1962
Windiest day
43.5 km/h
12 April 1979
Strongest gust
78.5 km/h
12 April 1979
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
10 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-20.9 °C
12 January 1955
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
18 January 1984
Sunniest day
13.5 h
17 June 1951
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 | 13.1 °C | +4.6 °C | 36 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 11.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 19 mm | -56 mm |
| Mar | 17.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 79 mm | -51 mm |
| Apr | 26.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 54 mm | -119 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 191 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 379 mm | +86 mm |
| Jul | 35.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 29 mm | -196 mm |
| Aug | 34.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 119 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 166 mm | +64 mm |
| Oct | 24.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 83 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 19.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 36 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 14.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 31 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ezhou?
Ezhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,563 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ezhou?
The hottest day measured in Ezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1953, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ezhou?
The coldest day measured in Ezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at -15.6 °C.
Does it snow in Ezhou?
Yes. Ezhou gets on average 8.7 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.
Has the climate of Ezhou warmed?
Yes: Ezhou warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ezhou?
The wettest day measured in Ezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1962, with 265 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ezhou?
The windiest day measured in Ezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1979, with winds reaching 43.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ezhou?
The warmest month in Ezhou is July (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Ezhou?
Ezhou receives on average 1,563 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ezhou?
Ezhou gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ezhou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1984, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ezhou?
Yes: Ezhou has on average 123 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ezhou?
In Ezhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 10 July 1988, and the lowest was -20.9 °C on 12 January 1955.
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