Shuijiang climate — normals and trends
Shuijiang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 1,661 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 (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Shuijiang averages 18 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 195 rainy days per year.
Shuijiang 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 25 to 11 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 20 August 2022) and the coldest -12.3 °C (on 6 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
ShuijiangChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 29.25°, 107.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.0°C
Average daily high
18.5°C
Average daily low
12.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,661mm
Sunshine / day
5.7h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
8.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
18 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
195 d/yr
Annual snowfall
17.4 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
11.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
67 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
37.6 °C
20 August 2022
Coldest day
-12.3 °C
6 January 1955
Wettest day
129 mm
28 August 1941
Windiest day
41.9 km/h
28 May 1946
Strongest gust
110.2 km/h
28 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
5 August 1994
Coldest feels-like
-16.7 °C
6 January 1955
Snowiest day
11.5 cm
22 February 1989
Sunniest day
13.8 h
28 June 2011
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 66 mm | +19 mm |
| Feb | 8.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 44 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 14.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 100 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 21.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 135 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 24.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 205 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 327 mm | +104 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 200 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 108 mm | -64 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 148 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 21.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 176 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 14.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 95 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 10.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 60 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shuijiang?
Shuijiang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 1,661 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shuijiang?
The hottest day measured in Shuijiang between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2022, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shuijiang?
The coldest day measured in Shuijiang between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1955, at -12.3 °C.
Does it snow in Shuijiang?
Yes. Shuijiang gets on average 17.4 cm of snow per year and has around 18 frost days.
Has the climate of Shuijiang warmed?
Yes: Shuijiang warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shuijiang?
The wettest day measured in Shuijiang between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1941, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shuijiang?
The windiest day measured in Shuijiang between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1946, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shuijiang?
The warmest month in Shuijiang is July (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Shuijiang?
Shuijiang receives on average 1,661 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 195 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shuijiang?
Shuijiang gets on average 5.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,081 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shuijiang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shuijiang between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1989, with 11.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shuijiang?
Yes: Shuijiang has on average 67 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shuijiang?
In Shuijiang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 5 August 1994, and the lowest was -16.7 °C on 6 January 1955.
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