Pucheng climate — normals and trends
Pucheng (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 2,181 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Pucheng averages 23 frost days, 69 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 174 rainy days per year.
Pucheng has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 32 to 14 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 4 October 2022) and the coldest -17.0 °C (on 29 December 1991).
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
PuchengFujian
- coords
- 27.92°, 118.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
21.5°C
Average daily low
13.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,181mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
9.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
23 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
69 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
174 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.8 cm
Average feels-like high
22.7 °C
Average feels-like low
13.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
103 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
38.8 °C
4 October 2022
Coldest day
-17.0 °C
29 December 1991
Wettest day
176 mm
14 June 2002
Windiest day
30.8 km/h
27 July 1971
Strongest gust
105.8 km/h
2 August 1996
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
31 July 2003
Coldest feels-like
-21.6 °C
16 January 1970
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
15 December 2010
Sunniest day
13.8 h
20 June 1941
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 | 14.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 26 mm | -49 mm |
| Feb | 11.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 87 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 18.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 218 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 23.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 223 mm | -47 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 432 mm | +62 mm |
| Jun | 30.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 238 mm | -210 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 215 mm | +42 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 83 mm | -84 mm |
| Sep | 32.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 113 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +4.7 °C | 54 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 19.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 60 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 16.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 20 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pucheng?
Pucheng has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 2,181 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pucheng?
The hottest day measured in Pucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2022, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pucheng?
The coldest day measured in Pucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1991, at -17.0 °C.
Does it snow in Pucheng?
Yes. Pucheng gets on average 13.8 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.
Has the climate of Pucheng warmed?
Yes: Pucheng warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pucheng?
The wettest day measured in Pucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 2002, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pucheng?
The windiest day measured in Pucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1971, with winds reaching 30.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pucheng?
The warmest month in Pucheng is July (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Pucheng?
Pucheng receives on average 2,181 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 174 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pucheng?
Pucheng gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pucheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2010, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pucheng?
Yes: Pucheng has on average 103 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pucheng?
In Pucheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 31 July 2003, and the lowest was -21.6 °C on 16 January 1970.
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