Guozhen climate — normals and trends
Guozhen (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 1,315 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Guozhen averages 113 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Guozhen 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 124 to 102 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.6 °C (on 10 July 2017) and the coldest -25.4 °C (on 28 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
GuozhenShaanxi
- coords
- 34.37°, 107.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
14.8°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,315mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
24.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
113 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
77.5 cm
Average feels-like high
14.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
26.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
34.6 °C
10 July 2017
Coldest day
-25.4 °C
28 December 1991
Wettest day
174 mm
28 August 1946
Windiest day
27.2 km/h
11 April 2025
Strongest gust
71.3 km/h
11 April 2025
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
22 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-29.9 °C
28 December 1991
Snowiest day
20.1 cm
11 November 2009
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 | 3.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 30 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 4.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 23 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 35 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 20.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 21 mm | -62 mm |
| May | 24.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 73 mm | -47 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 115 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 158 mm | -86 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 153 mm | -79 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 311 mm | +107 mm |
| Oct | 13.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 305 mm | +192 mm |
| Nov | 10.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 37 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 26 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Guozhen?
Guozhen has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 1,315 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Guozhen?
The hottest day measured in Guozhen between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2017, reaching 34.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Guozhen?
The coldest day measured in Guozhen between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1991, at -25.4 °C.
Does it snow in Guozhen?
Yes. Guozhen gets on average 77.5 cm of snow per year and has around 113 frost days.
Has the climate of Guozhen warmed?
Yes: Guozhen warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Guozhen?
The wettest day measured in Guozhen between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1946, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Guozhen?
The windiest day measured in Guozhen between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 2025, with winds reaching 27.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Guozhen?
The warmest month in Guozhen is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Guozhen?
Guozhen receives on average 1,315 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Guozhen?
Guozhen gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Guozhen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Guozhen between 1940 and 2025 was 11 November 2009, with 20.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Guozhen?
Yes: Guozhen has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Guozhen?
In Guozhen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 22 July 2000, and the lowest was -29.9 °C on 28 December 1991.
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