Fuzhou climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Fuzhou?

Fuzhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 1,835 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fuzhou?

The hottest day measured in Fuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1953, reaching 42.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Fuzhou?

The coldest day measured in Fuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1991, at -14.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Fuzhou?

Yes. Fuzhou gets on average 7.7 cm of snow per year and has around 11 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Fuzhou warmed?

Yes: Fuzhou warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Fuzhou?

The wettest day measured in Fuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 2002, with 144 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Fuzhou?

The windiest day measured in Fuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1983, with winds reaching 40.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Fuzhou?

The warmest month in Fuzhou is July (30.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Fuzhou?

Fuzhou receives on average 1,835 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Fuzhou?

Fuzhou gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Fuzhou (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 1,835 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 (30.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Fuzhou averages 11 frost days, 108 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.

Fuzhou has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 17 to 5 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.1 °C (on 10 August 1953) and the coldest -14.9 °C (on 29 December 1991).

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

FuzhouJiangxi

coords: 27.96°, 116.33°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

19.0°C

Average daily high

23.2°C

Average daily low

15.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,835mm

Sunshine / day

7.4h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

13.2km/h

Seasonal range

23.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

11 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

108 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

150 d/yr

Annual snowfall

7.7 cm

Average feels-like high

24.7 °C

Average feels-like low

16.1 °C

Average peak gust

29.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

141 d/yr

Solar radiation

13.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

42.1 °C

10 August 1953

Coldest day

-14.9 °C

29 December 1991

Wettest day

144 mm

16 June 2002

Windiest day

40.0 km/h

28 April 1983

Strongest gust

79.9 km/h

20 July 1946

Hottest feels-like

48.2 °C

2 August 2003

Coldest feels-like

-18.8 °C

29 December 1991

Snowiest day

15.4 cm

6 February 1972

Sunniest day

13.5 h

4 June 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.9 °C7 October 2025	-0.8 °C12 January 2025	21.2 °C	1,391 mm	151	2
2024	40.4 °C6 August 2024	-7.1 °C24 January 2024	20.6 °C	2,017 mm	128	6
2023	40.6 °C12 July 2023	-3.6 °C25 December 2023	20.4 °C	1,605 mm	122	8
2022	41.1 °C15 August 2022	-1.9 °C18 December 2022	20.4 °C	1,733 mm	128	1
2021	39.0 °C14 July 2021	-4.8 °C9 January 2021	20.5 °C	1,603 mm	137	9
2020	38.0 °C15 August 2020	-2.2 °C31 December 2020	20.1 °C	1,743 mm	116	3
2019	39.4 °C18 August 2019	-1.7 °C23 January 2019	19.9 °C	1,777 mm	119	1
2018	38.9 °C15 September 2018	-2.6 °C6 February 2018	20.0 °C	1,382 mm	124	12
2017	39.8 °C22 July 2017	-0.7 °C18 December 2017	20.1 °C	1,469 mm	116	1
2016	38.4 °C24 July 2016	-6.3 °C25 January 2016	19.9 °C	2,033 mm	114	6
2015	37.7 °C5 August 2015	-0.4 °C18 December 2015	19.5 °C	2,370 mm	101	1
2014	37.2 °C22 July 2014	-2.4 °C22 January 2014	19.7 °C	1,864 mm	108	10
2013	41.7 °C6 August 2013	-3.7 °C28 December 2013	20.1 °C	1,278 mm	129	11
2012	38.5 °C4 July 2012	-3.8 °C31 December 2012	18.9 °C	2,060 mm	99	5
2011	37.9 °C25 July 2011	-3.2 °C12 January 2011	19.1 °C	1,064 mm	120	11
2010	40.7 °C4 August 2010	-10.7 °C17 December 2010	19.4 °C	2,113 mm	101	9
2009	39.2 °C27 August 2009	-4.3 °C11 January 2009	19.8 °C	1,543 mm	122	9
2008	40.3 °C21 August 2008	-1.8 °C3 February 2008	19.5 °C	1,521 mm	123	8
2007	39.5 °C24 July 2007	-1.2 °C29 January 2007	20.2 °C	1,089 mm	126	4
2006	40.9 °C2 August 2006	-3.3 °C7 January 2006	19.6 °C	1,529 mm	112	5
2005	39.4 °C7 July 2005	-4.0 °C22 December 2005	19.4 °C	1,862 mm	122	15
2004	38.7 °C9 August 2004	-2.3 °C25 January 2004	19.5 °C	1,462 mm	113	7
2003	40.9 °C31 July 2003	-3.1 °C8 January 2003	19.8 °C	1,313 mm	128	11
2002	37.8 °C15 July 2002	-1.0 °C3 January 2002	19.4 °C	2,335 mm	103	1
2001	39.5 °C11 July 2001	-2.6 °C29 December 2001	19.1 °C	1,842 mm	99	7
2000	38.8 °C14 July 2000	-3.2 °C27 January 2000	18.9 °C	2,121 mm	109	9
1999	36.6 °C8 September 1999	-4.4 °C23 December 1999	19.4 °C	2,225 mm	99	8
1998	38.3 °C12 July 1998	-1.4 °C26 January 1998	20.0 °C	2,431 mm	124	7
1997	36.1 °C29 June 1997	-1.7 °C10 January 1997	18.9 °C	2,425 mm	96	7
1996	36.9 °C25 July 1996	0.1 °C21 December 1996	18.9 °C	1,669 mm	119	0
1995	39.3 °C5 September 1995	-2.6 °C30 December 1995	19.0 °C	2,125 mm	102	9
1994	38.5 °C2 July 1994	-4.3 °C23 January 1994	19.1 °C	2,489 mm	105	7
1993	36.5 °C16 July 1993	-3.6 °C29 January 1993	18.4 °C	2,224 mm	94	17
1992	39.6 °C30 July 1992	-3.0 °C15 January 1992	18.7 °C	2,155 mm	95	4
1991	40.2 °C26 July 1991	-14.9 °C29 December 1991	18.8 °C	1,771 mm	106	7
1990	39.2 °C20 July 1990	-3.7 °C1 February 1990	19.0 °C	2,108 mm	97	3
1989	41.0 °C21 July 1989	-3.0 °C14 January 1989	18.8 °C	1,919 mm	89	4
1988	42.0 °C17 July 1988	0.0 °C6 December 1988	18.7 °C	1,678 mm	93	0
1987	37.9 °C12 July 1987	-2.4 °C8 December 1987	19.0 °C	2,036 mm	111	5
1986	39.3 °C14 August 1986	-2.5 °C7 January 1986	18.9 °C	1,684 mm	121	11
1985	38.0 °C16 July 1985	-3.3 °C12 December 1985	18.6 °C	1,720 mm	116	11
1984	38.5 °C5 August 1984	-3.7 °C30 December 1984	18.1 °C	1,878 mm	106	20
1983	38.3 °C6 August 1983	-2.8 °C25 January 1983	18.9 °C	2,143 mm	113	6
1982	37.4 °C21 July 1982	-2.6 °C19 January 1982	18.7 °C	2,321 mm	97	14
1981	39.4 °C8 August 1981	-2.6 °C12 January 1981	18.5 °C	2,001 mm	102	10
1980	39.6 °C25 July 1980	-6.2 °C9 February 1980	18.0 °C	2,004 mm	94	16
1979	39.4 °C8 August 1979	-4.0 °C1 February 1979	19.3 °C	1,549 mm	108	5
1978	39.2 °C10 July 1978	-2.4 °C6 January 1978	19.2 °C	1,543 mm	105	8
1977	38.3 °C10 July 1977	-6.2 °C31 January 1977	18.5 °C	2,141 mm	90	23
1976	38.5 °C17 August 1976	-3.7 °C12 January 1976	18.1 °C	2,303 mm	90	18
1975	37.8 °C29 July 1975	-4.2 °C22 December 1975	18.5 °C	2,338 mm	99	18
1974	37.4 °C9 August 1974	-2.6 °C3 January 1974	18.5 °C	1,846 mm	101	14
1973	37.9 °C21 August 1973	-5.8 °C26 December 1973	18.8 °C	2,285 mm	99	11
1972	38.0 °C8 July 1972	-6.0 °C11 February 1972	18.4 °C	2,165 mm	102	12
1971	40.9 °C31 July 1971	-3.8 °C31 January 1971	18.7 °C	1,646 mm	107	14
1970	38.0 °C31 July 1970	-7.4 °C16 January 1970	18.1 °C	2,124 mm	99	16
1969	40.3 °C2 August 1969	-7.7 °C5 February 1969	18.3 °C	2,112 mm	110	28
1968	39.1 °C31 July 1968	-3.4 °C21 February 1968	18.9 °C	1,836 mm	108	11
1967	39.1 °C20 July 1967	-7.3 °C16 January 1967	18.7 °C	1,734 mm	112	36
1966	38.4 °C10 August 1966	-3.7 °C27 December 1966	19.1 °C	1,602 mm	100	11
1965	37.5 °C20 July 1965	-3.7 °C31 December 1965	18.1 °C	2,152 mm	74	9
1964	40.2 °C5 September 1964	-3.6 °C27 February 1964	19.2 °C	1,881 mm	117	16
1963	40.2 °C1 September 1963	-5.0 °C8 January 1963	19.4 °C	1,179 mm	128	27
1962	39.0 °C28 July 1962	-4.5 °C27 January 1962	18.7 °C	2,251 mm	100	22
1961	40.2 °C22 July 1961	-4.7 °C17 January 1961	19.4 °C	2,028 mm	108	14
1960	38.0 °C5 September 1960	-4.8 °C26 January 1960	18.9 °C	1,554 mm	110	12
1959	39.3 °C23 July 1959	-5.0 °C11 January 1959	18.6 °C	1,766 mm	99	13
1958	39.0 °C24 July 1958	-4.6 °C24 January 1958	18.4 °C	1,584 mm	101	18
1957	39.3 °C23 July 1957	-4.6 °C10 February 1957	18.2 °C	1,539 mm	92	13
1956	39.2 °C11 July 1956	-4.7 °C9 January 1956	18.5 °C	1,460 mm	100	21
1955	37.3 °C10 September 1955	-6.4 °C11 January 1955	19.3 °C	1,459 mm	117	18
1954	39.3 °C14 August 1954	-3.3 °C26 January 1954	19.6 °C	2,089 mm	122	12
1953	42.1 °C10 August 1953	-1.2 °C18 January 1953	19.9 °C	1,597 mm	116	5
1952	35.7 °C10 September 1952	-4.8 °C19 February 1952	18.7 °C	2,190 mm	109	10
1951	39.2 °C9 September 1951	-10.9 °C15 January 1951	18.7 °C	2,509 mm	92	18
1950	38.0 °C14 July 1950	-2.6 °C17 December 1950	19.0 °C	1,927 mm	86	9
1949	35.5 °C18 September 1949	-4.4 °C9 January 1949	19.2 °C	2,184 mm	103	8
1948	36.0 °C9 August 1948	-2.9 °C26 January 1948	19.6 °C	1,760 mm	103	7
1947	37.6 °C27 August 1947	-3.1 °C20 December 1947	19.0 °C	1,601 mm	102	9
1946	40.8 °C10 July 1946	-2.7 °C7 January 1946	20.5 °C	1,004 mm	142	12
1945	36.1 °C30 July 1945	-3.3 °C16 January 1945	17.7 °C	1,096 mm	101	24
1944	37.3 °C2 August 1944	-4.0 °C18 December 1944	18.8 °C	1,325 mm	114	18
1943	33.1 °C25 May 1943	-4.5 °C12 January 1943	18.9 °C	1,746 mm	88	9
1942	35.4 °C7 August 1942	-2.3 °C19 January 1942	18.9 °C	1,677 mm	98	12
1941	33.7 °C5 June 1941	-4.0 °C25 January 1941	18.4 °C	2,257 mm	76	10
1940	36.0 °C29 August 1940	-4.7 °C3 February 1940	18.3 °C	1,625 mm	106	13

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.0 °C

+2.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

151 d/yr

+43

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

-9

Annual rainfall

1391 mm

-444 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	15.4 °C	+4.6 °C	37 mm	-31 mm
Feb	11.7 °C	-0.8 °C	75 mm	-32 mm
Mar	19.4 °C	+2.1 °C	111 mm	-85 mm
Apr	26.5 °C	+3.3 °C	231 mm	-32 mm
May	29.1 °C	+1.6 °C	324 mm	+4 mm
Jun	32.4 °C	+1.9 °C	259 mm	-86 mm
Jul	35.4 °C	+0.8 °C	165 mm	+26 mm
Aug	37.1 °C	+3.0 °C	45 mm	-73 mm
Sep	35.9 °C	+5.3 °C	52 mm	-33 mm
Oct	29.9 °C	+4.8 °C	33 mm	-39 mm
Nov	20.5 °C	+1.3 °C	43 mm	-26 mm
Dec	17.8 °C	+4.7 °C	17 mm	-37 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.9 °C

7 Oct 2025

Coldest day

-0.8 °C

12 Jan 2025

Wettest day

78.7 mm

15 Jun 2025

Windiest day

33.4 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

67.0 km/h

8 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.0 °C

17 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

-5.7 °C

8 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

0.1 cm

30 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

13.2 h

17 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Fuzhou?

Fuzhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 1,835 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fuzhou?

The hottest day measured in Fuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1953, reaching 42.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Fuzhou?

The coldest day measured in Fuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1991, at -14.9 °C.

Does it snow in Fuzhou?

Yes. Fuzhou gets on average 7.7 cm of snow per year and has around 11 frost days.

Has the climate of Fuzhou warmed?

Yes: Fuzhou warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Fuzhou?

The wettest day measured in Fuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 2002, with 144 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Fuzhou?

The windiest day measured in Fuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1983, with winds reaching 40.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Fuzhou?

The warmest month in Fuzhou is July (30.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Fuzhou?

Fuzhou receives on average 1,835 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Fuzhou?

Fuzhou gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fuzhou?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1972, with 15.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Fuzhou?

Yes: Fuzhou has on average 141 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fuzhou?

In Fuzhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.2 °C on 2 August 2003, and the lowest was -18.8 °C on 29 December 1991.

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