Puzi climate — normals and trends
Puzi (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 1,921 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 (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Puzi averages 29 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 213 rainy days per year.
Puzi has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 40 to 18 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 15 August 2006) and the coldest -12.5 °C (on 6 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
PuziChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 29.63°, 108.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.1°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,921mm
Sunshine / day
6.1h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
21.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
29 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
213 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.6 cm
Average feels-like high
17.7 °C
Average feels-like low
11.1 °C
Average peak gust
26.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
57 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
35.7 °C
15 August 2006
Coldest day
-12.5 °C
6 January 1955
Wettest day
153 mm
6 July 2018
Windiest day
36.1 km/h
28 May 1946
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
30 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
14 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-16.1 °C
6 January 1955
Snowiest day
21.3 cm
22 February 1989
Sunniest day
13.8 h
19 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 74 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 58 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 147 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 21.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 143 mm | -45 mm |
| May | 23.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 182 mm | -64 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 326 mm | +78 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 122 mm | -109 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 154 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 293 mm | +112 mm |
| Oct | 19.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 231 mm | +63 mm |
| Nov | 14.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 75 mm | -40 mm |
| Dec | 10.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 79 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Puzi?
Puzi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 1,921 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Puzi?
The hottest day measured in Puzi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2006, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Puzi?
The coldest day measured in Puzi between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1955, at -12.5 °C.
Does it snow in Puzi?
Yes. Puzi gets on average 43.6 cm of snow per year and has around 29 frost days.
Has the climate of Puzi warmed?
Yes: Puzi warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Puzi?
The wettest day measured in Puzi between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2018, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Puzi?
The windiest day measured in Puzi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1946, with winds reaching 36.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Puzi?
The warmest month in Puzi is July (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Puzi?
Puzi receives on average 1,921 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 213 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Puzi?
Puzi gets on average 6.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,227 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Puzi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Puzi between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1989, with 21.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Puzi?
Yes: Puzi has on average 57 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Puzi?
In Puzi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 14 July 2002, and the lowest was -16.1 °C on 6 January 1955.
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