Huangmei climate — normals and trends
Huangmei (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,849 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 (3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Huangmei averages 31 frost days, 64 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Huangmei 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 38 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 10 August 1953) and the coldest -14.6 °C (on 24 January 1940).
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
HuangmeiHubei
- coords
- 30.19°, 116.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
20.2°C
Average daily low
13.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,849mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
24.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
31 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
64 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.2 cm
Average feels-like high
21.1 °C
Average feels-like low
13.1 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
110 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
39.2 °C
10 August 1953
Coldest day
-14.6 °C
24 January 1940
Wettest day
198 mm
13 July 1941
Windiest day
33.6 km/h
17 March 2004
Strongest gust
89.6 km/h
9 August 2015
Hottest feels-like
46.3 °C
2 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-19.6 °C
24 January 1940
Snowiest day
20.9 cm
18 January 1984
Sunniest day
13.7 h
10 June 1942
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 | 12.3 °C | +4.7 °C | 33 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 10.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 21 mm | -74 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 99 mm | -63 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | +4.8 °C | 118 mm | -96 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 238 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 412 mm | +54 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 55 mm | -194 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 116 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 29.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 192 mm | +81 mm |
| Oct | 23.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 73 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 18.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 41 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 28 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Huangmei?
Huangmei has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,849 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Huangmei?
The hottest day measured in Huangmei between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1953, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Huangmei?
The coldest day measured in Huangmei between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1940, at -14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Huangmei?
Yes. Huangmei gets on average 13.2 cm of snow per year and has around 31 frost days.
Has the climate of Huangmei warmed?
Yes: Huangmei warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Huangmei?
The wettest day measured in Huangmei between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1941, with 198 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Huangmei?
The windiest day measured in Huangmei between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 2004, with winds reaching 33.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Huangmei?
The warmest month in Huangmei is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Huangmei?
Huangmei receives on average 1,849 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Huangmei?
Huangmei gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Huangmei?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Huangmei between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1984, with 20.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Huangmei?
Yes: Huangmei has on average 110 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Huangmei?
In Huangmei, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 2 August 2003, and the lowest was -19.6 °C on 24 January 1940.
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