Quzhou climate — normals and trends
Quzhou (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,755 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Quzhou averages 25 frost days, 78 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Quzhou has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 36 to 14 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 4 August 2024) and the coldest -16.9 °C (on 16 January 1970).
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
QuzhouZhejiang
- coords
- 28.96°, 118.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
21.3°C
Average daily low
13.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,755mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
23.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
25 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
78 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.1 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
13.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
109 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
41.6 °C
4 August 2024
Coldest day
-16.9 °C
16 January 1970
Wettest day
156 mm
10 June 1975
Windiest day
37.2 km/h
1 August 1996
Strongest gust
112.0 km/h
22 August 1994
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
4 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-21.3 °C
16 January 1970
Snowiest day
21.1 cm
15 February 1961
Sunniest day
13.8 h
17 June 2025
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 | +4.9 °C | 29 mm | -39 mm |
| Feb | 10.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 89 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 18.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 98 mm | -71 mm |
| Apr | 25.4 °C | +4.4 °C | 141 mm | -70 mm |
| May | 27.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 245 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 252 mm | -115 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 102 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 37.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 60 mm | -65 mm |
| Sep | 34.8 °C | +6.3 °C | 89 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +5.4 °C | 25 mm | -44 mm |
| Nov | 19.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 50 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 16.4 °C | +4.8 °C | 23 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Quzhou?
Quzhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,755 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Quzhou?
The hottest day measured in Quzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2024, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Quzhou?
The coldest day measured in Quzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1970, at -16.9 °C.
Does it snow in Quzhou?
Yes. Quzhou gets on average 19.1 cm of snow per year and has around 25 frost days.
Has the climate of Quzhou warmed?
Yes: Quzhou warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Quzhou?
The wettest day measured in Quzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1975, with 156 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Quzhou?
The windiest day measured in Quzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1996, with winds reaching 37.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Quzhou?
The warmest month in Quzhou is July (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Quzhou?
Quzhou receives on average 1,755 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Quzhou?
Quzhou gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Quzhou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Quzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1961, with 21.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Quzhou?
Yes: Quzhou has on average 109 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Quzhou?
In Quzhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 4 August 2024, and the lowest was -21.3 °C on 16 January 1970.
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