Gusong climate — normals and trends
Gusong (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,728 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gusong averages 5 frost days, 42 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 232 rainy days per year.
Gusong has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 8 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.1 °C (on 18 August 2022) and the coldest -12.7 °C (on 16 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
GusongSichuan
- coords
- 28.31°, 105.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.3°C
Average daily high
19.6°C
Average daily low
13.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,728mm
Sunshine / day
5.7h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
8.4km/h
Seasonal range
19.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
42 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
232 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.4 cm
Average feels-like high
20.7 °C
Average feels-like low
13.9 °C
Average peak gust
23.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
85 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
41.1 °C
18 August 2022
Coldest day
-12.7 °C
16 December 1975
Wettest day
174 mm
5 July 1943
Windiest day
40.7 km/h
29 May 1946
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
28 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
12 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-17.2 °C
16 December 1975
Snowiest day
11.6 cm
11 January 1999
Sunniest day
13.8 h
20 June 2016
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 | 10.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 84 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 9.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 89 mm | +15 mm |
| Mar | 14.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 103 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 23.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 94 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 25.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 175 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 154 mm | -59 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 306 mm | +43 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 290 mm | +44 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 237 mm | +61 mm |
| Oct | 21.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 174 mm | +47 mm |
| Nov | 15.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 112 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 11.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 60 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gusong?
Gusong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,728 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gusong?
The hottest day measured in Gusong between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2022, reaching 41.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gusong?
The coldest day measured in Gusong between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1975, at -12.7 °C.
Does it snow in Gusong?
Yes. Gusong gets on average 13.4 cm of snow per year and has around 5 frost days.
Has the climate of Gusong warmed?
Yes: Gusong warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gusong?
The wettest day measured in Gusong between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1943, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gusong?
The windiest day measured in Gusong between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1946, with winds reaching 40.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gusong?
The warmest month in Gusong is July (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Gusong?
Gusong receives on average 1,728 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 232 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gusong?
Gusong gets on average 5.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,081 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gusong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gusong between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1999, with 11.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gusong?
Yes: Gusong has on average 85 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gusong?
In Gusong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 12 July 2022, and the lowest was -17.2 °C on 16 December 1975.
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