Huangchuan climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Huangchuan?

Huangchuan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 1,181 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Huangchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1946, reaching 40.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Huangchuan?

The coldest day measured in Huangchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1955, at -22.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Huangchuan?

Yes. Huangchuan gets on average 20.6 cm of snow per year and has around 50 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Huangchuan warmed?

Yes: Huangchuan warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Huangchuan?

The wettest day measured in Huangchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1955, with 256 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Huangchuan?

The windiest day measured in Huangchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1956, with winds reaching 38.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Huangchuan?

The warmest month in Huangchuan is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Huangchuan?

Huangchuan receives on average 1,181 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Huangchuan?

Huangchuan gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Huangchuan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 1,181 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Huangchuan averages 50 frost days, 75 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.

Huangchuan has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 59 to 41 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 9 August 1946) and the coldest -22.3 °C (on 18 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

HuangchuanHenan

coords: 32.14°, 115.04°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

15.9°C

Average daily high

20.4°C

Average daily low

11.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,181mm

Sunshine / day

7.9h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

14.5km/h

Seasonal range

25.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

50 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

75 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

110 d/yr

Annual snowfall

20.6 cm

Average feels-like high

20.5 °C

Average feels-like low

11.2 °C

Average peak gust

30.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

100 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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

40.4 °C

9 August 1946

Coldest day

-22.3 °C

18 January 1955

Wettest day

256 mm

23 June 1955

Windiest day

38.9 km/h

2 August 1956

Strongest gust

87.1 km/h

17 August 2018

Hottest feels-like

47.0 °C

15 July 2002

Coldest feels-like

-27.0 °C

11 January 1955

Snowiest day

17.2 cm

4 January 2018

Sunniest day

13.7 h

11 June 1950

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	38.2 °C16 July 2025	-7.8 °C8 February 2025	17.9 °C	1,096 mm	95	37
2024	38.4 °C15 June 2024	-8.7 °C23 January 2024	17.5 °C	908 mm	99	50
2023	37.0 °C5 August 2023	-8.9 °C22 December 2023	17.2 °C	1,148 mm	92	38
2022	39.3 °C19 August 2022	-5.8 °C18 December 2022	17.3 °C	857 mm	111	50
2021	36.1 °C1 August 2021	-8.3 °C8 January 2021	17.1 °C	1,173 mm	90	26
2020	36.5 °C17 August 2020	-7.7 °C31 December 2020	16.9 °C	1,297 mm	87	30
2019	38.4 °C16 August 2019	-5.6 °C16 January 2019	17.1 °C	589 mm	101	37
2018	37.2 °C11 August 2018	-10.9 °C11 January 2018	16.7 °C	982 mm	85	48
2017	39.2 °C26 July 2017	-4.6 °C21 January 2017	16.8 °C	1,175 mm	85	30
2016	37.6 °C19 August 2016	-8.2 °C24 January 2016	16.7 °C	1,121 mm	78	40
2015	35.7 °C13 July 2015	-5.7 °C30 January 2015	16.2 °C	1,009 mm	58	35
2014	36.7 °C22 July 2014	-6.9 °C11 February 2014	16.3 °C	982 mm	58	46
2013	40.1 °C10 August 2013	-7.1 °C5 January 2013	16.8 °C	833 mm	96	57
2012	36.9 °C13 June 2012	-6.8 °C23 January 2012	16.2 °C	751 mm	79	45
2011	37.3 °C26 July 2011	-7.7 °C16 January 2011	16.0 °C	680 mm	71	64
2010	37.3 °C4 August 2010	-6.1 °C31 December 2010	16.2 °C	885 mm	73	43
2009	36.2 °C25 June 2009	-7.8 °C24 January 2009	16.2 °C	988 mm	70	40
2008	34.4 °C28 July 2008	-7.9 °C31 January 2008	16.0 °C	964 mm	67	58
2007	35.9 °C8 August 2007	-4.6 °C7 January 2007	16.9 °C	1,070 mm	79	33
2006	37.4 °C19 June 2006	-6.1 °C7 January 2006	16.8 °C	790 mm	85	44
2005	37.6 °C4 June 2005	-7.9 °C1 January 2005	16.2 °C	1,034 mm	77	69
2004	36.2 °C28 July 2004	-7.7 °C31 December 2004	16.7 °C	987 mm	63	33
2003	38.4 °C1 August 2003	-7.5 °C5 January 2003	15.7 °C	1,488 mm	66	44
2002	37.8 °C15 July 2002	-7.1 °C26 December 2002	16.6 °C	1,306 mm	77	29
2001	38.0 °C25 July 2001	-6.8 °C25 December 2001	16.6 °C	682 mm	95	39
2000	36.8 °C16 July 2000	-9.9 °C27 January 2000	16.3 °C	1,222 mm	84	37
1999	36.8 °C10 September 1999	-8.2 °C22 December 1999	16.4 °C	920 mm	62	35
1998	37.1 °C13 July 1998	-8.3 °C19 January 1998	16.9 °C	1,297 mm	85	33
1997	36.7 °C5 June 1997	-6.1 °C24 January 1997	16.5 °C	989 mm	96	33
1996	35.2 °C25 July 1996	-7.0 °C18 February 1996	15.6 °C	1,591 mm	60	51
1995	36.7 °C6 September 1995	-5.1 °C5 February 1995	16.2 °C	968 mm	75	48
1994	37.5 °C10 July 1994	-5.3 °C25 February 1994	16.5 °C	1,027 mm	88	32
1993	36.1 °C14 July 1993	-11.3 °C16 January 1993	15.2 °C	1,205 mm	55	53
1992	36.9 °C4 August 1992	-6.4 °C2 January 1992	15.6 °C	1,062 mm	67	56
1991	37.3 °C19 July 1991	-16.6 °C28 December 1991	15.3 °C	1,503 mm	51	38
1990	35.3 °C8 July 1990	-16.4 °C1 February 1990	16.1 °C	1,050 mm	85	37
1989	36.5 °C19 July 1989	-6.2 °C26 February 1989	15.2 °C	1,493 mm	40	38
1988	38.0 °C19 July 1988	-5.8 °C17 February 1988	15.6 °C	889 mm	71	59
1987	35.4 °C24 May 1987	-6.0 °C4 February 1987	15.7 °C	1,643 mm	77	43
1986	35.9 °C11 August 1986	-7.8 °C5 January 1986	15.6 °C	1,161 mm	86	53
1985	36.1 °C6 August 1985	-12.5 °C20 February 1985	15.0 °C	1,212 mm	79	60
1984	35.4 °C6 August 1984	-14.7 °C22 January 1984	14.8 °C	1,309 mm	68	66
1983	37.0 °C6 August 1983	-6.6 °C8 January 1983	15.7 °C	1,457 mm	62	52
1982	36.1 °C24 May 1982	-6.5 °C16 January 1982	15.5 °C	1,409 mm	54	43
1981	38.8 °C20 June 1981	-8.0 °C28 January 1981	15.5 °C	1,057 mm	72	64
1980	36.9 °C27 July 1980	-14.4 °C31 January 1980	15.0 °C	1,522 mm	46	58
1979	37.2 °C6 August 1979	-13.1 °C16 January 1979	15.7 °C	1,279 mm	76	54
1978	38.6 °C4 August 1978	-6.1 °C17 January 1978	16.5 °C	752 mm	102	50
1977	35.8 °C5 August 1977	-12.1 °C30 January 1977	15.7 °C	1,281 mm	60	55
1976	37.3 °C25 July 1976	-8.2 °C28 December 1976	15.2 °C	945 mm	50	63
1975	35.3 °C20 July 1975	-9.9 °C15 December 1975	15.8 °C	1,233 mm	74	50
1974	35.2 °C22 July 1974	-11.6 °C9 February 1974	15.1 °C	1,214 mm	81	68
1973	37.0 °C21 August 1973	-10.0 °C26 December 1973	15.7 °C	1,017 mm	64	43
1972	36.6 °C11 June 1972	-15.2 °C9 February 1972	14.9 °C	1,280 mm	66	66
1971	39.2 °C21 July 1971	-6.4 °C30 January 1971	15.3 °C	1,068 mm	64	58
1970	36.4 °C9 August 1970	-9.8 °C5 January 1970	15.2 °C	1,190 mm	59	56
1969	36.8 °C31 July 1969	-16.5 °C31 January 1969	14.8 °C	1,375 mm	72	83
1968	36.6 °C5 June 1968	-8.2 °C15 January 1968	15.7 °C	1,216 mm	75	56
1967	37.9 °C28 August 1967	-14.8 °C2 January 1967	15.2 °C	1,359 mm	90	78
1966	39.8 °C28 August 1966	-15.5 °C27 December 1966	16.7 °C	762 mm	101	45
1965	34.7 °C29 June 1965	-8.6 °C17 December 1965	15.7 °C	1,028 mm	76	54
1964	37.5 °C15 July 1964	-13.5 °C18 February 1964	15.4 °C	1,344 mm	74	58
1963	36.0 °C1 July 1963	-9.0 °C7 January 1963	15.6 °C	1,777 mm	63	58
1962	36.9 °C17 July 1962	-7.9 °C31 January 1962	15.7 °C	1,224 mm	72	62
1961	39.3 °C23 July 1961	-7.0 °C12 January 1961	16.7 °C	1,090 mm	90	44
1960	35.6 °C1 August 1960	-8.1 °C24 January 1960	15.6 °C	1,340 mm	74	50
1959	39.9 °C23 August 1959	-8.0 °C17 January 1959	16.1 °C	860 mm	96	54
1958	36.8 °C22 July 1958	-9.2 °C16 January 1958	15.6 °C	1,103 mm	77	50
1957	35.4 °C22 July 1957	-15.4 °C11 February 1957	14.9 °C	1,030 mm	62	60
1956	34.9 °C8 July 1956	-18.6 °C23 January 1956	14.7 °C	1,510 mm	65	82
1955	34.1 °C11 September 1955	-22.3 °C18 January 1955	15.0 °C	1,689 mm	61	52
1954	34.7 °C16 September 1954	-16.7 °C31 January 1954	14.6 °C	2,648 mm	51	60
1953	39.8 °C12 August 1953	-9.0 °C20 January 1953	16.0 °C	1,867 mm	67	44
1952	34.3 °C2 July 1952	-14.0 °C19 February 1952	15.0 °C	1,636 mm	56	59
1951	37.2 °C8 August 1951	-18.7 °C14 January 1951	15.1 °C	1,701 mm	59	52
1950	34.7 °C18 July 1950	-10.1 °C3 February 1950	15.5 °C	1,423 mm	61	61
1949	34.3 °C23 July 1949	-8.1 °C4 January 1949	16.0 °C	1,737 mm	64	42
1948	34.0 °C27 July 1948	-15.5 °C27 January 1948	15.9 °C	1,624 mm	61	44
1947	34.1 °C19 August 1947	-10.9 °C28 January 1947	15.9 °C	1,232 mm	70	44
1946	40.4 °C9 August 1946	-6.7 °C10 January 1946	17.9 °C	892 mm	115	48
1945	37.1 °C7 June 1945	-17.2 °C16 January 1945	15.4 °C	1,191 mm	86	77
1944	37.8 °C20 June 1944	-7.6 °C17 December 1944	16.5 °C	969 mm	87	56
1943	33.7 °C14 June 1943	-12.0 °C8 February 1943	15.7 °C	1,619 mm	45	55
1942	37.2 °C6 August 1942	-6.7 °C17 January 1942	17.2 °C	811 mm	92	49
1941	37.9 °C6 July 1941	-8.2 °C24 January 1941	17.4 °C	569 mm	102	43
1940	34.6 °C14 August 1940	-8.1 °C23 January 1940	16.4 °C	911 mm	77	46

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.6 °C

+2.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

95 d/yr

+20

Frost days (< 0 °C)

37 d/yr

-13

Annual rainfall

1096 mm

-85 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	10.8 °C	+4.1 °C	51 mm	+18 mm
Feb	10.7 °C	+1.7 °C	12 mm	-35 mm
Mar	17.4 °C	+2.8 °C	53 mm	-22 mm
Apr	26.2 °C	+5.1 °C	50 mm	-41 mm
May	28.7 °C	+2.6 °C	126 mm	+1 mm
Jun	29.8 °C	0.0 °C	232 mm	+59 mm
Jul	35.1 °C	+3.5 °C	73 mm	-176 mm
Aug	34.0 °C	+2.6 °C	155 mm	+8 mm
Sep	26.5 °C	-0.7 °C	201 mm	+104 mm
Oct	20.2 °C	-1.8 °C	92 mm	+25 mm
Nov	18.6 °C	+3.0 °C	27 mm	-23 mm
Dec	12.5 °C	+3.2 °C	23 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.2 °C

16 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-7.8 °C

8 Feb 2025

Wettest day

54.5 mm

20 Jun 2025

Windiest day

36.1 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

71.3 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.1 °C

6 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-12.1 °C

8 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

5.3 cm

3 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

13.4 h

16 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Huangchuan?

Huangchuan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 1,181 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Huangchuan?

The hottest day measured in Huangchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1946, reaching 40.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Huangchuan?

The coldest day measured in Huangchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1955, at -22.3 °C.

Does it snow in Huangchuan?

Yes. Huangchuan gets on average 20.6 cm of snow per year and has around 50 frost days.

Has the climate of Huangchuan warmed?

Yes: Huangchuan warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Huangchuan?

The wettest day measured in Huangchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1955, with 256 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Huangchuan?

The windiest day measured in Huangchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1956, with winds reaching 38.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Huangchuan?

The warmest month in Huangchuan is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Huangchuan?

Huangchuan receives on average 1,181 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Huangchuan?

Huangchuan gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Huangchuan?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Huangchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 2018, with 17.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Huangchuan?

Yes: Huangchuan has on average 100 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Huangchuan?

In Huangchuan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 15 July 2002, and the lowest was -27.0 °C on 11 January 1955.

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