Hanchuan climate — normals and trends
Hanchuan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,502 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Hanchuan averages 30 frost days, 81 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Hanchuan 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 39 to 21 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 13 August 1953) and the coldest -21.1 °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
HanchuanHubei
- coords
- 30.65°, 113.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
21.1°C
Average daily low
13.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,502mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
24.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
30 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
81 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.3 cm
Average feels-like high
21.7 °C
Average feels-like low
13.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
115 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
40.9 °C
13 August 1953
Coldest day
-21.1 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
209 mm
23 June 1962
Windiest day
45.0 km/h
12 April 1979
Strongest gust
85.0 km/h
12 April 1979
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
10 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-26.1 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
15.7 cm
4 January 2018
Sunniest day
13.3 h
10 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 48 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 11.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | -49 mm |
| Mar | 17.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 55 mm | -56 mm |
| Apr | 26.6 °C | +5.1 °C | 90 mm | -68 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 181 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 448 mm | +189 mm |
| Jul | 35.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 54 mm | -176 mm |
| Aug | 34.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 187 mm | +31 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 203 mm | +98 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 93 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 19.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 25 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 13.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 30 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hanchuan?
Hanchuan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,502 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hanchuan?
The hottest day measured in Hanchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1953, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hanchuan?
The coldest day measured in Hanchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -21.1 °C.
Does it snow in Hanchuan?
Yes. Hanchuan gets on average 13.3 cm of snow per year and has around 30 frost days.
Has the climate of Hanchuan warmed?
Yes: Hanchuan warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hanchuan?
The wettest day measured in Hanchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1962, with 209 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hanchuan?
The windiest day measured in Hanchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1979, with winds reaching 45.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hanchuan?
The warmest month in Hanchuan is July (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Hanchuan?
Hanchuan receives on average 1,502 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hanchuan?
Hanchuan gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hanchuan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hanchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 2018, with 15.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hanchuan?
Yes: Hanchuan has on average 115 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hanchuan?
In Hanchuan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 10 July 1988, and the lowest was -26.1 °C on 11 January 1955.
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