Gucheng climate — normals and trends
Gucheng (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 697 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gucheng averages 101 frost days, 64 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
Gucheng 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 112 to 90 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.4 °C (on 5 July 2025) and the coldest -24.8 °C (on 18 January 1958).
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
GuchengShandong
- coords
- 36.95°, 118.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.5°C
Average daily high
18.6°C
Average daily low
8.8°C
Annual rainfall
697mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
29.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
101 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
64 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.7 cm
Average feels-like high
17.3 °C
Average feels-like low
7.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
76 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
42.4 °C
5 July 2025
Coldest day
-24.8 °C
18 January 1958
Wettest day
149 mm
6 July 1947
Windiest day
54.3 km/h
2 August 1940
Strongest gust
108.4 km/h
2 August 1940
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
28 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-30.0 °C
18 January 1958
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
15 February 2005
Sunniest day
14.0 h
17 May 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 | 6.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 15.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 45 mm | +25 mm |
| Apr | 24.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 33 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 27.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 25 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 50 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 163 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 127 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 27.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 138 mm | +66 mm |
| Oct | 18.5 °C | -2.2 °C | 159 mm | +123 mm |
| Nov | 16.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 2 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 8.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 14 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gucheng?
Gucheng has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 697 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gucheng?
The hottest day measured in Gucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2025, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gucheng?
The coldest day measured in Gucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1958, at -24.8 °C.
Does it snow in Gucheng?
Yes. Gucheng gets on average 15.7 cm of snow per year and has around 101 frost days.
Has the climate of Gucheng warmed?
Yes: Gucheng warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gucheng?
The wettest day measured in Gucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1947, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gucheng?
The windiest day measured in Gucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with winds reaching 54.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gucheng?
The warmest month in Gucheng is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Gucheng?
Gucheng receives on average 697 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gucheng?
Gucheng gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gucheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 2005, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gucheng?
Yes: Gucheng has on average 76 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gucheng?
In Gucheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 28 July 1958, and the lowest was -30.0 °C on 18 January 1958.
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