Jian’ou climate — normals and trends
Jian’ou (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 1,761 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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Jian’ou averages 8 frost days, 101 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Jian’ou has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 13 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.5 °C (on 15 July 2003) and the coldest -8.6 °C (on 4 February 1967).
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
Jian’ouFujian
- coords
- 27.04°, 118.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.0°C
Average daily high
23.8°C
Average daily low
15.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,761mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
8.1km/h
Seasonal range
19.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
101 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.1 cm
Average feels-like high
25.5 °C
Average feels-like low
16.2 °C
Average peak gust
26.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
130 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
41.5 °C
15 July 2003
Coldest day
-8.6 °C
4 February 1967
Wettest day
184 mm
18 June 1968
Windiest day
28.7 km/h
11 July 2018
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
11 July 2018
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
4 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-12.2 °C
4 February 1967
Snowiest day
15.4 cm
29 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.7 h
21 June 1953
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 12 mm | -49 mm |
| Feb | 14.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 51 mm | -46 mm |
| Mar | 21.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 198 mm | +29 mm |
| Apr | 25.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 260 mm | +30 mm |
| May | 28.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 299 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 33.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 129 mm | -204 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 254 mm | +121 mm |
| Aug | 34.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 67 mm | -77 mm |
| Sep | 34.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 128 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | +4.3 °C | 38 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 21.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 48 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 19.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 12 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jian’ou?
Jian’ou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 1,761 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jian’ou?
The hottest day measured in Jian’ou between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2003, reaching 41.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jian’ou?
The coldest day measured in Jian’ou between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1967, at -8.6 °C.
Does it snow in Jian’ou?
Yes. Jian’ou gets on average 4.1 cm of snow per year and has around 8 frost days.
Has the climate of Jian’ou warmed?
Yes: Jian’ou warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jian’ou?
The wettest day measured in Jian’ou between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1968, with 184 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jian’ou?
The windiest day measured in Jian’ou between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2018, with winds reaching 28.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jian’ou?
The warmest month in Jian’ou is July (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Jian’ou?
Jian’ou receives on average 1,761 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jian’ou?
Jian’ou 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 Jian’ou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jian’ou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1983, with 15.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jian’ou?
Yes: Jian’ou has on average 130 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jian’ou?
In Jian’ou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 4 August 2024, and the lowest was -12.2 °C on 4 February 1967.
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