Sanhe climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Sanhe?

Sanhe has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,868 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sanhe?

The hottest day measured in Sanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 2022, reaching 35.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Sanhe?

The coldest day measured in Sanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1944, at -12.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Sanhe?

Yes. Sanhe gets on average 32.0 cm of snow per year and has around 33 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Sanhe warmed?

Yes: Sanhe warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Sanhe?

The wettest day measured in Sanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1980, with 152 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Sanhe?

The windiest day measured in Sanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1946, with winds reaching 47.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Sanhe?

The warmest month in Sanhe is July (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Sanhe?

Sanhe receives on average 1,868 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 194 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Sanhe?

Sanhe gets on average 6.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,336 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Sanhe (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,868 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Sanhe averages 33 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 194 rainy days per year.

Sanhe has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 43 to 23 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 19 August 2022) and the coldest -12.4 °C (on 21 December 1944).

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

SanheChongqing Municipality

coords: 30.04°, 108.18°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

13.7°C

Average daily high

17.1°C

Average daily low

10.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,868mm

Sunshine / day

6.4h

Mean relative humidity

83%

Average peak wind

9.5km/h

Seasonal range

21.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

33 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

16 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

194 d/yr

Annual snowfall

32.0 cm

Average feels-like high

17.3 °C

Average feels-like low

10.3 °C

Average peak gust

28.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

49 d/yr

Solar radiation

11.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

35.0 °C

19 August 2022

Coldest day

-12.4 °C

21 December 1944

Wettest day

152 mm

4 August 1980

Windiest day

47.2 km/h

28 May 1946

Strongest gust

100.4 km/h

21 June 1946

Hottest feels-like

41.1 °C

14 July 2002

Coldest feels-like

-16.6 °C

21 December 1944

Snowiest day

20.1 cm

22 February 1989

Sunniest day

13.8 h

3 July 1990

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	33.9 °C3 August 2025	-2.8 °C9 February 2025	15.1 °C	1,856 mm	39	17
2024	33.1 °C22 July 2024	-3.3 °C23 January 2024	15.0 °C	1,910 mm	46	27
2023	32.5 °C23 July 2023	-4.1 °C18 January 2023	14.6 °C	2,082 mm	30	25
2022	35.0 °C19 August 2022	-2.9 °C19 December 2022	14.7 °C	1,337 mm	48	33
2021	34.9 °C2 August 2021	-4.0 °C8 January 2021	14.5 °C	1,773 mm	23	22
2020	32.7 °C10 August 2020	-2.5 °C21 December 2020	14.0 °C	1,949 mm	16	14
2019	33.3 °C16 August 2019	-1.7 °C1 January 2019	14.2 °C	1,482 mm	26	11
2018	33.3 °C21 July 2018	-5.3 °C9 January 2018	14.3 °C	1,711 mm	31	33
2017	33.6 °C27 July 2017	-2.5 °C19 December 2017	14.3 °C	1,618 mm	23	11
2016	33.3 °C18 August 2016	-5.2 °C25 January 2016	14.5 °C	1,870 mm	34	19
2015	31.5 °C12 July 2015	-2.3 °C17 December 2015	14.5 °C	1,542 mm	7	11
2014	32.9 °C22 July 2014	-3.7 °C14 February 2014	13.8 °C	1,822 mm	19	36
2013	32.4 °C19 June 2013	-3.6 °C4 January 2013	14.6 °C	1,501 mm	33	31
2012	32.8 °C12 August 2012	-5.9 °C30 December 2012	13.3 °C	1,585 mm	20	34
2011	32.2 °C18 May 2011	-4.9 °C2 February 2011	13.7 °C	1,350 mm	26	42
2010	34.3 °C4 August 2010	-4.2 °C16 December 2010	14.0 °C	1,468 mm	27	24
2009	33.7 °C19 July 2009	-3.2 °C9 January 2009	14.3 °C	1,454 mm	26	29
2008	31.3 °C31 July 2008	-4.6 °C27 January 2008	13.8 °C	1,595 mm	9	42
2007	32.1 °C8 August 2007	-1.9 °C9 January 2007	14.1 °C	1,932 mm	9	10
2006	34.3 °C15 August 2006	-2.5 °C9 January 2006	14.6 °C	1,363 mm	41	25
2005	32.2 °C15 June 2005	-3.4 °C15 January 2005	13.8 °C	1,584 mm	20	38
2004	34.2 °C11 August 2004	-4.1 °C24 January 2004	13.9 °C	1,892 mm	24	26
2003	33.2 °C2 August 2003	-2.7 °C7 January 2003	14.2 °C	1,981 mm	23	25
2002	32.8 °C13 July 2002	-3.5 °C2 February 2002	14.2 °C	2,055 mm	19	19
2001	32.8 °C7 August 2001	-3.5 °C22 December 2001	14.3 °C	1,527 mm	19	18
2000	32.5 °C27 July 2000	-5.6 °C1 February 2000	13.7 °C	2,128 mm	11	26
1999	32.0 °C8 August 1999	-4.4 °C12 January 1999	14.2 °C	1,996 mm	18	28
1998	32.4 °C19 July 1998	-4.4 °C26 January 1998	14.6 °C	2,084 mm	11	21
1997	32.7 °C6 August 1997	-3.5 °C26 January 1997	13.8 °C	1,854 mm	26	17
1996	32.1 °C26 July 1996	-4.7 °C22 February 1996	13.4 °C	2,345 mm	19	42
1995	33.0 °C7 September 1995	-4.4 °C5 January 1995	13.7 °C	1,911 mm	25	31
1994	34.1 °C5 August 1994	-5.6 °C23 January 1994	14.2 °C	1,768 mm	20	20
1993	30.9 °C15 July 1993	-8.4 °C17 January 1993	13.3 °C	2,173 mm	3	43
1992	33.6 °C11 August 1992	-5.2 °C24 December 1992	13.5 °C	1,601 mm	28	41
1991	32.5 °C25 July 1991	-8.1 °C28 December 1991	13.6 °C	1,807 mm	11	25
1990	33.2 °C28 August 1990	-3.6 °C21 January 1990	14.3 °C	1,588 mm	28	19
1989	33.4 °C18 July 1989	-6.0 °C23 January 1989	13.2 °C	2,141 mm	15	40
1988	33.6 °C19 July 1988	-2.4 °C9 March 1988	13.8 °C	1,481 mm	19	32
1987	30.4 °C5 August 1987	-3.8 °C27 January 1987	14.0 °C	1,988 mm	3	20
1986	32.0 °C6 August 1986	-5.6 °C2 March 1986	13.4 °C	1,933 mm	15	32
1985	31.8 °C6 August 1985	-3.5 °C10 December 1985	13.5 °C	1,860 mm	21	47
1984	32.4 °C31 July 1984	-7.2 °C1 February 1984	13.2 °C	1,827 mm	12	55
1983	30.9 °C25 July 1983	-6.1 °C29 December 1983	13.6 °C	2,419 mm	3	37
1982	31.5 °C3 August 1982	-6.0 °C27 December 1982	13.2 °C	2,314 mm	10	39
1981	32.0 °C6 August 1981	-3.7 °C27 January 1981	13.7 °C	1,737 mm	30	22
1980	32.2 °C1 July 1980	-9.0 °C9 February 1980	13.6 °C	2,105 mm	12	31
1979	31.9 °C9 August 1979	-7.9 °C19 November 1979	14.0 °C	2,009 mm	12	26
1978	32.7 °C3 August 1978	-3.5 °C19 January 1978	14.1 °C	1,568 mm	34	29
1977	33.5 °C9 August 1977	-11.2 °C30 January 1977	13.5 °C	1,884 mm	13	45
1976	32.9 °C6 August 1976	-5.5 °C27 December 1976	13.1 °C	1,859 mm	16	36
1975	33.0 °C10 September 1975	-8.6 °C16 December 1975	13.9 °C	1,663 mm	28	31
1974	30.8 °C30 July 1974	-6.6 °C8 February 1974	13.4 °C	1,927 mm	4	58
1973	32.6 °C22 August 1973	-2.8 °C3 January 1973	14.2 °C	1,895 mm	12	18
1972	33.2 °C27 August 1972	-7.2 °C9 February 1972	13.6 °C	1,905 mm	25	35
1971	34.4 °C26 July 1971	-4.8 °C31 January 1971	13.8 °C	1,812 mm	27	33
1970	32.7 °C2 August 1970	-6.7 °C5 January 1970	13.6 °C	1,961 mm	16	23
1969	32.7 °C28 July 1969	-7.7 °C16 January 1969	13.8 °C	1,773 mm	10	48
1968	32.0 °C31 July 1968	-7.5 °C8 February 1968	13.4 °C	2,086 mm	6	46
1967	33.3 °C29 August 1967	-8.0 °C13 January 1967	13.4 °C	2,420 mm	25	66
1966	30.2 °C15 August 1966	-8.9 °C29 December 1966	13.3 °C	1,727 mm	1	38
1965	28.7 °C20 July 1965	-9.6 °C20 December 1965	12.8 °C	1,893 mm	0	39
1964	32.8 °C22 July 1964	-9.5 °C27 February 1964	13.8 °C	2,061 mm	22	44
1963	32.1 °C31 August 1963	-5.5 °C15 January 1963	14.4 °C	2,051 mm	23	39
1962	32.7 °C18 July 1962	-4.9 °C1 February 1962	13.8 °C	1,924 mm	20	40
1961	33.5 °C23 July 1961	-6.2 °C16 January 1961	14.3 °C	1,838 mm	39	25
1960	32.9 °C3 August 1960	-5.3 °C1 January 1960	14.1 °C	1,961 mm	20	23
1959	33.7 °C23 August 1959	-5.5 °C31 December 1959	14.0 °C	1,337 mm	31	32
1958	32.0 °C31 May 1958	-5.6 °C24 January 1958	13.9 °C	1,994 mm	11	33
1957	32.6 °C30 August 1957	-7.3 °C14 February 1957	13.6 °C	1,927 mm	19	34
1956	28.8 °C4 August 1956	-9.2 °C24 January 1956	12.9 °C	1,984 mm	0	60
1955	27.7 °C19 June 1955	-11.6 °C6 January 1955	13.2 °C	2,176 mm	0	37
1954	29.6 °C3 September 1954	-10.6 °C27 January 1954	13.0 °C	2,539 mm	0	54
1953	31.8 °C13 August 1953	-7.7 °C20 January 1953	13.8 °C	2,094 mm	11	38
1952	29.6 °C5 July 1952	-8.2 °C8 January 1952	13.5 °C	2,332 mm	0	34
1951	29.6 °C31 May 1951	-8.6 °C14 January 1951	13.3 °C	1,936 mm	0	36
1950	29.6 °C23 July 1950	-6.4 °C18 February 1950	13.2 °C	2,515 mm	0	34
1949	29.0 °C15 September 1949	-7.4 °C9 January 1949	13.6 °C	1,905 mm	0	29
1948	28.6 °C28 July 1948	-9.9 °C10 February 1948	13.7 °C	2,037 mm	0	31
1947	29.2 °C20 May 1947	-8.6 °C20 December 1947	13.5 °C	1,624 mm	0	35
1946	30.6 °C20 July 1946	-3.6 °C22 December 1946	13.9 °C	1,568 mm	3	33
1945	28.6 °C21 July 1945	-10.8 °C26 December 1945	12.3 °C	1,667 mm	0	65
1944	29.9 °C29 July 1944	-12.4 °C21 December 1944	12.9 °C	1,469 mm	0	65
1943	27.6 °C26 June 1943	-5.4 °C8 February 1943	13.3 °C	2,931 mm	0	37
1942	27.9 °C9 August 1942	-5.7 °C13 February 1942	13.7 °C	1,896 mm	0	33
1941	28.7 °C12 July 1941	-4.4 °C2 February 1941	13.4 °C	1,718 mm	0	30
1940	29.4 °C17 July 1940	-9.0 °C3 February 1940	13.1 °C	1,478 mm	0	38

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

18.9 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

39 d/yr

+23

Frost days (< 0 °C)

17 d/yr

-16

Annual rainfall

1856 mm

-12 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	8.0 °C	+2.4 °C	61 mm	+11 mm
Feb	7.2 °C	-0.3 °C	39 mm	-24 mm
Mar	13.2 °C	+0.6 °C	139 mm	+13 mm
Apr	20.9 °C	+3.0 °C	152 mm	-31 mm
May	23.7 °C	+2.2 °C	162 mm	-80 mm
Jun	25.3 °C	+0.9 °C	305 mm	+55 mm
Jul	30.4 °C	+2.9 °C	155 mm	-93 mm
Aug	29.5 °C	+1.9 °C	196 mm	-3 mm
Sep	25.0 °C	+1.7 °C	269 mm	+82 mm
Oct	19.7 °C	+2.0 °C	241 mm	+80 mm
Nov	13.5 °C	+0.9 °C	65 mm	-39 mm
Dec	10.1 °C	+2.7 °C	72 mm	+16 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.9 °C

3 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-2.8 °C

9 Feb 2025

Wettest day

51.3 mm

13 Oct 2025

Windiest day

24.3 km/h

30 May 2025

Strongest gust

63.0 km/h

10 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.8 °C

5 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-6.6 °C

9 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

2.3 cm

31 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.7 h

4 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Sanhe?

Sanhe has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,868 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sanhe?

The hottest day measured in Sanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 2022, reaching 35.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Sanhe?

The coldest day measured in Sanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1944, at -12.4 °C.

Does it snow in Sanhe?

Yes. Sanhe gets on average 32.0 cm of snow per year and has around 33 frost days.

Has the climate of Sanhe warmed?

Yes: Sanhe warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Sanhe?

The wettest day measured in Sanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1980, with 152 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Sanhe?

The windiest day measured in Sanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1946, with winds reaching 47.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Sanhe?

The warmest month in Sanhe is July (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Sanhe?

Sanhe receives on average 1,868 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 194 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Sanhe?

Sanhe gets on average 6.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,336 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sanhe?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1989, with 20.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Sanhe?

Yes: Sanhe has on average 49 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sanhe?

In Sanhe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 14 July 2002, and the lowest was -16.6 °C on 21 December 1944.

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