Qinzhou climate — normals and trends
Qinzhou (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,655 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 (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Qinzhou averages 0 frost days, 129 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 172 rainy days per year.
Qinzhou has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 18 June 1963) and the coldest 1.4 °C (on 16 January 1963).
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
QinzhouGuangxi
- coords
- 21.98°, 108.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.8°C
Average daily high
26.4°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,655mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
14.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
129 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
172 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.2 °C
Average feels-like low
21.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
208 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
39.3 °C
18 June 1963
Coldest day
1.4 °C
16 January 1963
Wettest day
225 mm
24 July 1965
Windiest day
63.0 km/h
30 August 1954
Strongest gust
132.8 km/h
30 August 1954
Hottest feels-like
47.3 °C
15 August 1957
Coldest feels-like
-4.5 °C
11 February 1957
Snowiest day
0.3 cm
24 January 2016
Sunniest day
13.0 h
15 June 1948
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 12 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 18.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 17 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 23.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 32 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 28.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 64 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 30.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 191 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 269 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 303 mm | +35 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 257 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 248 mm | +47 mm |
| Oct | 28.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 204 mm | +104 mm |
| Nov | 23.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 41 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 22.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 47 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qinzhou?
Qinzhou has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,655 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qinzhou?
The hottest day measured in Qinzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1963, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qinzhou?
The coldest day measured in Qinzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1963, at 1.4 °C.
Does it snow in Qinzhou?
Almost never: Qinzhou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Qinzhou warmed?
Yes: Qinzhou warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qinzhou?
The wettest day measured in Qinzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1965, with 225 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qinzhou?
The windiest day measured in Qinzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1954, with winds reaching 63.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qinzhou?
The warmest month in Qinzhou is July (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Qinzhou?
Qinzhou receives on average 1,655 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 172 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qinzhou?
Qinzhou 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 Qinzhou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qinzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2016, with 0.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qinzhou?
Yes: Qinzhou has on average 208 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qinzhou?
In Qinzhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.3 °C on 15 August 1957, and the lowest was -4.5 °C on 11 February 1957.
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