Gaogu climate — normals and trends
Gaogu (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 1,941 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Gaogu averages 26 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 217 rainy days per year.
Gaogu has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 36 to 16 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 18 August 2022) and the coldest -15.0 °C (on 30 January 1977).
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
GaoguChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 29.40°, 108.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.4°C
Average daily high
17.6°C
Average daily low
11.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,941mm
Sunshine / day
6.0h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
7.4km/h
Seasonal range
21.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
26 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
217 d/yr
Annual snowfall
37.4 cm
Average feels-like high
18.1 °C
Average feels-like low
11.5 °C
Average peak gust
27.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
66 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
37.1 °C
18 August 2022
Coldest day
-15.0 °C
30 January 1977
Wettest day
156 mm
6 July 2018
Windiest day
33.4 km/h
26 May 1946
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
24 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
5 August 1994
Coldest feels-like
-19.0 °C
30 January 1977
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
22 February 1989
Sunniest day
13.8 h
19 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 75 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 7.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 66 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 13.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 141 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 21.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 143 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 24.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 204 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 313 mm | +66 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 140 mm | -85 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 151 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 25.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 288 mm | +106 mm |
| Oct | 20.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 233 mm | +55 mm |
| Nov | 14.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 99 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 10.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 76 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gaogu?
Gaogu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 1,941 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gaogu?
The hottest day measured in Gaogu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2022, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gaogu?
The coldest day measured in Gaogu between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1977, at -15.0 °C.
Does it snow in Gaogu?
Yes. Gaogu gets on average 37.4 cm of snow per year and has around 26 frost days.
Has the climate of Gaogu warmed?
Yes: Gaogu warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gaogu?
The wettest day measured in Gaogu between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2018, with 156 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gaogu?
The windiest day measured in Gaogu between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1946, with winds reaching 33.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gaogu?
The warmest month in Gaogu is July (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Gaogu?
Gaogu receives on average 1,941 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 217 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gaogu?
Gaogu gets on average 6.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,190 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gaogu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gaogu between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1989, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gaogu?
Yes: Gaogu has on average 66 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gaogu?
In Gaogu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 5 August 1994, and the lowest was -19.0 °C on 30 January 1977.
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