Loudi climate — normals and trends
Loudi (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,632 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 (29.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Loudi averages 16 frost days, 86 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Loudi has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 22 to 10 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.1 °C (on 5 August 2010) and the coldest -14.3 °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
LoudiHunan
- coords
- 27.73°, 111.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
21.3°C
Average daily low
14.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,632mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
23.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
16 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
86 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.6 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
14.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
120 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
42.1 °C
5 August 2010
Coldest day
-14.3 °C
24 January 1940
Wettest day
197 mm
3 July 2016
Windiest day
44.4 km/h
14 June 1946
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
14 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
24 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-18.7 °C
24 January 1940
Snowiest day
14.0 cm
14 January 1970
Sunniest day
13.1 h
5 July 1944
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 | 13.8 °C | +5.2 °C | 37 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 9.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 81 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 17.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 120 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 25.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 177 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 27.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 267 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 290 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 34.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 122 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 35.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 42 mm | -78 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 105 mm | +27 mm |
| Oct | 25.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 21 mm | -70 mm |
| Nov | 18.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 93 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | 15.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 34 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Loudi?
Loudi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,632 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Loudi?
The hottest day measured in Loudi between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2010, reaching 42.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Loudi?
The coldest day measured in Loudi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1940, at -14.3 °C.
Does it snow in Loudi?
Yes. Loudi gets on average 15.6 cm of snow per year and has around 16 frost days.
Has the climate of Loudi warmed?
Yes: Loudi warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Loudi?
The wettest day measured in Loudi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2016, with 197 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Loudi?
The windiest day measured in Loudi between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1946, with winds reaching 44.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Loudi?
The warmest month in Loudi is July (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Loudi?
Loudi receives on average 1,632 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Loudi?
Loudi gets on average 6.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,482 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Loudi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Loudi between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1970, with 14.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Loudi?
Yes: Loudi has on average 120 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Loudi?
In Loudi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 24 July 2024, and the lowest was -18.7 °C on 24 January 1940.
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