Shiyan climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Shiyan?

Shiyan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 962 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Shiyan between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1959, reaching 43.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Shiyan?

The coldest day measured in Shiyan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1991, at -19.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Shiyan?

Yes. Shiyan gets on average 34.7 cm of snow per year and has around 52 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Shiyan warmed?

Yes: Shiyan warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Shiyan?

The wettest day measured in Shiyan between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1944, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Shiyan?

The windiest day measured in Shiyan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1946, with winds reaching 35.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Shiyan?

The warmest month in Shiyan is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Shiyan?

Shiyan receives on average 962 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Shiyan?

Shiyan gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Shiyan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 962 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Shiyan averages 52 frost days, 63 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.

Shiyan has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 67 to 37 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 20 August 1959) and the coldest -19.5 °C (on 28 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

ShiyanHubei

coords: 32.65°, 110.78°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

15.1°C

Average daily high

19.6°C

Average daily low

11.1°C

Annual rainfall

962mm

Sunshine / day

7.3h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

11.0km/h

Seasonal range

24.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

52 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

63 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

116 d/yr

Annual snowfall

34.7 cm

Average feels-like high

19.8 °C

Average feels-like low

10.8 °C

Average peak gust

25.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

84 d/yr

Solar radiation

13.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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

43.1 °C

20 August 1959

Coldest day

-19.5 °C

28 December 1991

Wettest day

158 mm

1 July 1944

Windiest day

35.7 km/h

3 June 1946

Strongest gust

83.5 km/h

12 April 1979

Hottest feels-like

47.5 °C

21 August 1959

Coldest feels-like

-24.8 °C

23 January 1940

Snowiest day

16.5 cm

31 March 1987

Sunniest day

13.7 h

27 June 1957

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.0 °C16 July 2025	-3.8 °C9 February 2025	17.0 °C	977 mm	98	30
2024	39.0 °C1 September 2024	-5.6 °C22 January 2024	17.0 °C	695 mm	101	45
2023	40.0 °C17 August 2023	-5.8 °C22 December 2023	16.3 °C	928 mm	86	36
2022	41.9 °C7 August 2022	-4.3 °C18 December 2022	16.7 °C	701 mm	102	48
2021	39.3 °C1 August 2021	-4.9 °C7 January 2021	16.0 °C	1,047 mm	63	27
2020	36.8 °C5 June 2020	-3.9 °C31 December 2020	15.8 °C	982 mm	69	30
2019	40.7 °C28 July 2019	-3.8 °C1 January 2019	16.2 °C	671 mm	82	43
2018	36.9 °C25 July 2018	-10.7 °C11 January 2018	16.0 °C	698 mm	74	48
2017	41.2 °C24 July 2017	-2.9 °C1 February 2017	16.3 °C	888 mm	82	30
2016	40.2 °C19 August 2016	-8.4 °C25 January 2016	16.5 °C	639 mm	95	37
2015	37.5 °C3 August 2015	-5.3 °C3 February 2015	15.8 °C	760 mm	57	32
2014	40.2 °C4 August 2014	-4.6 °C11 February 2014	15.9 °C	733 mm	61	42
2013	38.6 °C17 August 2013	-5.2 °C4 January 2013	16.5 °C	657 mm	91	43
2012	39.7 °C29 July 2012	-5.9 °C30 December 2012	15.7 °C	522 mm	73	43
2011	39.9 °C8 June 2011	-5.7 °C7 January 2011	15.5 °C	768 mm	70	51
2010	37.1 °C4 August 2010	-4.4 °C6 January 2010	15.5 °C	931 mm	53	43
2009	37.5 °C25 June 2009	-6.4 °C13 January 2009	15.7 °C	756 mm	66	37
2008	35.3 °C25 June 2008	-9.3 °C29 January 2008	15.7 °C	770 mm	72	57
2007	37.2 °C28 May 2007	-4.9 °C8 January 2007	16.2 °C	800 mm	69	29
2006	38.9 °C17 June 2006	-3.7 °C21 January 2006	16.4 °C	602 mm	86	39
2005	38.5 °C23 June 2005	-4.7 °C2 January 2005	15.5 °C	829 mm	69	67
2004	39.0 °C4 July 2004	-4.5 °C31 December 2004	16.0 °C	734 mm	64	36
2003	37.7 °C31 July 2003	-5.9 °C6 March 2003	15.1 °C	1,094 mm	53	37
2002	38.1 °C13 July 2002	-7.1 °C26 December 2002	16.0 °C	799 mm	72	26
2001	36.6 °C9 July 2001	-9.8 °C10 January 2001	15.5 °C	883 mm	64	38
2000	35.5 °C22 July 2000	-5.5 °C1 February 2000	15.7 °C	1,165 mm	70	43
1999	40.0 °C10 September 1999	-6.8 °C22 December 1999	16.4 °C	860 mm	66	32
1998	35.6 °C18 July 1998	-9.0 °C17 January 1998	16.1 °C	981 mm	61	43
1997	37.2 °C6 September 1997	-8.0 °C25 January 1997	15.8 °C	689 mm	90	42
1996	35.0 °C25 July 1996	-10.2 °C18 February 1996	14.7 °C	1,227 mm	53	62
1995	38.7 °C14 July 1995	-4.6 °C4 February 1995	16.0 °C	665 mm	81	48
1994	39.6 °C3 August 1994	-6.0 °C18 January 1994	15.8 °C	776 mm	83	34
1993	34.9 °C13 July 1993	-17.9 °C16 January 1993	14.2 °C	1,024 mm	35	56
1992	36.3 °C26 July 1992	-13.6 °C1 January 1992	14.7 °C	903 mm	58	62
1991	35.9 °C19 July 1991	-19.5 °C28 December 1991	14.6 °C	889 mm	48	36
1990	36.5 °C22 August 1990	-8.8 °C1 February 1990	15.3 °C	1,013 mm	68	48
1989	36.2 °C17 July 1989	-9.8 °C14 January 1989	14.3 °C	1,090 mm	33	43
1988	41.7 °C18 July 1988	-5.5 °C29 February 1988	15.3 °C	844 mm	67	55
1987	34.4 °C22 July 1987	-8.8 °C30 November 1987	15.0 °C	1,172 mm	54	41
1986	40.4 °C12 August 1986	-8.2 °C19 December 1986	15.3 °C	683 mm	81	55
1985	35.7 °C6 August 1985	-7.1 °C18 February 1985	14.5 °C	944 mm	47	62
1984	35.9 °C4 June 1984	-12.5 °C22 January 1984	14.2 °C	1,192 mm	49	68
1983	33.7 °C5 August 1983	-4.8 °C8 January 1983	15.0 °C	1,175 mm	39	52
1982	37.4 °C9 July 1982	-4.6 °C31 January 1982	14.8 °C	1,364 mm	45	54
1981	37.5 °C19 June 1981	-6.9 °C31 January 1981	15.0 °C	928 mm	59	55
1980	37.2 °C24 July 1980	-6.8 °C7 January 1980	14.8 °C	1,047 mm	41	54
1979	34.9 °C5 August 1979	-12.6 °C15 January 1979	15.1 °C	1,096 mm	62	55
1978	37.6 °C2 August 1978	-6.5 °C12 February 1978	15.6 °C	739 mm	75	57
1977	38.3 °C7 August 1977	-16.6 °C30 January 1977	15.6 °C	733 mm	75	56
1976	36.9 °C24 July 1976	-5.4 °C6 January 1976	14.7 °C	658 mm	54	60
1975	37.3 °C20 July 1975	-12.2 °C14 December 1975	15.3 °C	1,037 mm	67	46
1974	37.9 °C17 June 1974	-10.1 °C8 February 1974	14.7 °C	935 mm	69	66
1973	35.2 °C26 August 1973	-6.0 °C24 December 1973	15.3 °C	1,123 mm	55	40
1972	38.3 °C12 August 1972	-8.4 °C9 February 1972	14.8 °C	836 mm	68	67
1971	39.1 °C25 July 1971	-6.0 °C20 January 1971	14.8 °C	1,146 mm	66	55
1970	37.8 °C21 July 1970	-7.6 °C5 January 1970	14.9 °C	963 mm	68	51
1969	39.0 °C1 August 1969	-13.5 °C1 February 1969	14.5 °C	775 mm	80	84
1968	36.8 °C12 June 1968	-9.4 °C10 February 1968	14.9 °C	1,032 mm	64	58
1967	36.8 °C9 August 1967	-9.4 °C14 February 1967	14.8 °C	1,192 mm	68	69
1966	35.9 °C20 July 1966	-14.4 °C28 January 1966	14.8 °C	829 mm	54	58
1965	34.6 °C4 July 1965	-13.9 °C19 December 1965	14.1 °C	1,043 mm	41	62
1964	37.0 °C9 July 1964	-9.8 °C18 February 1964	14.4 °C	1,593 mm	46	64
1963	37.7 °C25 June 1963	-5.8 °C8 January 1963	15.2 °C	1,337 mm	57	57
1962	42.8 °C14 July 1962	-6.2 °C2 January 1962	15.9 °C	729 mm	94	50
1961	40.0 °C23 July 1961	-5.8 °C1 February 1961	16.1 °C	890 mm	82	40
1960	37.2 °C5 July 1960	-7.8 °C19 December 1960	15.3 °C	1,084 mm	65	44
1959	43.1 °C20 August 1959	-5.6 °C22 January 1959	16.2 °C	748 mm	102	48
1958	35.7 °C28 June 1958	-5.9 °C23 January 1958	15.3 °C	1,193 mm	59	57
1957	36.8 °C23 August 1957	-12.2 °C10 February 1957	15.0 °C	861 mm	69	52
1956	34.2 °C25 July 1956	-17.4 °C9 January 1956	13.4 °C	1,199 mm	40	88
1955	32.1 °C18 June 1955	-17.8 °C11 January 1955	13.4 °C	1,187 mm	19	60
1954	32.6 °C6 September 1954	-15.5 °C12 December 1954	12.6 °C	1,910 mm	18	92
1953	35.1 °C12 August 1953	-13.8 °C20 January 1953	13.7 °C	1,407 mm	46	69
1952	34.3 °C2 July 1952	-14.3 °C19 February 1952	13.3 °C	1,644 mm	23	79
1951	33.6 °C7 August 1951	-12.9 °C13 January 1951	13.5 °C	1,204 mm	36	76
1950	34.8 °C23 July 1950	-9.0 °C14 February 1950	14.1 °C	1,425 mm	20	64
1949	32.9 °C24 August 1949	-10.7 °C14 February 1949	14.5 °C	1,265 mm	32	51
1948	34.1 °C26 July 1948	-15.5 °C10 February 1948	14.1 °C	1,140 mm	35	63
1947	34.5 °C15 August 1947	-12.7 °C18 December 1947	14.5 °C	894 mm	57	63
1946	34.4 °C10 August 1946	-10.7 °C22 December 1946	15.6 °C	1,441 mm	51	59
1945	35.8 °C23 June 1945	-14.4 °C7 February 1945	14.2 °C	781 mm	58	77
1944	36.3 °C29 June 1944	-6.7 °C17 December 1944	15.2 °C	954 mm	69	57
1943	32.9 °C14 June 1943	-13.5 °C7 February 1943	14.6 °C	1,236 mm	15	58
1942	36.4 °C15 May 1942	-4.4 °C1 January 1942	16.4 °C	666 mm	95	53
1941	39.8 °C10 July 1941	-5.9 °C1 February 1941	16.4 °C	444 mm	87	52
1940	35.8 °C17 July 1940	-19.1 °C23 January 1940	14.7 °C	883 mm	57	55

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

21.9 °C

+2.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

98 d/yr

+35

Frost days (< 0 °C)

30 d/yr

-22

Annual rainfall

977 mm

+15 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	9.8 °C	+3.1 °C	55 mm	+28 mm
Feb	10.5 °C	+1.6 °C	8 mm	-26 mm
Mar	16.8 °C	+2.4 °C	64 mm	+1 mm
Apr	26.6 °C	+5.9 °C	9 mm	-60 mm
May	29.9 °C	+4.6 °C	41 mm	-50 mm
Jun	30.9 °C	+1.4 °C	71 mm	-28 mm
Jul	34.2 °C	+3.1 °C	90 mm	-69 mm
Aug	32.8 °C	+2.4 °C	152 mm	+18 mm
Sep	24.3 °C	-1.1 °C	232 mm	+109 mm
Oct	17.2 °C	-3.0 °C	183 mm	+101 mm
Nov	16.8 °C	+2.6 °C	45 mm	-11 mm
Dec	11.7 °C	+3.0 °C	28 mm	+1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.0 °C

16 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-3.8 °C

9 Feb 2025

Wettest day

44.9 mm

17 Oct 2025

Windiest day

27.0 km/h

13 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

61.9 km/h

13 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.5 °C

16 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-7.8 °C

8 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

7.0 cm

31 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

16 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Shiyan?

Shiyan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 962 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shiyan?

The hottest day measured in Shiyan between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1959, reaching 43.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Shiyan?

The coldest day measured in Shiyan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1991, at -19.5 °C.

Does it snow in Shiyan?

Yes. Shiyan gets on average 34.7 cm of snow per year and has around 52 frost days.

Has the climate of Shiyan warmed?

Yes: Shiyan warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Shiyan?

The wettest day measured in Shiyan between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1944, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Shiyan?

The windiest day measured in Shiyan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1946, with winds reaching 35.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Shiyan?

The warmest month in Shiyan is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Shiyan?

Shiyan receives on average 962 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Shiyan?

Shiyan gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shiyan?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shiyan between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1987, with 16.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Shiyan?

Yes: Shiyan has on average 84 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shiyan?

In Shiyan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 21 August 1959, and the lowest was -24.8 °C on 23 January 1940.

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