Shaowu climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Shaowu?

Shaowu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 2,008 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Shaowu between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2003, reaching 39.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Shaowu?

The coldest day measured in Shaowu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1989, at -13.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Shaowu?

Yes. Shaowu gets on average 6.2 cm of snow per year and has around 13 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Shaowu warmed?

Yes: Shaowu warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Shaowu?

The wettest day measured in Shaowu between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1964, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Shaowu?

The windiest day measured in Shaowu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2019, with winds reaching 24.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Shaowu?

The warmest month in Shaowu is July (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Shaowu?

Shaowu receives on average 2,008 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Shaowu?

Shaowu gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Shaowu (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 2,008 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Shaowu averages 13 frost days, 86 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 169 rainy days per year.

Shaowu has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 20 to 6 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 31 July 2003) and the coldest -13.4 °C (on 15 January 1989).

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

ShaowuFujian

coords: 27.34°, 117.48°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

18.1°C

Average daily high

22.7°C

Average daily low

14.3°C

Annual rainfall

2,008mm

Sunshine / day

7.4h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

7.8km/h

Seasonal range

20.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

13 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

86 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

169 d/yr

Annual snowfall

6.2 cm

Average feels-like high

24.2 °C

Average feels-like low

15.2 °C

Average peak gust

27.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

119 d/yr

Solar radiation

13.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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

39.6 °C

31 July 2003

Coldest day

-13.4 °C

15 January 1989

Wettest day

166 mm

14 June 1964

Windiest day

24.7 km/h

10 August 2019

Strongest gust

95.4 km/h

26 July 2006

Hottest feels-like

45.3 °C

31 July 2003

Coldest feels-like

-17.0 °C

10 February 1972

Snowiest day

17.6 cm

4 February 1945

Sunniest day

13.7 h

7 June 1945

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.4 °C6 July 2025	-2.1 °C17 January 2025	19.7 °C	1,640 mm	140	6
2024	38.3 °C24 July 2024	-2.5 °C24 January 2024	19.5 °C	2,301 mm	101	7
2023	38.5 °C14 July 2023	-3.2 °C29 January 2023	19.4 °C	1,803 mm	106	10
2022	39.3 °C4 October 2022	-1.8 °C18 December 2022	19.3 °C	2,116 mm	114	3
2021	36.8 °C5 July 2021	-4.8 °C9 January 2021	19.5 °C	1,980 mm	119	10
2020	36.7 °C22 July 2020	-1.9 °C31 December 2020	19.2 °C	1,628 mm	98	6
2019	38.9 °C28 August 2019	-1.1 °C23 January 2019	19.3 °C	2,004 mm	110	2
2018	36.7 °C16 May 2018	-3.7 °C6 February 2018	18.9 °C	1,493 mm	100	13
2017	37.9 °C22 July 2017	-1.4 °C19 December 2017	19.2 °C	1,651 mm	108	5
2016	36.9 °C24 July 2016	-5.5 °C25 January 2016	19.1 °C	2,387 mm	99	5
2015	35.6 °C2 August 2015	-1.2 °C18 December 2015	18.7 °C	2,565 mm	71	2
2014	36.5 °C22 July 2014	-2.6 °C23 January 2014	18.6 °C	1,704 mm	95	18
2013	37.8 °C9 August 2013	-3.1 °C28 December 2013	18.8 °C	1,466 mm	104	13
2012	38.3 °C4 July 2012	-3.7 °C31 December 2012	18.1 °C	2,352 mm	80	3
2011	36.8 °C24 July 2011	-2.0 °C25 December 2011	18.1 °C	1,403 mm	101	12
2010	38.7 °C4 August 2010	-2.9 °C17 December 2010	18.4 °C	2,360 mm	89	11
2009	36.9 °C10 July 2009	-3.8 °C11 January 2009	18.7 °C	1,712 mm	101	15
2008	37.9 °C27 July 2008	-2.1 °C2 January 2008	18.4 °C	1,720 mm	98	13
2007	37.5 °C21 July 2007	-2.1 °C29 January 2007	18.9 °C	1,448 mm	98	5
2006	36.2 °C2 July 2006	-2.7 °C7 January 2006	18.6 °C	2,105 mm	88	5
2005	37.6 °C17 July 2005	-4.1 °C1 January 2005	18.3 °C	2,291 mm	100	18
2004	37.8 °C9 August 2004	-3.2 °C31 December 2004	18.4 °C	1,458 mm	103	7
2003	39.6 °C31 July 2003	-2.6 °C20 December 2003	19.0 °C	1,515 mm	114	16
2002	35.6 °C24 August 2002	-1.8 °C3 January 2002	18.8 °C	2,194 mm	95	4
2001	37.8 °C11 July 2001	-2.4 °C29 December 2001	18.4 °C	2,242 mm	81	10
2000	37.6 °C14 July 2000	-2.4 °C27 January 2000	18.3 °C	2,124 mm	86	4
1999	35.2 °C8 September 1999	-5.2 °C23 December 1999	18.5 °C	2,105 mm	78	11
1998	36.9 °C18 August 1998	-0.5 °C29 January 1998	19.1 °C	2,260 mm	103	3
1997	34.2 °C1 July 1997	-3.3 °C10 January 1997	18.1 °C	2,574 mm	69	8
1996	36.1 °C21 July 1996	-1.6 °C7 December 1996	17.8 °C	1,971 mm	95	6
1995	37.4 °C21 July 1995	-3.3 °C30 December 1995	17.7 °C	2,653 mm	82	19
1994	37.6 °C2 July 1994	-3.0 °C22 January 1994	18.5 °C	2,387 mm	95	6
1993	35.9 °C17 September 1993	-3.4 °C16 January 1993	17.8 °C	2,155 mm	77	18
1992	37.8 °C29 July 1992	-2.7 °C16 January 1992	17.7 °C	2,756 mm	72	8
1991	37.3 °C18 July 1991	-8.9 °C29 December 1991	18.2 °C	1,746 mm	100	5
1990	36.6 °C27 July 1990	-4.4 °C1 February 1990	18.2 °C	2,235 mm	77	3
1989	37.2 °C14 August 1989	-13.4 °C15 January 1989	17.8 °C	1,950 mm	77	5
1988	38.0 °C7 July 1988	-1.6 °C11 December 1988	17.7 °C	2,132 mm	78	3
1987	36.5 °C12 July 1987	-2.3 °C27 January 1987	18.2 °C	2,250 mm	77	10
1986	36.9 °C19 August 1986	-3.2 °C7 January 1986	17.9 °C	1,768 mm	98	18
1985	35.8 °C15 July 1985	-3.3 °C16 December 1985	17.6 °C	2,108 mm	90	17
1984	35.6 °C28 July 1984	-8.7 °C1 January 1984	17.2 °C	1,965 mm	84	23
1983	37.2 °C2 August 1983	-7.3 °C31 December 1983	18.0 °C	2,397 mm	101	10
1982	35.9 °C21 July 1982	-3.1 °C19 January 1982	17.8 °C	2,307 mm	75	15
1981	37.2 °C8 August 1981	-2.4 °C12 January 1981	17.7 °C	2,217 mm	81	13
1980	36.5 °C22 July 1980	-5.4 °C15 January 1980	17.8 °C	2,274 mm	85	19
1979	37.7 °C14 July 1979	-9.0 °C24 November 1979	18.1 °C	1,815 mm	89	12
1978	37.8 °C5 July 1978	-2.6 °C6 January 1978	18.2 °C	1,911 mm	89	16
1977	36.8 °C10 July 1977	-8.2 °C5 February 1977	18.0 °C	1,964 mm	84	20
1976	36.7 °C19 July 1976	-3.3 °C11 January 1976	17.3 °C	2,270 mm	74	18
1975	35.5 °C28 July 1975	-6.4 °C15 December 1975	17.7 °C	2,946 mm	88	22
1974	35.7 °C26 July 1974	-7.2 °C25 February 1974	17.9 °C	2,134 mm	85	16
1973	35.2 °C1 August 1973	-4.3 °C26 December 1973	17.8 °C	2,747 mm	74	14
1972	36.3 °C7 July 1972	-13.1 °C10 February 1972	17.7 °C	2,206 mm	77	18
1971	38.5 °C24 July 1971	-3.4 °C31 January 1971	17.9 °C	1,562 mm	86	23
1970	36.9 °C1 August 1970	-1.8 °C16 January 1970	17.6 °C	2,330 mm	90	13
1969	38.2 °C2 August 1969	-6.1 °C5 February 1969	17.7 °C	2,118 mm	94	21
1968	37.4 °C20 July 1968	-4.0 °C11 February 1968	18.0 °C	2,385 mm	85	21
1967	38.0 °C17 July 1967	-6.7 °C3 February 1967	18.0 °C	1,566 mm	95	34
1966	36.9 °C6 August 1966	-2.6 °C23 February 1966	17.6 °C	1,901 mm	70	13
1965	35.8 °C20 July 1965	-2.8 °C31 December 1965	16.8 °C	2,159 mm	53	15
1964	37.3 °C16 July 1964	-2.2 °C4 December 1964	18.2 °C	2,136 mm	98	13
1963	36.3 °C1 September 1963	-5.3 °C9 January 1963	17.9 °C	1,482 mm	94	30
1962	36.3 °C31 July 1962	-3.4 °C2 January 1962	17.4 °C	2,869 mm	76	27
1961	37.2 °C22 July 1961	-5.2 °C17 January 1961	18.2 °C	2,142 mm	91	11
1960	37.4 °C13 July 1960	-4.5 °C25 January 1960	17.9 °C	1,793 mm	78	12
1959	37.1 °C29 July 1959	-4.2 °C11 January 1959	17.5 °C	2,364 mm	73	13
1958	37.4 °C18 August 1958	-3.4 °C13 February 1958	17.5 °C	1,705 mm	88	21
1957	38.9 °C23 July 1957	-3.9 °C11 February 1957	17.5 °C	1,689 mm	78	11
1956	38.9 °C11 July 1956	-4.4 °C10 January 1956	17.5 °C	1,800 mm	94	23
1955	35.1 °C7 July 1955	-5.3 °C11 January 1955	17.8 °C	1,690 mm	90	23
1954	38.4 °C29 July 1954	-2.8 °C15 December 1954	18.8 °C	1,388 mm	118	11
1953	39.5 °C10 August 1953	-2.3 °C7 January 1953	18.8 °C	1,568 mm	86	7
1952	35.1 °C4 July 1952	-3.5 °C8 January 1952	18.1 °C	2,121 mm	76	12
1951	37.0 °C9 September 1951	-7.0 °C13 January 1951	17.7 °C	2,119 mm	80	14
1950	36.9 °C14 July 1950	-3.4 °C10 December 1950	17.7 °C	2,044 mm	55	15
1949	35.2 °C17 September 1949	-4.7 °C9 January 1949	18.2 °C	2,032 mm	70	13
1948	35.3 °C9 August 1948	-2.9 °C16 January 1948	18.3 °C	1,708 mm	69	14
1947	35.1 °C28 July 1947	-2.7 °C20 December 1947	17.2 °C	2,243 mm	74	16
1946	36.9 °C9 July 1946	-2.6 °C5 January 1946	18.4 °C	1,014 mm	110	22
1945	34.6 °C29 July 1945	-6.9 °C8 February 1945	16.4 °C	1,303 mm	51	30
1944	34.0 °C7 July 1944	-3.7 °C20 December 1944	17.4 °C	1,453 mm	71	20
1943	32.0 °C1 August 1943	-4.2 °C12 January 1943	17.4 °C	1,757 mm	35	20
1942	33.6 °C9 August 1942	-3.2 °C13 February 1942	17.6 °C	1,880 mm	61	23
1941	32.8 °C7 August 1941	-3.0 °C25 January 1941	17.2 °C	2,211 mm	25	14
1940	35.3 °C30 August 1940	-4.4 °C24 January 1940	16.6 °C	2,307 mm	55	17

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.9 °C

+2.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

140 d/yr

+54

Frost days (< 0 °C)

6 d/yr

-7

Annual rainfall

1640 mm

-368 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	15.4 °C	+3.4 °C	17 mm	-52 mm
Feb	13.0 °C	-0.5 °C	76 mm	-38 mm
Mar	20.0 °C	+2.5 °C	194 mm	-8 mm
Apr	24.4 °C	+2.0 °C	272 mm	-10 mm
May	27.4 °C	+1.3 °C	384 mm	+40 mm
Jun	31.7 °C	+2.9 °C	169 mm	-202 mm
Jul	32.9 °C	+0.2 °C	191 mm	+35 mm
Aug	33.6 °C	+1.5 °C	88 mm	-69 mm
Sep	33.4 °C	+4.0 °C	134 mm	+18 mm
Oct	28.6 °C	+3.9 °C	53 mm	-20 mm
Nov	20.0 °C	+0.8 °C	50 mm	-18 mm
Dec	18.0 °C	+4.0 °C	13 mm	-44 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.4 °C

6 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-2.1 °C

17 Jan 2025

Wettest day

97.2 mm

19 Apr 2025

Windiest day

22.3 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

69.1 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.9 °C

17 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-5.3 °C

17 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

0.1 cm

30 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

13.3 h

4 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Shaowu?

Shaowu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 2,008 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shaowu?

The hottest day measured in Shaowu between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2003, reaching 39.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Shaowu?

The coldest day measured in Shaowu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1989, at -13.4 °C.

Does it snow in Shaowu?

Yes. Shaowu gets on average 6.2 cm of snow per year and has around 13 frost days.

Has the climate of Shaowu warmed?

Yes: Shaowu warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Shaowu?

The wettest day measured in Shaowu between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1964, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Shaowu?

The windiest day measured in Shaowu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2019, with winds reaching 24.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Shaowu?

The warmest month in Shaowu is July (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Shaowu?

Shaowu receives on average 2,008 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Shaowu?

Shaowu 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 Shaowu?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shaowu between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1945, with 17.6 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Shaowu?

Yes: Shaowu has on average 119 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shaowu?

In Shaowu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 31 July 2003, and the lowest was -17.0 °C on 10 February 1972.

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