Hepo climate — normals and trends
Hepo (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 1,551 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Hepo averages 0 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Hepo has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 1 July 2004) and the coldest -2.9 °C (on 12 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
HepoGuangdong
- coords
- 23.43°, 115.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.4°C
Average daily high
24.7°C
Average daily low
17.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,551mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
14.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
74 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.8 °C
Average feels-like low
18.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
160 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
40.2 °C
1 July 2004
Coldest day
-2.9 °C
12 January 1955
Wettest day
288 mm
14 September 1970
Windiest day
48.8 km/h
14 September 1970
Strongest gust
149.0 km/h
20 July 1988
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
4 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-8.2 °C
16 January 1967
Snowiest day
0.6 cm
24 January 2016
Sunniest day
13.0 h
14 June 2004
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 | 19.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 9 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 19.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 23 mm | -36 mm |
| Mar | 22.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 83 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 26.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 94 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 146 mm | -70 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 198 mm | -62 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 378 mm | +175 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 319 mm | +77 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 286 mm | +109 mm |
| Oct | 28.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 54 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 23.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 17 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 21.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 18 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hepo?
Hepo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 1,551 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hepo?
The hottest day measured in Hepo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2004, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hepo?
The coldest day measured in Hepo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at -2.9 °C.
Does it snow in Hepo?
Almost never: Hepo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Hepo warmed?
Yes: Hepo warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hepo?
The wettest day measured in Hepo between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 1970, with 288 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hepo?
The windiest day measured in Hepo between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 1970, with winds reaching 48.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hepo?
The warmest month in Hepo is July (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Hepo?
Hepo receives on average 1,551 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hepo?
Hepo 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 Hepo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hepo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2016, with 0.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hepo?
Yes: Hepo has on average 160 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hepo?
In Hepo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 4 August 2024, and the lowest was -8.2 °C on 16 January 1967.
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