Poyang climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Poyang?

Poyang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 1,957 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Poyang between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2024, reaching 40.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Poyang?

The coldest day measured in Poyang between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, at -9.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Poyang?

Yes. Poyang gets on average 7.2 cm of snow per year and has around 8 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Poyang warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Poyang?

The wettest day measured in Poyang between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1998, with 227 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Poyang?

The windiest day measured in Poyang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1956, with winds reaching 41.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Poyang?

The warmest month in Poyang is July (30.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Poyang?

Poyang receives on average 1,957 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Poyang?

Poyang gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Poyang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 1,957 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 (30.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Poyang averages 8 frost days, 92 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.

Poyang has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °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 40.9 °C (on 24 July 2024) and the coldest -9.5 °C (on 6 February 1969).

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

PoyangJiangxi

coords: 28.99°, 116.67°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

18.8°C

Average daily high

22.2°C

Average daily low

15.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,957mm

Sunshine / day

7.7h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

14.3km/h

Seasonal range

23.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

8 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

92 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

149 d/yr

Annual snowfall

7.2 cm

Average feels-like high

23.5 °C

Average feels-like low

16.1 °C

Average peak gust

27.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

144 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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

40.9 °C

24 July 2024

Coldest day

-9.5 °C

6 February 1969

Wettest day

227 mm

24 June 1998

Windiest day

41.1 km/h

16 June 1956

Strongest gust

82.4 km/h

16 June 1956

Hottest feels-like

48.5 °C

2 August 2003

Coldest feels-like

-14.3 °C

6 February 1969

Snowiest day

12.9 cm

10 December 1985

Sunniest day

13.7 h

10 June 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	38.7 °C17 August 2025	-1.0 °C8 February 2025	21.0 °C	1,321 mm	134	2
2024	40.9 °C24 July 2024	-4.1 °C23 January 2024	20.5 °C	1,964 mm	113	3
2023	38.1 °C11 July 2023	-3.1 °C22 December 2023	19.9 °C	1,743 mm	107	9
2022	39.4 °C23 August 2022	-1.2 °C18 December 2022	20.1 °C	1,656 mm	116	1
2021	37.8 °C2 August 2021	-3.8 °C9 January 2021	20.3 °C	1,593 mm	120	7
2020	37.8 °C18 August 2020	-3.0 °C31 December 2020	19.8 °C	1,979 mm	105	2
2019	38.1 °C18 August 2019	1.4 °C23 January 2019	19.7 °C	1,788 mm	106	0
2018	39.0 °C11 August 2018	-1.9 °C6 February 2018	20.0 °C	1,516 mm	109	11
2017	38.9 °C28 July 2017	-0.1 °C18 December 2017	19.8 °C	1,725 mm	103	1
2016	39.2 °C16 August 2016	-5.1 °C25 January 2016	19.7 °C	2,023 mm	96	4
2015	37.1 °C5 August 2015	-0.2 °C2 January 2015	19.3 °C	2,164 mm	80	1
2014	37.5 °C22 July 2014	-0.9 °C11 February 2014	19.4 °C	1,895 mm	94	3
2013	39.8 °C13 August 2013	-2.7 °C28 December 2013	19.7 °C	1,589 mm	112	13
2012	36.8 °C22 July 2012	-2.3 °C31 December 2012	18.6 °C	2,205 mm	79	4
2011	37.4 °C24 July 2011	-1.4 °C16 January 2011	18.9 °C	1,324 mm	103	8
2010	38.3 °C4 August 2010	-2.9 °C17 December 2010	19.1 °C	1,861 mm	96	4
2009	37.7 °C10 July 2009	-2.8 °C13 January 2009	19.4 °C	1,386 mm	117	11
2008	38.3 °C27 July 2008	-2.0 °C3 February 2008	19.2 °C	1,497 mm	106	11
2007	37.3 °C29 July 2007	-0.4 °C10 January 2007	19.9 °C	1,257 mm	118	2
2006	37.7 °C15 August 2006	-2.7 °C8 January 2006	19.5 °C	1,453 mm	100	4
2005	38.9 °C12 August 2005	-4.3 °C1 January 2005	19.2 °C	1,768 mm	112	9
2004	37.7 °C9 August 2004	-2.5 °C25 January 2004	19.4 °C	1,508 mm	100	6
2003	40.2 °C2 August 2003	-2.4 °C12 January 2003	19.5 °C	1,602 mm	115	9
2002	37.5 °C14 July 2002	-0.4 °C26 December 2002	19.4 °C	2,265 mm	91	2
2001	38.9 °C11 July 2001	-0.7 °C26 December 2001	19.1 °C	1,890 mm	88	3
2000	39.2 °C15 July 2000	-3.2 °C27 January 2000	19.0 °C	1,896 mm	100	5
1999	36.6 °C12 September 1999	-3.1 °C23 December 1999	19.1 °C	2,581 mm	77	6
1998	38.0 °C12 July 1998	-1.7 °C26 January 1998	19.7 °C	2,669 mm	98	7
1997	35.4 °C2 August 1997	-1.3 °C10 January 1997	18.8 °C	2,446 mm	81	4
1996	37.4 °C25 July 1996	-0.4 °C18 February 1996	18.5 °C	2,075 mm	93	2
1995	38.0 °C20 July 1995	-1.1 °C6 February 1995	18.8 °C	2,727 mm	77	4
1994	38.2 °C10 July 1994	-1.4 °C23 January 1994	19.1 °C	2,148 mm	100	3
1993	35.4 °C27 June 1993	-3.1 °C28 January 1993	18.2 °C	2,692 mm	74	13
1992	38.6 °C31 July 1992	-2.5 °C15 January 1992	18.5 °C	2,347 mm	82	4
1991	38.9 °C26 July 1991	-8.8 °C29 December 1991	18.7 °C	1,832 mm	95	4
1990	38.1 °C20 July 1990	-3.3 °C1 February 1990	18.9 °C	2,110 mm	91	3
1989	38.1 °C20 July 1989	-2.4 °C14 January 1989	18.3 °C	2,410 mm	72	2
1988	40.3 °C17 July 1988	0.5 °C17 February 1988	18.5 °C	1,775 mm	84	0
1987	36.7 °C21 July 1987	-0.5 °C4 February 1987	18.6 °C	2,080 mm	87	3
1986	37.9 °C30 July 1986	-1.8 °C5 January 1986	18.5 °C	1,817 mm	97	4
1985	36.8 °C14 July 1985	-6.0 °C12 December 1985	18.4 °C	1,807 mm	103	11
1984	36.1 °C29 July 1984	-2.8 °C22 January 1984	17.9 °C	1,984 mm	96	17
1983	38.5 °C6 August 1983	-2.0 °C25 January 1983	18.7 °C	2,354 mm	91	4
1982	36.6 °C16 July 1982	-2.4 °C19 January 1982	18.4 °C	1,893 mm	83	6
1981	37.6 °C8 August 1981	-2.3 °C3 January 1981	18.1 °C	1,865 mm	98	7
1980	38.2 °C26 July 1980	-4.3 °C31 January 1980	18.1 °C	2,006 mm	76	16
1979	37.0 °C9 August 1979	-2.8 °C2 February 1979	18.9 °C	1,620 mm	90	10
1978	39.7 °C21 August 1978	-1.7 °C17 January 1978	19.1 °C	1,424 mm	93	2
1977	36.5 °C10 July 1977	-6.5 °C31 January 1977	18.1 °C	2,443 mm	73	19
1976	37.8 °C21 July 1976	-3.8 °C28 December 1976	17.9 °C	2,094 mm	74	11
1975	36.6 °C20 July 1975	-1.3 °C17 December 1975	18.4 °C	2,558 mm	91	11
1974	37.3 °C9 August 1974	-3.0 °C25 February 1974	18.3 °C	1,817 mm	87	8
1973	37.5 °C21 August 1973	-4.5 °C26 December 1973	18.6 °C	2,718 mm	75	7
1972	37.0 °C8 July 1972	-3.7 °C11 February 1972	18.1 °C	2,247 mm	87	12
1971	40.2 °C31 July 1971	-1.2 °C30 January 1971	18.5 °C	1,601 mm	96	11
1970	37.6 °C1 August 1970	-5.2 °C16 January 1970	18.0 °C	2,170 mm	87	14
1969	37.6 °C2 August 1969	-9.5 °C6 February 1969	18.0 °C	2,413 mm	88	20
1968	37.4 °C31 July 1968	-2.1 °C21 February 1968	18.6 °C	1,875 mm	94	6
1967	38.4 °C29 August 1967	-7.1 °C16 January 1967	18.4 °C	2,283 mm	100	31
1966	38.0 °C11 August 1966	-4.1 °C27 December 1966	18.8 °C	1,858 mm	79	9
1965	35.3 °C20 July 1965	-3.9 °C17 December 1965	17.9 °C	1,974 mm	62	9
1964	37.3 °C10 July 1964	-4.7 °C18 February 1964	18.7 °C	1,949 mm	96	7
1963	37.6 °C31 August 1963	-4.1 °C8 January 1963	19.0 °C	1,338 mm	112	16
1962	37.6 °C29 July 1962	-3.1 °C2 January 1962	18.5 °C	2,117 mm	91	7
1961	38.3 °C21 July 1961	-2.6 °C17 January 1961	19.1 °C	2,065 mm	102	12
1960	36.4 °C31 July 1960	-5.7 °C25 January 1960	18.6 °C	2,066 mm	93	9
1959	37.6 °C23 August 1959	-3.3 °C17 January 1959	18.4 °C	1,904 mm	85	12
1958	37.3 °C22 July 1958	-3.6 °C24 January 1958	18.1 °C	1,803 mm	87	14
1957	37.5 °C23 July 1957	-5.1 °C10 February 1957	17.9 °C	1,812 mm	76	10
1956	37.0 °C11 July 1956	-4.1 °C24 January 1956	18.1 °C	1,654 mm	85	18
1955	36.0 °C15 August 1955	-6.3 °C11 January 1955	18.9 °C	2,049 mm	94	17
1954	36.9 °C14 August 1954	-3.4 °C25 January 1954	19.1 °C	2,723 mm	100	14
1953	40.6 °C10 August 1953	-2.1 °C18 January 1953	19.3 °C	1,962 mm	87	4
1952	35.3 °C12 September 1952	-6.3 °C19 February 1952	18.5 °C	2,700 mm	77	10
1951	38.4 °C1 September 1951	-7.9 °C14 January 1951	18.5 °C	2,341 mm	78	16
1950	37.1 °C18 July 1950	-1.4 °C18 February 1950	18.8 °C	2,117 mm	70	6
1949	34.7 °C18 September 1949	-1.7 °C9 January 1949	18.9 °C	2,668 mm	80	7
1948	35.7 °C9 August 1948	-4.5 °C26 January 1948	19.2 °C	2,628 mm	79	8
1947	35.4 °C27 August 1947	-2.2 °C20 December 1947	18.8 °C	1,503 mm	84	6
1946	38.9 °C10 July 1946	-1.7 °C10 January 1946	19.9 °C	1,035 mm	121	6
1945	34.3 °C29 July 1945	-3.4 °C18 December 1945	17.8 °C	1,178 mm	83	27
1944	35.2 °C1 August 1944	-3.3 °C17 December 1944	18.8 °C	1,418 mm	103	17
1943	32.2 °C5 August 1943	-3.7 °C12 January 1943	18.6 °C	2,024 mm	50	3
1942	35.0 °C7 August 1942	-1.5 °C13 February 1942	18.8 °C	1,916 mm	74	6
1941	33.5 °C7 August 1941	-3.2 °C25 January 1941	18.4 °C	2,246 mm	57	8
1940	34.6 °C14 August 1940	-3.5 °C4 February 1940	18.2 °C	1,519 mm	84	12

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.0 °C

+2.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

134 d/yr

+42

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

-6

Annual rainfall

1321 mm

-636 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	14.4 °C	+4.6 °C	32 mm	-32 mm
Feb	11.1 °C	-0.4 °C	74 mm	-35 mm
Mar	18.2 °C	+2.0 °C	76 mm	-111 mm
Apr	25.9 °C	+3.8 °C	264 mm	-0 mm
May	28.2 °C	+1.6 °C	281 mm	-45 mm
Jun	30.8 °C	+1.2 °C	256 mm	-142 mm
Jul	35.8 °C	+2.5 °C	112 mm	-88 mm
Aug	36.6 °C	+3.4 °C	52 mm	-83 mm
Sep	33.8 °C	+4.1 °C	106 mm	+15 mm
Oct	28.3 °C	+4.0 °C	10 mm	-58 mm
Nov	19.9 °C	+1.5 °C	37 mm	-31 mm
Dec	16.3 °C	+4.1 °C	23 mm	-26 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.7 °C

17 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-1.0 °C

8 Feb 2025

Wettest day

77.2 mm

21 Apr 2025

Windiest day

35.4 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

62.6 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.6 °C

6 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-7.3 °C

8 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.4 h

17 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Poyang?

Poyang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 1,957 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Poyang?

The hottest day measured in Poyang between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2024, reaching 40.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Poyang?

The coldest day measured in Poyang between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, at -9.5 °C.

Does it snow in Poyang?

Yes. Poyang gets on average 7.2 cm of snow per year and has around 8 frost days.

Has the climate of Poyang warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Poyang?

The wettest day measured in Poyang between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1998, with 227 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Poyang?

The windiest day measured in Poyang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1956, with winds reaching 41.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Poyang?

The warmest month in Poyang is July (30.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Poyang?

Poyang receives on average 1,957 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Poyang?

Poyang gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Poyang?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Poyang between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1985, with 12.9 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Poyang?

Yes: Poyang has on average 144 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Poyang?

In Poyang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.5 °C on 2 August 2003, and the lowest was -14.3 °C on 6 February 1969.

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