Jishou climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Jishou?

Jishou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 2,393 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Jishou between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2017, reaching 40.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Jishou?

The coldest day measured in Jishou between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1956, at -16.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Jishou?

Yes. Jishou gets on average 35.7 cm of snow per year and has around 21 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Jishou warmed?

Yes: Jishou warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Jishou?

The wettest day measured in Jishou between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1948, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Jishou?

The windiest day measured in Jishou between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1946, with winds reaching 44.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Jishou?

The warmest month in Jishou is July (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Jishou?

Jishou receives on average 2,393 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 192 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Jishou?

Jishou gets on average 6.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,227 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Jishou (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 2,393 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Jishou averages 21 frost days, 62 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 192 rainy days per year.

Jishou has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 31 to 11 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 27 July 2017) and the coldest -16.5 °C (on 23 January 1956).

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

JishouHunan

coords: 28.32°, 109.73°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

16.3°C

Average daily high

19.8°C

Average daily low

13.1°C

Annual rainfall

2,393mm

Sunshine / day

6.1h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

12.0km/h

Seasonal range

22.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

21 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

62 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

192 d/yr

Annual snowfall

35.7 cm

Average feels-like high

20.4 °C

Average feels-like low

13.1 °C

Average peak gust

27.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

103 d/yr

Solar radiation

11.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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

40.1 °C

27 July 2017

Coldest day

-16.5 °C

23 January 1956

Wettest day

210 mm

1 July 1948

Windiest day

44.7 km/h

14 June 1946

Strongest gust

90.0 km/h

14 June 1946

Hottest feels-like

44.8 °C

25 August 2016

Coldest feels-like

-21.2 °C

23 January 1956

Snowiest day

19.0 cm

22 January 1998

Sunniest day

13.5 h

28 June 1951

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.8 °C27 August 2025	-3.6 °C9 February 2025	18.1 °C	1,919 mm	99	5
2024	38.2 °C24 July 2024	-3.7 °C23 January 2024	17.7 °C	2,221 mm	88	19
2023	36.1 °C18 August 2023	-3.0 °C25 December 2023	17.3 °C	1,921 mm	87	15
2022	38.7 °C19 August 2022	-2.9 °C18 December 2022	17.5 °C	1,752 mm	93	13
2021	38.2 °C2 August 2021	-3.2 °C26 December 2021	17.3 °C	2,184 mm	96	10
2020	35.2 °C4 August 2020	-2.2 °C21 December 2020	16.4 °C	2,759 mm	56	8
2019	37.7 °C16 August 2019	-4.6 °C1 January 2019	16.8 °C	1,965 mm	82	10
2018	36.0 °C21 July 2018	-10.1 °C29 January 2018	16.9 °C	1,965 mm	83	29
2017	40.1 °C27 July 2017	-1.2 °C21 December 2017	17.0 °C	2,051 mm	66	4
2016	37.5 °C25 August 2016	-3.3 °C25 January 2016	16.9 °C	2,139 mm	67	12
2015	35.5 °C13 July 2015	-2.2 °C6 February 2015	16.8 °C	2,214 mm	46	7
2014	36.3 °C23 July 2014	-3.6 °C11 February 2014	16.5 °C	2,572 mm	47	16
2013	37.8 °C13 August 2013	-3.7 °C4 January 2013	17.3 °C	1,758 mm	94	16
2012	35.5 °C19 August 2012	-3.6 °C25 January 2012	15.7 °C	2,243 mm	70	18
2011	38.0 °C25 July 2011	-3.7 °C3 January 2011	16.5 °C	1,309 mm	87	26
2010	36.4 °C5 August 2010	-1.8 °C25 December 2010	16.5 °C	2,367 mm	70	16
2009	37.1 °C18 July 2009	-2.0 °C14 January 2009	17.0 °C	1,634 mm	75	13
2008	34.9 °C30 July 2008	-4.3 °C25 January 2008	16.7 °C	1,625 mm	65	34
2007	35.5 °C8 August 2007	-1.5 °C19 January 2007	17.1 °C	1,914 mm	71	5
2006	35.9 °C14 July 2006	-2.2 °C9 January 2006	17.3 °C	1,709 mm	75	19
2005	39.1 °C13 August 2005	-4.0 °C22 January 2005	16.7 °C	1,847 mm	79	29
2004	35.5 °C30 June 2004	-2.7 °C31 December 2004	16.8 °C	2,197 mm	59	14
2003	37.2 °C2 August 2003	-2.1 °C5 January 2003	16.7 °C	2,359 mm	69	15
2002	37.5 °C16 July 2002	-2.8 °C26 December 2002	16.7 °C	3,030 mm	60	10
2001	35.9 °C7 August 2001	-1.5 °C26 December 2001	16.8 °C	1,968 mm	69	11
2000	36.0 °C17 July 2000	-3.2 °C1 February 2000	16.3 °C	2,286 mm	72	13
1999	35.6 °C8 August 1999	-3.5 °C12 January 1999	16.8 °C	2,364 mm	51	6
1998	35.1 °C22 August 1998	-6.5 °C23 January 1998	17.2 °C	2,718 mm	66	12
1997	39.3 °C31 August 1997	-3.2 °C9 January 1997	16.4 °C	2,642 mm	72	12
1996	34.6 °C26 July 1996	-2.6 °C18 February 1996	16.1 °C	2,693 mm	59	20
1995	36.6 °C30 July 1995	-2.5 °C4 January 1995	16.6 °C	2,973 mm	63	16
1994	36.2 °C4 August 1994	-3.2 °C23 January 1994	16.5 °C	2,522 mm	63	9
1993	33.4 °C27 June 1993	-3.5 °C25 January 1993	15.7 °C	2,783 mm	38	23
1992	37.3 °C4 August 1992	-3.6 °C8 January 1992	16.3 °C	2,217 mm	63	14
1991	35.7 °C29 July 1991	-7.1 °C5 January 1991	15.9 °C	2,799 mm	60	13
1990	36.8 °C22 August 1990	-9.6 °C1 February 1990	16.6 °C	2,543 mm	91	11
1989	36.7 °C22 July 1989	-3.5 °C19 January 1989	15.8 °C	2,670 mm	53	22
1988	37.5 °C20 July 1988	-3.4 °C12 January 1988	16.4 °C	2,073 mm	71	12
1987	34.4 °C5 August 1987	-1.4 °C12 December 1987	16.4 °C	2,663 mm	59	8
1986	34.6 °C6 August 1986	-1.1 °C2 February 1986	16.3 °C	2,352 mm	69	4
1985	37.1 °C9 August 1985	-6.1 °C10 January 1985	16.3 °C	1,850 mm	80	28
1984	35.6 °C17 July 1984	-5.1 °C22 January 1984	15.6 °C	1,955 mm	71	45
1983	35.6 °C6 August 1983	-9.3 °C12 January 1983	16.5 °C	2,271 mm	70	16
1982	36.2 °C15 July 1982	-4.6 °C26 December 1982	15.8 °C	2,668 mm	52	27
1981	39.9 °C9 August 1981	-3.1 °C11 January 1981	16.4 °C	1,897 mm	90	21
1980	35.2 °C28 July 1980	-8.0 °C31 January 1980	16.0 °C	2,519 mm	50	25
1979	34.6 °C8 August 1979	-4.4 °C31 January 1979	16.7 °C	2,301 mm	54	15
1978	36.7 °C10 July 1978	-2.2 °C17 February 1978	16.6 °C	2,096 mm	75	21
1977	35.0 °C9 August 1977	-12.5 °C30 January 1977	16.1 °C	2,942 mm	52	36
1976	35.7 °C8 August 1976	-4.4 °C27 December 1976	15.7 °C	2,375 mm	51	22
1975	36.9 °C6 August 1975	-8.3 °C16 December 1975	16.4 °C	2,506 mm	79	26
1974	35.5 °C5 September 1974	-6.3 °C19 January 1974	16.1 °C	2,271 mm	66	34
1973	34.5 °C21 July 1973	-5.9 °C18 January 1973	16.5 °C	2,383 mm	51	11
1972	38.5 °C27 August 1972	-7.0 °C9 February 1972	16.3 °C	2,029 mm	79	19
1971	39.2 °C26 July 1971	-4.5 °C27 December 1971	16.0 °C	2,307 mm	65	18
1970	35.8 °C17 August 1970	-11.1 °C7 January 1970	15.9 °C	2,664 mm	61	17
1969	35.9 °C28 July 1969	-10.4 °C31 January 1969	16.1 °C	3,010 mm	71	43
1968	35.9 °C30 July 1968	-5.1 °C2 March 1968	16.2 °C	2,406 mm	57	31
1967	35.9 °C29 August 1967	-9.9 °C15 February 1967	15.6 °C	3,112 mm	70	50
1966	36.1 °C15 August 1966	-8.0 °C28 December 1966	16.3 °C	2,200 mm	59	26
1965	33.2 °C21 July 1965	-5.2 °C17 December 1965	15.4 °C	2,584 mm	30	23
1964	36.8 °C22 July 1964	-5.2 °C18 February 1964	15.9 °C	2,958 mm	63	33
1963	36.2 °C31 August 1963	-3.5 °C9 January 1963	16.8 °C	2,738 mm	92	28
1962	36.2 °C25 July 1962	-7.6 °C18 January 1962	16.4 °C	2,249 mm	69	21
1961	37.3 °C23 June 1961	-3.4 °C15 January 1961	17.0 °C	2,502 mm	82	9
1960	35.8 °C3 August 1960	-11.2 °C25 January 1960	16.3 °C	2,286 mm	79	19
1959	36.6 °C23 August 1959	-3.3 °C16 January 1959	16.5 °C	2,034 mm	76	21
1958	35.0 °C23 July 1958	-10.7 °C2 February 1958	16.0 °C	2,558 mm	52	20
1957	34.4 °C17 July 1957	-10.9 °C11 February 1957	15.9 °C	2,388 mm	56	32
1956	32.9 °C3 August 1956	-16.5 °C23 January 1956	15.1 °C	2,540 mm	46	47
1955	32.0 °C22 September 1955	-16.4 °C11 January 1955	15.4 °C	2,705 mm	30	32
1954	31.9 °C3 September 1954	-12.4 °C12 December 1954	14.6 °C	3,971 mm	31	52
1953	38.9 °C13 August 1953	-7.9 °C27 January 1953	15.8 °C	2,710 mm	71	37
1952	32.1 °C5 July 1952	-8.8 °C8 January 1952	15.2 °C	3,294 mm	31	32
1951	34.2 °C6 September 1951	-13.7 °C14 January 1951	15.3 °C	3,002 mm	51	37
1950	32.2 °C23 July 1950	-9.9 °C19 February 1950	15.5 °C	2,970 mm	26	20
1949	32.7 °C15 September 1949	-13.4 °C9 January 1949	15.7 °C	3,225 mm	40	21
1948	32.7 °C11 August 1948	-8.4 °C10 February 1948	15.7 °C	3,444 mm	24	26
1947	32.6 °C19 May 1947	-13.8 °C20 December 1947	15.6 °C	2,563 mm	24	26
1946	37.4 °C29 July 1946	-7.6 °C22 December 1946	17.6 °C	1,509 mm	89	21
1945	32.2 °C7 June 1945	-10.3 °C26 December 1945	15.0 °C	1,805 mm	32	46
1944	33.3 °C2 August 1944	-7.0 °C16 December 1944	15.7 °C	2,165 mm	40	31
1943	30.7 °C2 July 1943	-7.1 °C22 January 1943	15.9 °C	3,377 mm	6	15
1942	31.2 °C13 May 1942	-5.3 °C1 January 1942	16.6 °C	2,315 mm	13	17
1941	32.0 °C1 June 1941	-11.5 °C29 December 1941	16.2 °C	2,262 mm	28	17
1940	33.2 °C14 July 1940	-12.4 °C24 January 1940	16.1 °C	1,924 mm	48	25

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.2 °C

+2.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

99 d/yr

+37

Frost days (< 0 °C)

5 d/yr

-16

Annual rainfall

1919 mm

-474 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	11.6 °C	+4.3 °C	59 mm	-35 mm
Feb	9.1 °C	+0.2 °C	94 mm	-32 mm
Mar	16.1 °C	+2.1 °C	138 mm	-76 mm
Apr	24.5 °C	+4.4 °C	240 mm	-70 mm
May	26.3 °C	+1.9 °C	288 mm	-72 mm
Jun	28.5 °C	+0.7 °C	398 mm	+26 mm
Jul	33.6 °C	+2.7 °C	136 mm	-127 mm
Aug	34.2 °C	+3.3 °C	83 mm	-89 mm
Sep	28.1 °C	+1.0 °C	229 mm	+94 mm
Oct	22.3 °C	+1.3 °C	99 mm	-58 mm
Nov	17.4 °C	+2.0 °C	97 mm	-16 mm
Dec	13.2 °C	+3.4 °C	58 mm	-19 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.8 °C

27 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-3.6 °C

9 Feb 2025

Wettest day

56.7 mm

8 May 2025

Windiest day

27.9 km/h

27 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

59.8 km/h

28 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.3 °C

6 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-7.3 °C

9 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

0.1 cm

29 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

13.2 h

3 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Jishou?

Jishou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 2,393 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jishou?

The hottest day measured in Jishou between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2017, reaching 40.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Jishou?

The coldest day measured in Jishou between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1956, at -16.5 °C.

Does it snow in Jishou?

Yes. Jishou gets on average 35.7 cm of snow per year and has around 21 frost days.

Has the climate of Jishou warmed?

Yes: Jishou warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Jishou?

The wettest day measured in Jishou between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1948, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Jishou?

The windiest day measured in Jishou between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1946, with winds reaching 44.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Jishou?

The warmest month in Jishou is July (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Jishou?

Jishou receives on average 2,393 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 192 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Jishou?

Jishou gets on average 6.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,227 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jishou?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jishou between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1998, with 19.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Jishou?

Yes: Jishou has on average 103 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jishou?

In Jishou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 25 August 2016, and the lowest was -21.2 °C on 23 January 1956.

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