Hanzhong climate — normals and trends
Hanzhong (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 1,470 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hanzhong averages 49 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Hanzhong has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 67 to 31 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 16 July 2025) and the coldest -17.2 °C (on 12 February 1945).
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
HanzhongShaanxi
- coords
- 33.08°, 107.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.8°C
Average daily high
17.9°C
Average daily low
10.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,470mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
8.3km/h
Seasonal range
22.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
49 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
33.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.2 °C
Average feels-like low
9.6 °C
Average peak gust
22.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
52 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
37.2 °C
16 July 2025
Coldest day
-17.2 °C
12 February 1945
Wettest day
197 mm
18 June 1953
Windiest day
29.6 km/h
1 June 1946
Strongest gust
57.2 km/h
12 April 1979
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
24 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-21.9 °C
17 December 1944
Snowiest day
11.6 cm
18 November 1993
Sunniest day
14.0 h
15 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 42 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 9.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 24 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 42 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 24.5 °C | +5.2 °C | 12 mm | -70 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | +4.7 °C | 50 mm | -75 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 87 mm | -70 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 115 mm | -183 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 232 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 481 mm | +272 mm |
| Oct | 17.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 257 mm | +140 mm |
| Nov | 14.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 53 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 10.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 32 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hanzhong?
Hanzhong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 1,470 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hanzhong?
The hottest day measured in Hanzhong between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2025, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hanzhong?
The coldest day measured in Hanzhong between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1945, at -17.2 °C.
Does it snow in Hanzhong?
Yes. Hanzhong gets on average 33.0 cm of snow per year and has around 49 frost days.
Has the climate of Hanzhong warmed?
Yes: Hanzhong warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hanzhong?
The wettest day measured in Hanzhong between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1953, with 197 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hanzhong?
The windiest day measured in Hanzhong between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1946, with winds reaching 29.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hanzhong?
The warmest month in Hanzhong is July (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Hanzhong?
Hanzhong receives on average 1,470 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hanzhong?
Hanzhong gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hanzhong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hanzhong between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1993, with 11.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hanzhong?
Yes: Hanzhong has on average 52 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hanzhong?
In Hanzhong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 24 July 1958, and the lowest was -21.9 °C on 17 December 1944.
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