Gushu climate — normals and trends
Gushu (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.5 °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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Gushu averages 35 frost days, 72 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Gushu 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 45 to 25 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 10 August 2024) and the coldest -17.1 °C (on 11 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
GushuAnhui
- coords
- 31.56°, 118.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.5°C
Average daily high
20.5°C
Average daily low
12.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,367mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
25.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
35 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
72 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.9 cm
Average feels-like high
21.0 °C
Average feels-like low
12.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
109 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
40.1 °C
10 August 2024
Coldest day
-17.1 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
182 mm
13 June 1984
Windiest day
42.7 km/h
17 August 1953
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
6 August 2005
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
2 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-22.0 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
26.8 cm
18 January 1984
Sunniest day
13.9 h
17 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 17 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 10.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 15 mm | -52 mm |
| Mar | 17.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 65 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 26.1 °C | +5.5 °C | 51 mm | -71 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 209 mm | +52 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 327 mm | +59 mm |
| Jul | 34.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 81 mm | -131 mm |
| Aug | 34.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 104 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 170 mm | +62 mm |
| Oct | 23.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 53 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 18.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 29 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 13.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 11 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gushu?
Gushu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 1,367 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gushu?
The hottest day measured in Gushu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2024, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gushu?
The coldest day measured in Gushu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -17.1 °C.
Does it snow in Gushu?
Yes. Gushu gets on average 15.9 cm of snow per year and has around 35 frost days.
Has the climate of Gushu warmed?
Yes: Gushu warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gushu?
The wettest day measured in Gushu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1984, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gushu?
The windiest day measured in Gushu between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1953, with winds reaching 42.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gushu?
The warmest month in Gushu is July (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Gushu?
Gushu receives on average 1,367 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gushu?
Gushu gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gushu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gushu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1984, with 26.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gushu?
Yes: Gushu has on average 109 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gushu?
In Gushu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 2 August 2003, and the lowest was -22.0 °C on 11 January 1955.
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