Guangyuan climate — normals and trends
Guangyuan (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 1,367 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Guangyuan averages 41 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Guangyuan has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 53 to 29 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 6 July 2022) and the coldest -14.1 °C (on 6 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
GuangyuanSichuan
- coords
- 32.44°, 105.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.2°C
Average daily high
18.3°C
Average daily low
10.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,367mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
9.6km/h
Seasonal range
21.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
41 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
26 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.5 cm
Average feels-like high
18.3 °C
Average feels-like low
10.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
49 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
39.1 °C
6 July 2022
Coldest day
-14.1 °C
6 January 1955
Wettest day
213 mm
3 September 2004
Windiest day
33.3 km/h
31 May 1946
Strongest gust
119.9 km/h
12 April 1979
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
15 July 2006
Coldest feels-like
-17.9 °C
6 January 1955
Snowiest day
8.5 cm
8 January 1968
Sunniest day
14.0 h
10 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 32 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 9.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 36 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 14.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 26 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 25.1 °C | +5.5 °C | 25 mm | -51 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | +4.9 °C | 62 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 103 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 172 mm | -119 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 155 mm | -89 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 393 mm | +168 mm |
| Oct | 18.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 301 mm | +201 mm |
| Nov | 13.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 28 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 10.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 22 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Guangyuan?
Guangyuan has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 1,367 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Guangyuan?
The hottest day measured in Guangyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2022, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Guangyuan?
The coldest day measured in Guangyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1955, at -14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Guangyuan?
Yes. Guangyuan gets on average 12.5 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.
Has the climate of Guangyuan warmed?
Yes: Guangyuan warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Guangyuan?
The wettest day measured in Guangyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 2004, with 213 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Guangyuan?
The windiest day measured in Guangyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1946, with winds reaching 33.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Guangyuan?
The warmest month in Guangyuan is July (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Guangyuan?
Guangyuan receives on average 1,367 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Guangyuan?
Guangyuan gets on average 6.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,446 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Guangyuan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Guangyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1968, with 8.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Guangyuan?
Yes: Guangyuan has on average 49 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Guangyuan?
In Guangyuan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 15 July 2006, and the lowest was -17.9 °C on 6 January 1955.
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