Puqi climate — normals and trends
Puqi (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 1,648 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 (4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Puqi averages 24 frost days, 81 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Puqi has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 32 to 16 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 10 August 1953) and the coldest -20.6 °C (on 11 January 1955).
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
PuqiHubei
- coords
- 29.72°, 113.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.2°C
Average daily high
21.0°C
Average daily low
13.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,648mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
24.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
24 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
81 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.1 °C
Average feels-like low
14.1 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
118 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
41.9 °C
10 August 1953
Coldest day
-20.6 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
183 mm
1 July 1995
Windiest day
35.9 km/h
12 April 2006
Strongest gust
77.0 km/h
12 May 1993
Hottest feels-like
47.3 °C
2 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-25.2 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
22 January 1998
Sunniest day
13.2 h
14 June 1979
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 | 13.3 °C | +5.3 °C | 41 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 10.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 33 mm | -56 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 65 mm | -84 mm |
| Apr | 26.3 °C | +5.0 °C | 89 mm | -108 mm |
| May | 28.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 247 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 348 mm | +52 mm |
| Jul | 35.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 30 mm | -165 mm |
| Aug | 36.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 89 mm | -50 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 150 mm | +52 mm |
| Oct | 23.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 48 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 18.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 45 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 14.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 40 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Puqi?
Puqi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 1,648 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Puqi?
The hottest day measured in Puqi between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1953, reaching 41.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Puqi?
The coldest day measured in Puqi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -20.6 °C.
Does it snow in Puqi?
Yes. Puqi gets on average 16.0 cm of snow per year and has around 24 frost days.
Has the climate of Puqi warmed?
Yes: Puqi warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Puqi?
The wettest day measured in Puqi between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1995, with 183 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Puqi?
The windiest day measured in Puqi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2006, with winds reaching 35.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Puqi?
The warmest month in Puqi is July (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Puqi?
Puqi receives on average 1,648 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Puqi?
Puqi gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Puqi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Puqi between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1998, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Puqi?
Yes: Puqi has on average 118 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Puqi?
In Puqi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.3 °C on 2 August 2003, and the lowest was -25.2 °C on 11 January 1955.
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