Guofu climate — normals and trends
Guofu (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 1,793 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Guofu averages 8 frost days, 40 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 208 rainy days per year.
Guofu has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 12 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 23 July 1961) and the coldest -11.7 °C (on 15 December 1975).
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
GuofuChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 28.85°, 106.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.9°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
13.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,793mm
Sunshine / day
5.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
9.7km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
40 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
208 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.9 °C
Average feels-like low
13.2 °C
Average peak gust
27.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
82 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
39.8 °C
23 July 1961
Coldest day
-11.7 °C
15 December 1975
Wettest day
140 mm
20 September 1975
Windiest day
48.0 km/h
28 May 1946
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
28 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
23 July 1961
Coldest feels-like
-16.0 °C
15 December 1975
Snowiest day
12.1 cm
11 January 1999
Sunniest day
13.8 h
13 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 69 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 9.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 64 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 14.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 113 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 22.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 131 mm | -42 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 246 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 242 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 250 mm | +30 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 135 mm | -51 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 132 mm | -39 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 198 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 14.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 91 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 11.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 56 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Guofu?
Guofu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 1,793 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Guofu?
The hottest day measured in Guofu between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1961, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Guofu?
The coldest day measured in Guofu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1975, at -11.7 °C.
Does it snow in Guofu?
Yes. Guofu gets on average 12.0 cm of snow per year and has around 8 frost days.
Has the climate of Guofu warmed?
Yes: Guofu warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Guofu?
The wettest day measured in Guofu between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1975, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Guofu?
The windiest day measured in Guofu between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1946, with winds reaching 48.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Guofu?
The warmest month in Guofu is July (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Guofu?
Guofu receives on average 1,793 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 208 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Guofu?
Guofu gets on average 5.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,008 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Guofu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Guofu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1999, with 12.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Guofu?
Yes: Guofu has on average 82 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Guofu?
In Guofu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 23 July 1961, and the lowest was -16.0 °C on 15 December 1975.
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