Hezhou climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Hezhou?

Hezhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 2,162 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hezhou?

The hottest day measured in Hezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1990, reaching 37.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Hezhou?

The coldest day measured in Hezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1975, at -7.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Hezhou?

Almost never: Hezhou sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Hezhou warmed?

Yes: Hezhou warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Hezhou?

The wettest day measured in Hezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2006, with 451 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Hezhou?

The windiest day measured in Hezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2025, with winds reaching 30.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Hezhou?

The warmest month in Hezhou is July (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Hezhou?

Hezhou receives on average 2,162 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 207 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Hezhou?

Hezhou gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Hezhou (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 2,162 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Hezhou averages 3 frost days, 65 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 207 rainy days per year.

Hezhou 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 5 to 1 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 27 August 1990) and the coldest -7.7 °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

HezhouGuangxi

coords: 24.40°, 111.57°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

19.1°C

Average daily high

23.0°C

Average daily low

16.0°C

Annual rainfall

2,162mm

Sunshine / day

7.0h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

10.4km/h

Seasonal range

17.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

3 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

65 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

207 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.3 cm

Average feels-like high

24.8 °C

Average feels-like low

16.9 °C

Average peak gust

31.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

147 d/yr

Solar radiation

12.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

27 August 1990

Coldest day

-7.7 °C

16 December 1975

Wettest day

451 mm

16 July 2006

Windiest day

30.7 km/h

12 April 2025

Strongest gust

97.2 km/h

9 August 1964

Hottest feels-like

43.7 °C

18 July 2019

Coldest feels-like

-12.5 °C

16 December 1975

Snowiest day

6.3 cm

13 December 1975

Sunniest day

13.0 h

2 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	34.6 °C4 July 2025	0.4 °C12 January 2025	20.2 °C	1,885 mm	100	0
2024	36.3 °C25 July 2024	-0.9 °C23 January 2024	20.2 °C	2,539 mm	81	2
2023	35.4 °C29 July 2023	-0.4 °C25 January 2023	20.0 °C	1,920 mm	99	2
2022	36.2 °C7 September 2022	1.5 °C1 December 2022	19.6 °C	2,212 mm	95	0
2021	36.1 °C12 September 2021	-1.7 °C12 January 2021	20.4 °C	1,454 mm	118	3
2020	35.1 °C2 September 2020	1.0 °C31 December 2020	19.8 °C	1,832 mm	88	0
2019	35.1 °C18 July 2019	1.4 °C1 January 2019	19.7 °C	2,160 mm	99	0
2018	35.1 °C11 July 2018	-1.5 °C6 February 2018	19.6 °C	1,759 mm	89	3
2017	35.2 °C1 August 2017	1.3 °C18 December 2017	19.9 °C	1,792 mm	95	0
2016	36.0 °C1 August 2016	-0.8 °C25 January 2016	19.8 °C	2,413 mm	88	1
2015	34.4 °C13 July 2015	1.4 °C6 February 2015	19.8 °C	2,402 mm	70	0
2014	35.0 °C23 July 2014	-0.9 °C20 February 2014	19.7 °C	1,763 mm	104	4
2013	36.9 °C13 August 2013	-0.1 °C4 January 2013	19.5 °C	2,224 mm	83	1
2012	33.9 °C29 June 2012	0.1 °C25 January 2012	19.0 °C	2,172 mm	76	0
2011	34.5 °C30 August 2011	-0.1 °C11 January 2011	18.8 °C	1,289 mm	89	1
2010	35.8 °C22 August 2010	-2.2 °C17 December 2010	19.3 °C	2,616 mm	76	3
2009	36.1 °C23 August 2009	-0.5 °C11 January 2009	20.1 °C	1,363 mm	103	1
2008	36.0 °C23 September 2008	-1.2 °C27 January 2008	19.3 °C	1,538 mm	85	3
2007	35.4 °C19 August 2007	0.5 °C29 January 2007	20.0 °C	1,373 mm	98	0
2006	34.9 °C14 July 2006	-0.2 °C7 January 2006	19.7 °C	2,517 mm	82	1
2005	36.4 °C13 August 2005	-2.1 °C1 January 2005	19.5 °C	2,051 mm	100	2
2004	35.1 °C30 June 2004	-0.9 °C22 January 2004	19.6 °C	1,554 mm	82	3
2003	36.5 °C23 July 2003	-0.9 °C8 January 2003	19.8 °C	1,712 mm	83	1
2002	34.3 °C13 July 2002	-1.4 °C27 December 2002	19.8 °C	2,761 mm	63	2
2001	34.2 °C5 July 2001	-0.2 °C23 December 2001	19.4 °C	2,478 mm	77	1
2000	34.2 °C5 September 2000	-0.7 °C2 February 2000	19.3 °C	1,770 mm	90	1
1999	34.4 °C14 September 1999	-2.8 °C23 December 1999	19.6 °C	2,092 mm	70	4
1998	33.8 °C21 August 1998	0.8 °C18 January 1998	19.9 °C	2,848 mm	76	0
1997	34.0 °C30 August 1997	0.7 °C11 January 1997	19.2 °C	2,595 mm	48	0
1996	33.8 °C26 July 1996	-1.2 °C20 February 1996	18.6 °C	2,363 mm	67	5
1995	34.6 °C30 July 1995	0.6 °C5 January 1995	18.9 °C	2,176 mm	71	0
1994	34.9 °C2 July 1994	-0.4 °C21 January 1994	19.3 °C	2,902 mm	55	2
1993	33.5 °C27 August 1993	-2.0 °C16 January 1993	18.9 °C	2,506 mm	69	4
1992	35.8 °C4 September 1992	-0.7 °C15 January 1992	19.0 °C	2,382 mm	81	1
1991	35.4 °C19 July 1991	-2.7 °C29 December 1991	19.4 °C	1,721 mm	90	3
1990	37.2 °C27 August 1990	-0.9 °C1 February 1990	19.7 °C	2,424 mm	87	2
1989	36.5 °C17 July 1989	-0.2 °C13 January 1989	19.1 °C	1,753 mm	81	2
1988	34.6 °C9 July 1988	1.6 °C17 February 1988	18.6 °C	2,362 mm	78	0
1987	35.1 °C13 July 1987	0.1 °C27 January 1987	19.4 °C	2,732 mm	67	0
1986	34.5 °C31 July 1986	-1.3 °C7 January 1986	19.2 °C	1,962 mm	90	2
1985	34.4 °C13 August 1985	-0.8 °C17 December 1985	18.6 °C	2,344 mm	78	1
1984	34.0 °C30 July 1984	-1.5 °C9 January 1984	18.0 °C	2,367 mm	72	3
1983	34.1 °C11 July 1983	-1.0 °C24 January 1983	18.9 °C	2,898 mm	80	5
1982	34.1 °C29 July 1982	-1.9 °C27 December 1982	19.1 °C	2,454 mm	77	3
1981	35.0 °C8 August 1981	-0.7 °C12 January 1981	19.1 °C	3,081 mm	79	1
1980	34.1 °C10 July 1980	-2.4 °C1 February 1980	19.1 °C	2,266 mm	78	3
1979	35.0 °C29 July 1979	-3.5 °C26 December 1979	19.1 °C	1,903 mm	60	5
1978	35.2 °C15 July 1978	-2.1 °C21 January 1978	19.3 °C	2,411 mm	81	1
1977	34.4 °C19 July 1977	-3.2 °C30 January 1977	19.2 °C	2,350 mm	70	11
1976	34.3 °C22 July 1976	-2.0 °C28 December 1976	18.5 °C	2,673 mm	61	5
1975	34.1 °C11 July 1975	-7.7 °C16 December 1975	18.9 °C	2,927 mm	75	15
1974	33.8 °C21 August 1974	-1.9 °C2 January 1974	19.0 °C	2,055 mm	81	7
1973	33.6 °C23 August 1973	-1.7 °C31 December 1973	19.4 °C	3,536 mm	66	2
1972	34.6 °C9 July 1972	-2.0 °C11 February 1972	19.0 °C	2,651 mm	74	3
1971	34.4 °C16 June 1971	-0.4 °C6 January 1971	18.8 °C	2,126 mm	56	1
1970	34.0 °C2 August 1970	-1.4 °C5 January 1970	18.7 °C	2,522 mm	71	3
1969	35.2 °C27 July 1969	-3.0 °C1 February 1969	18.8 °C	2,173 mm	83	8
1968	35.4 °C26 July 1968	0.2 °C15 February 1968	19.2 °C	2,557 mm	65	0
1967	34.5 °C18 July 1967	-3.8 °C16 January 1967	18.6 °C	2,122 mm	80	11
1966	32.0 °C14 August 1966	-0.7 °C27 December 1966	18.9 °C	2,170 mm	23	1
1965	32.4 °C14 July 1965	-1.8 °C31 December 1965	18.6 °C	2,284 mm	13	3
1964	34.3 °C8 August 1964	-0.7 °C24 February 1964	19.0 °C	2,198 mm	82	5
1963	35.0 °C5 September 1963	-4.4 °C15 January 1963	19.4 °C	1,686 mm	82	8
1962	34.0 °C21 July 1962	-1.6 °C27 January 1962	18.9 °C	2,502 mm	77	1
1961	34.5 °C23 August 1961	-2.7 °C17 January 1961	19.2 °C	2,914 mm	65	3
1960	34.6 °C1 August 1960	-1.7 °C3 January 1960	19.2 °C	2,208 mm	70	5
1959	33.9 °C29 August 1959	-0.4 °C11 January 1959	18.9 °C	2,290 mm	57	1
1958	33.6 °C24 July 1958	-1.0 °C16 January 1958	19.1 °C	1,577 mm	66	5
1957	34.9 °C14 August 1957	-4.4 °C11 February 1957	18.9 °C	2,596 mm	67	9
1956	33.7 °C4 September 1956	-2.9 °C9 January 1956	18.9 °C	1,534 mm	60	5
1955	30.8 °C23 September 1955	-4.1 °C11 January 1955	19.0 °C	1,493 mm	9	9
1954	30.8 °C28 August 1954	-0.7 °C12 December 1954	19.3 °C	1,813 mm	16	3
1953	35.5 °C13 August 1953	0.0 °C12 December 1953	19.5 °C	1,699 mm	38	0
1952	31.5 °C29 July 1952	-1.3 °C19 February 1952	19.4 °C	1,969 mm	10	6
1951	32.8 °C1 August 1951	-3.4 °C13 January 1951	18.8 °C	2,707 mm	7	3
1950	30.6 °C2 August 1950	0.3 °C14 February 1950	19.0 °C	2,192 mm	3	0
1949	31.0 °C14 September 1949	-1.6 °C9 January 1949	19.5 °C	1,722 mm	13	2
1948	31.0 °C6 July 1948	-3.1 °C25 January 1948	19.3 °C	2,048 mm	15	4
1947	30.7 °C28 August 1947	-1.2 °C19 December 1947	18.6 °C	2,171 mm	3	2
1946	33.8 °C18 July 1946	-1.6 °C11 January 1946	19.7 °C	1,044 mm	49	5
1945	30.0 °C14 July 1945	-1.5 °C4 February 1945	17.6 °C	1,463 mm	3	10
1944	30.9 °C29 September 1944	-3.2 °C21 December 1944	18.6 °C	2,107 mm	7	10
1943	31.4 °C27 May 1943	-2.0 °C12 January 1943	19.0 °C	1,285 mm	5	2
1942	30.2 °C12 July 1942	1.0 °C12 December 1942	18.7 °C	1,995 mm	4	0
1941	30.7 °C9 August 1941	-0.7 °C29 December 1941	18.6 °C	2,412 mm	1	1
1940	32.4 °C1 September 1940	-2.7 °C25 January 1940	18.6 °C	2,093 mm	23	5

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.4 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

100 d/yr

+35

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-3

Annual rainfall

1885 mm

-277 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.6 °C	+4.2 °C	18 mm	-63 mm
Feb	13.6 °C	-0.8 °C	41 mm	-80 mm
Mar	19.7 °C	+1.5 °C	136 mm	-81 mm
Apr	25.2 °C	+2.5 °C	177 mm	-156 mm
May	26.5 °C	0.0 °C	471 mm	+111 mm
Jun	29.6 °C	+0.9 °C	300 mm	-36 mm
Jul	32.1 °C	+1.7 °C	177 mm	-23 mm
Aug	30.8 °C	+0.4 °C	258 mm	+58 mm
Sep	30.4 °C	+1.3 °C	198 mm	+88 mm
Oct	27.0 °C	+1.5 °C	33 mm	-38 mm
Nov	20.4 °C	-0.2 °C	37 mm	-36 mm
Dec	18.9 °C	+3.3 °C	40 mm	-22 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.6 °C

4 Jul 2025

Coldest day

0.4 °C

12 Jan 2025

Wettest day

89.4 mm

29 May 2025

Windiest day

30.7 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

85.0 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.9 °C

26 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-3.5 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

11 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Hezhou?

Hezhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 2,162 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hezhou?

The hottest day measured in Hezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1990, reaching 37.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Hezhou?

The coldest day measured in Hezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1975, at -7.7 °C.

Does it snow in Hezhou?

Almost never: Hezhou sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Hezhou warmed?

Yes: Hezhou warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Hezhou?

The wettest day measured in Hezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2006, with 451 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Hezhou?

The windiest day measured in Hezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2025, with winds reaching 30.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Hezhou?

The warmest month in Hezhou is July (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Hezhou?

Hezhou receives on average 2,162 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 207 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Hezhou?

Hezhou gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hezhou?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1975, with 6.3 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Hezhou?

Yes: Hezhou has on average 147 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hezhou?

In Hezhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 18 July 2019, and the lowest was -12.5 °C on 16 December 1975.

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