Mawu climate — normals and trends
Mawu (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 1,477 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Mawu averages 7 frost days, 56 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 179 rainy days per year.
Mawu 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 11 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 15 August 2006) and the coldest -8.8 °C (on 11 February 1945).
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
MawuChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 29.59°, 107.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.7°C
Average daily high
20.2°C
Average daily low
13.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,477mm
Sunshine / day
5.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
8.4km/h
Seasonal range
20.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
56 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
179 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.7 cm
Average feels-like high
21.2 °C
Average feels-like low
13.9 °C
Average peak gust
24.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
93 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
40.2 °C
15 August 2006
Coldest day
-8.8 °C
11 February 1945
Wettest day
133 mm
30 June 2004
Windiest day
43.9 km/h
30 May 1946
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
24 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
5 August 1994
Coldest feels-like
-12.9 °C
11 February 1945
Snowiest day
6.4 cm
22 February 1989
Sunniest day
13.8 h
15 June 2013
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 61 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 10.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 34 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 78 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 23.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 117 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 26.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 158 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 269 mm | +71 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 191 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 86 mm | -64 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 133 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 23.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 153 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 15.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 87 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 12.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 55 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mawu?
Mawu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 1,477 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mawu?
The hottest day measured in Mawu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2006, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mawu?
The coldest day measured in Mawu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1945, at -8.8 °C.
Does it snow in Mawu?
Yes. Mawu gets on average 6.7 cm of snow per year and has around 7 frost days.
Has the climate of Mawu warmed?
Yes: Mawu warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mawu?
The wettest day measured in Mawu between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2004, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mawu?
The windiest day measured in Mawu between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1946, with winds reaching 43.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mawu?
The warmest month in Mawu is July (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Mawu?
Mawu receives on average 1,477 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 179 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mawu?
Mawu gets on average 5.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,154 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mawu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mawu between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1989, with 6.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mawu?
Yes: Mawu has on average 93 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mawu?
In Mawu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 5 August 1994, and the lowest was -12.9 °C on 11 February 1945.
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