Sangzhe climate — normals and trends
Sangzhe (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 1,629 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Sangzhe averages 23 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 194 rainy days per year.
Sangzhe has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 34 to 12 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 18 August 2022) and the coldest -16.4 °C (on 12 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
SangzheChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 29.28°, 108.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,629mm
Sunshine / day
5.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
7.3km/h
Seasonal range
21.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
23 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
194 d/yr
Annual snowfall
37.2 cm
Average feels-like high
18.8 °C
Average feels-like low
12.0 °C
Average peak gust
24.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
75 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
37.1 °C
18 August 2022
Coldest day
-16.4 °C
12 January 1955
Wettest day
150 mm
19 July 1943
Windiest day
30.0 km/h
26 May 1946
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
12 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
14 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-20.9 °C
12 January 1955
Snowiest day
16.8 cm
23 February 1993
Sunniest day
13.8 h
29 June 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 60 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 7.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 74 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 96 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 22.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 124 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 24.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 188 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 237 mm | +26 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 129 mm | -77 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 143 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 203 mm | +64 mm |
| Oct | 20.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 204 mm | +63 mm |
| Nov | 15.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 76 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 11.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 61 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sangzhe?
Sangzhe has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 1,629 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sangzhe?
The hottest day measured in Sangzhe between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2022, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sangzhe?
The coldest day measured in Sangzhe between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at -16.4 °C.
Does it snow in Sangzhe?
Yes. Sangzhe gets on average 37.2 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.
Has the climate of Sangzhe warmed?
Yes: Sangzhe warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sangzhe?
The wettest day measured in Sangzhe between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1943, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sangzhe?
The windiest day measured in Sangzhe between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1946, with winds reaching 30.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sangzhe?
The warmest month in Sangzhe is July (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Sangzhe?
Sangzhe receives on average 1,629 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 194 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sangzhe?
Sangzhe gets on average 5.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 1,898 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sangzhe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sangzhe between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1993, with 16.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sangzhe?
Yes: Sangzhe has on average 75 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sangzhe?
In Sangzhe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 14 July 2002, and the lowest was -20.9 °C on 12 January 1955.
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