Fenghua climate — normals and trends
Fenghua (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,622 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Fenghua averages 16 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Fenghua has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 25 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 23 July 2022) and the coldest -9.8 °C (on 1 February 1980).
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
FenghuaZhejiang
- coords
- 29.66°, 121.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
20.7°C
Average daily low
13.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,622mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
22.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
16 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
66 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.6 cm
Average feels-like high
21.6 °C
Average feels-like low
14.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
113 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
23 July 2022
Coldest day
-9.8 °C
1 February 1980
Wettest day
211 mm
28 June 1976
Windiest day
55.9 km/h
16 August 1953
Strongest gust
149.8 km/h
1 August 1956
Hottest feels-like
47.3 °C
5 July 1978
Coldest feels-like
-14.5 °C
16 January 1967
Snowiest day
15.3 cm
9 February 1977
Sunniest day
13.9 h
20 June 1940
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 | 12.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 16 mm | -45 mm |
| Feb | 10.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 58 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 17.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 55 mm | -57 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 53 mm | -88 mm |
| May | 27.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 213 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 30.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 427 mm | +120 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 352 mm | +174 mm |
| Aug | 36.2 °C | +4.5 °C | 59 mm | -117 mm |
| Sep | 33.9 °C | +6.3 °C | 114 mm | -49 mm |
| Oct | 27.5 °C | +5.0 °C | 32 mm | -59 mm |
| Nov | 18.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 52 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 15.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 13 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fenghua?
Fenghua has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,622 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fenghua?
The hottest day measured in Fenghua between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2022, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fenghua?
The coldest day measured in Fenghua between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1980, at -9.8 °C.
Does it snow in Fenghua?
Yes. Fenghua gets on average 8.6 cm of snow per year and has around 16 frost days.
Has the climate of Fenghua warmed?
Yes: Fenghua warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fenghua?
The wettest day measured in Fenghua between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1976, with 211 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fenghua?
The windiest day measured in Fenghua between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1953, with winds reaching 55.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fenghua?
The warmest month in Fenghua is July (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Fenghua?
Fenghua receives on average 1,622 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fenghua?
Fenghua gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fenghua?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fenghua between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1977, with 15.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fenghua?
Yes: Fenghua has on average 113 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fenghua?
In Fenghua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.3 °C on 5 July 1978, and the lowest was -14.5 °C on 16 January 1967.
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