Huaihua climate — normals and trends
Huaihua (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,909 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Huaihua averages 16 frost days, 76 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.
Huaihua has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 23 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 8 August 1981) and the coldest -14.6 °C (on 9 January 1949).
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
HuaihuaHunan
- coords
- 27.56°, 110.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
20.8°C
Average daily low
13.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,909mm
Sunshine / day
6.3h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
22.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
16 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
76 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
182 d/yr
Annual snowfall
18.1 cm
Average feels-like high
21.6 °C
Average feels-like low
14.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
111 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
40.6 °C
8 August 1981
Coldest day
-14.6 °C
9 January 1949
Wettest day
177 mm
1 July 2024
Windiest day
42.3 km/h
14 June 1946
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
9 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
44.7 °C
6 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-18.3 °C
9 January 1949
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
8 February 1977
Sunniest day
13.3 h
7 July 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.5 °C | +5.1 °C | 46 mm | -40 mm |
| Feb | 9.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 101 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 16.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 211 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 25.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 174 mm | -97 mm |
| May | 26.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 292 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 366 mm | +86 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 107 mm | -64 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 103 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 103 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 25.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 38 mm | -78 mm |
| Nov | 18.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 98 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 14.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 35 mm | -31 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Huaihua?
Huaihua has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,909 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Huaihua?
The hottest day measured in Huaihua between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1981, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Huaihua?
The coldest day measured in Huaihua between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1949, at -14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Huaihua?
Yes. Huaihua gets on average 18.1 cm of snow per year and has around 16 frost days.
Has the climate of Huaihua warmed?
Yes: Huaihua warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Huaihua?
The wettest day measured in Huaihua between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2024, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Huaihua?
The windiest day measured in Huaihua between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1946, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Huaihua?
The warmest month in Huaihua is July (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Huaihua?
Huaihua receives on average 1,909 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Huaihua?
Huaihua gets on average 6.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,300 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Huaihua?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Huaihua between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1977, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Huaihua?
Yes: Huaihua has on average 111 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Huaihua?
In Huaihua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 6 July 2025, and the lowest was -18.3 °C on 9 January 1949.
Compare Huaihua with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Huaihua