Shuikou climate — normals and trends
Shuikou (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,419 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Shuikou averages 1 frost days, 104 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Shuikou has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 29 May 2018) and the coldest -3.4 °C (on 11 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
ShuikouGuangdong
- coords
- 23.98°, 115.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.0°C
Average daily high
25.4°C
Average daily low
17.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,419mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
15.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
104 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.5 °C
Average feels-like low
19.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
167 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
38.8 °C
29 May 2018
Coldest day
-3.4 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
255 mm
14 September 1970
Windiest day
43.2 km/h
2 September 1953
Strongest gust
146.9 km/h
20 July 1988
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
4 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-7.7 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
0.8 cm
16 January 1993
Sunniest day
13.1 h
20 June 1946
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 | 19.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 19.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 23 mm | -36 mm |
| Mar | 22.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 87 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 27.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 89 mm | -55 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 213 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 31.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 211 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 32.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 319 mm | +150 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 275 mm | +81 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 189 mm | +53 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 29 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 23.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 12 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 22.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 14 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shuikou?
Shuikou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,419 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shuikou?
The hottest day measured in Shuikou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 2018, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shuikou?
The coldest day measured in Shuikou between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -3.4 °C.
Does it snow in Shuikou?
Almost never: Shuikou sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shuikou warmed?
Yes: Shuikou warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shuikou?
The wettest day measured in Shuikou between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 1970, with 255 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shuikou?
The windiest day measured in Shuikou between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 1953, with winds reaching 43.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shuikou?
The warmest month in Shuikou is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Shuikou?
Shuikou receives on average 1,419 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shuikou?
Shuikou gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shuikou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shuikou between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1993, with 0.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shuikou?
Yes: Shuikou has on average 167 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shuikou?
In Shuikou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 4 August 2024, and the lowest was -7.7 °C on 11 January 1955.
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