Fenghuang climate — normals and trends
Fenghuang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 2,106 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Fenghuang averages 23 frost days, 54 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 194 rainy days per year.
Fenghuang has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 33 to 13 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 28 July 2017) and the coldest -16.7 °C (on 11 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
FenghuangHunan
- coords
- 27.94°, 109.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.9°C
Average daily high
19.4°C
Average daily low
12.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,106mm
Sunshine / day
5.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
23 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
54 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
194 d/yr
Annual snowfall
35.4 cm
Average feels-like high
19.8 °C
Average feels-like low
12.6 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
98 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
39.6 °C
28 July 2017
Coldest day
-16.7 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
196 mm
17 July 1947
Windiest day
45.7 km/h
14 June 1946
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
14 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
25 August 2016
Coldest feels-like
-20.9 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
18.4 cm
22 January 1998
Sunniest day
13.5 h
28 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 | 11.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 61 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 8.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 92 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 15.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 134 mm | -65 mm |
| Apr | 24.2 °C | +4.5 °C | 207 mm | -65 mm |
| May | 25.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 273 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 329 mm | +22 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 162 mm | -56 mm |
| Aug | 33.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 88 mm | -79 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 151 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 75 mm | -62 mm |
| Nov | 16.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 112 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | 12.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 54 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fenghuang?
Fenghuang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 2,106 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fenghuang?
The hottest day measured in Fenghuang between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2017, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fenghuang?
The coldest day measured in Fenghuang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -16.7 °C.
Does it snow in Fenghuang?
Yes. Fenghuang gets on average 35.4 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.
Has the climate of Fenghuang warmed?
Yes: Fenghuang warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fenghuang?
The wettest day measured in Fenghuang between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1947, with 196 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fenghuang?
The windiest day measured in Fenghuang between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1946, with winds reaching 45.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fenghuang?
The warmest month in Fenghuang is July (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Fenghuang?
Fenghuang receives on average 2,106 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 194 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fenghuang?
Fenghuang gets on average 5.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,154 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fenghuang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fenghuang between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1998, with 18.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fenghuang?
Yes: Fenghuang has on average 98 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fenghuang?
In Fenghuang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 25 August 2016, and the lowest was -20.9 °C on 11 January 1955.
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