Panzhihua climate — normals and trends
Panzhihua (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 1,724 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 May (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (10.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Panzhihua averages 1 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Panzhihua has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 31 May 2023) and the coldest -6.4 °C (on 2 January 1984).
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
PanzhihuaSichuan
- coords
- 26.59°, 101.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
23.1°C
Average daily low
12.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,724mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
12.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
28 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.7 cm
Average feels-like high
23.1 °C
Average feels-like low
12.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
28 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
40.4 °C
31 May 2023
Coldest day
-6.4 °C
2 January 1984
Wettest day
91 mm
20 August 2001
Windiest day
24.8 km/h
28 February 2024
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
25 March 1991
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
17 June 1977
Coldest feels-like
-10.1 °C
2 January 1984
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
28 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.4 h
13 June 2013
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 | 16.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 11 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 21.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 23.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 26 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 35 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 140 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 446 mm | +131 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 376 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 362 mm | +25 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 342 mm | +48 mm |
| Oct | 23.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 205 mm | +56 mm |
| Nov | 18.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 66 mm | +28 mm |
| Dec | 17.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Panzhihua?
Panzhihua has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 1,724 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Panzhihua?
The hottest day measured in Panzhihua between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2023, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Panzhihua?
The coldest day measured in Panzhihua between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1984, at -6.4 °C.
Does it snow in Panzhihua?
Yes. Panzhihua gets on average 1.7 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Panzhihua warmed?
Yes: Panzhihua warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Panzhihua?
The wettest day measured in Panzhihua between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2001, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Panzhihua?
The windiest day measured in Panzhihua between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2024, with winds reaching 24.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Panzhihua?
The warmest month in Panzhihua is May (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (10.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Panzhihua?
Panzhihua receives on average 1,724 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Panzhihua?
Panzhihua gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Panzhihua?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Panzhihua between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Panzhihua?
Yes: Panzhihua has on average 28 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Panzhihua?
In Panzhihua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 17 June 1977, and the lowest was -10.1 °C on 2 January 1984.
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