Shaoyang climate — normals and trends
Shaoyang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,559 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 (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Shaoyang averages 15 frost days, 76 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
Shaoyang has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 21 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 5 August 2010) and the coldest -11.7 °C (on 29 December 1991).
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
ShaoyangHunan
- coords
- 27.24°, 111.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
20.8°C
Average daily low
13.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,559mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
15 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
76 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.1 cm
Average feels-like high
21.7 °C
Average feels-like low
14.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
116 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °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
40.4 °C
5 August 2010
Coldest day
-11.7 °C
29 December 1991
Wettest day
223 mm
19 July 2000
Windiest day
39.7 km/h
14 June 1946
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
8 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
15 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-15.5 °C
29 December 1991
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
14 January 1970
Sunniest day
13.1 h
19 June 1940
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 | 13.3 °C | +4.8 °C | 32 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 9.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 67 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 17.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 105 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 25.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 167 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 26.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 291 mm | +40 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 267 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 192 mm | +41 mm |
| Aug | 33.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 71 mm | -72 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 88 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 25.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 13 mm | -68 mm |
| Nov | 18.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 99 mm | +31 mm |
| Dec | 14.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 28 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shaoyang?
Shaoyang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,559 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shaoyang?
The hottest day measured in Shaoyang between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2010, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shaoyang?
The coldest day measured in Shaoyang between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1991, at -11.7 °C.
Does it snow in Shaoyang?
Yes. Shaoyang gets on average 12.1 cm of snow per year and has around 15 frost days.
Has the climate of Shaoyang warmed?
Yes: Shaoyang warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shaoyang?
The wettest day measured in Shaoyang between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2000, with 223 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shaoyang?
The windiest day measured in Shaoyang between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1946, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shaoyang?
The warmest month in Shaoyang is July (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Shaoyang?
Shaoyang receives on average 1,559 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shaoyang?
Shaoyang gets on average 6.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,482 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shaoyang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shaoyang between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1970, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shaoyang?
Yes: Shaoyang has on average 116 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shaoyang?
In Shaoyang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 15 July 2002, and the lowest was -15.5 °C on 29 December 1991.
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