Shunde climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Shunde?

Shunde has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,796 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Shunde between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1982, reaching 38.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Shunde?

The coldest day measured in Shunde between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at 0.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Shunde?

Almost never: Shunde sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Shunde warmed?

Yes: Shunde warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Shunde?

The wettest day measured in Shunde between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1975, with 222 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Shunde?

The windiest day measured in Shunde between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2018, with winds reaching 69.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Shunde?

The warmest month in Shunde is July (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Shunde?

Shunde receives on average 1,796 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Shunde?

Shunde gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Shunde (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,796 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 (29.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Shunde averages 0 frost days, 136 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.

Shunde has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 29 July 1982) and the coldest 0.3 °C (on 12 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

ShundeGuangdong

coords: 22.84°, 113.25°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

23.0°C

Average daily high

26.8°C

Average daily low

20.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,796mm

Sunshine / day

8.2h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

15.1km/h

Seasonal range

14.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

136 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

171 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.3 °C

Average feels-like low

22.0 °C

Average peak gust

31.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

208 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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

38.2 °C

29 July 1982

Coldest day

0.3 °C

12 January 1955

Wettest day

222 mm

14 August 1975

Windiest day

69.3 km/h

16 September 2018

Strongest gust

146.5 km/h

16 September 2018

Hottest feels-like

46.8 °C

18 July 2019

Coldest feels-like

-4.9 °C

11 February 1957

Snowiest day

0.2 cm

24 January 2016

Sunniest day

13.0 h

9 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.6 °C10 June 2025	5.7 °C13 January 2025	23.8 °C	1,729 mm	162
2024	37.6 °C5 August 2024	3.6 °C24 January 2024	24.1 °C	1,967 mm	164
2023	37.7 °C15 July 2023	5.7 °C22 December 2023	24.0 °C	1,942 mm	147
2022	37.9 °C25 July 2022	5.9 °C21 February 2022	23.4 °C	1,930 mm	148
2021	36.9 °C27 July 2021	3.5 °C13 January 2021	24.2 °C	1,613 mm	173
2020	37.1 °C25 July 2020	5.9 °C31 December 2020	24.0 °C	1,494 mm	151
2019	37.6 °C18 July 2019	8.6 °C2 January 2019	24.2 °C	1,868 mm	153
2018	36.1 °C30 May 2018	4.6 °C6 February 2018	23.5 °C	1,893 mm	143
2017	37.9 °C22 August 2017	7.5 °C18 December 2017	23.6 °C	1,674 mm	143
2016	37.8 °C9 July 2016	2.4 °C24 January 2016	23.5 °C	2,229 mm	157
2015	37.0 °C8 August 2015	7.2 °C18 December 2015	24.0 °C	1,829 mm	170
2014	37.0 °C23 July 2014	4.4 °C20 February 2014	23.3 °C	1,553 mm	152
2013	36.4 °C13 July 2013	5.8 °C30 December 2013	23.2 °C	2,104 mm	136
2012	36.9 °C21 July 2012	5.2 °C26 January 2012	23.1 °C	1,911 mm	154
2011	36.5 °C28 July 2011	4.7 °C12 January 2011	22.8 °C	1,364 mm	145
2010	36.9 °C5 July 2010	3.3 °C18 December 2010	23.3 °C	1,973 mm	132
2009	37.0 °C18 July 2009	3.7 °C11 January 2009	23.5 °C	1,576 mm	153
2008	37.8 °C28 July 2008	5.0 °C3 February 2008	22.9 °C	2,005 mm	145
2007	36.8 °C14 July 2007	6.5 °C29 January 2007	23.7 °C	1,424 mm	146
2006	37.0 °C25 July 2006	5.9 °C7 January 2006	23.7 °C	1,845 mm	154
2005	38.0 °C19 July 2005	3.7 °C1 January 2005	23.3 °C	1,784 mm	160
2004	38.2 °C1 July 2004	4.9 °C22 January 2004	23.5 °C	1,298 mm	156
2003	36.7 °C15 July 2003	5.9 °C6 January 2003	23.6 °C	1,572 mm	153
2002	36.2 °C14 July 2002	4.6 °C27 December 2002	23.8 °C	1,783 mm	146
2001	36.0 °C8 August 2001	6.4 °C23 December 2001	23.5 °C	1,931 mm	144
2000	36.4 °C5 June 2000	5.3 °C27 January 2000	23.4 °C	1,773 mm	146
1999	36.6 °C20 August 1999	2.5 °C23 December 1999	23.7 °C	1,754 mm	151
1998	36.6 °C31 July 1998	6.3 °C6 February 1998	23.9 °C	2,034 mm	151
1997	37.0 °C30 August 1997	5.8 °C12 January 1997	23.2 °C	2,455 mm	144
1996	36.3 °C26 July 1996	3.7 °C21 February 1996	22.9 °C	1,822 mm	147
1995	36.9 °C23 July 1995	5.8 °C7 January 1995	22.8 °C	1,634 mm	137
1994	36.7 °C2 July 1994	5.8 °C21 January 1994	23.4 °C	1,682 mm	139
1993	35.9 °C29 July 1993	3.5 °C17 January 1993	22.9 °C	1,956 mm	127
1992	36.0 °C7 August 1992	5.5 °C15 January 1992	22.7 °C	2,287 mm	131
1991	36.2 °C4 June 1991	2.3 °C29 December 1991	23.8 °C	1,329 mm	163
1990	37.7 °C17 August 1990	5.1 °C1 February 1990	23.4 °C	1,655 mm	138
1989	37.0 °C16 July 1989	5.3 °C14 January 1989	23.0 °C	1,580 mm	138
1988	36.7 °C9 July 1988	6.4 °C13 December 1988	22.6 °C	1,809 mm	137
1987	37.5 °C13 July 1987	5.4 °C7 December 1987	23.6 °C	1,929 mm	136
1986	37.1 °C31 July 1986	3.7 °C1 March 1986	22.9 °C	1,695 mm	144
1985	35.6 °C22 June 1985	3.9 °C17 December 1985	22.4 °C	2,162 mm	136
1984	35.8 °C26 July 1984	4.3 °C10 January 1984	22.2 °C	1,615 mm	118
1983	36.2 °C11 July 1983	3.7 °C30 December 1983	22.5 °C	2,600 mm	150
1982	38.2 °C29 July 1982	3.5 °C28 December 1982	22.9 °C	2,052 mm	131
1981	36.8 °C21 June 1981	5.7 °C13 January 1981	23.1 °C	1,989 mm	128
1980	37.9 °C10 July 1980	4.1 °C6 February 1980	23.2 °C	1,545 mm	136
1979	36.6 °C28 July 1979	4.2 °C1 February 1979	22.7 °C	2,001 mm	129
1978	35.6 °C7 July 1978	4.3 °C22 January 1978	22.7 °C	2,206 mm	132
1977	35.9 °C24 July 1977	2.7 °C31 January 1977	23.1 °C	1,568 mm	152
1976	36.6 °C26 May 1976	2.9 °C28 December 1976	22.3 °C	2,024 mm	116
1975	35.1 °C7 August 1975	2.9 °C31 December 1975	22.8 °C	2,677 mm	137
1974	36.0 °C20 August 1974	3.2 °C2 January 1974	22.7 °C	2,093 mm	148
1973	35.2 °C24 June 1973	4.8 °C26 December 1973	23.3 °C	2,784 mm	124
1972	36.1 °C11 July 1972	3.5 °C9 February 1972	22.7 °C	2,472 mm	130
1971	35.9 °C21 July 1971	4.1 °C6 January 1971	22.6 °C	2,016 mm	136
1970	35.6 °C1 August 1970	4.5 °C16 January 1970	22.5 °C	2,086 mm	134
1969	35.9 °C27 July 1969	2.4 °C6 February 1969	22.4 °C	1,891 mm	131
1968	36.2 °C25 July 1968	5.0 °C7 February 1968	22.8 °C	2,090 mm	120
1967	35.8 °C17 July 1967	2.0 °C17 January 1967	22.6 °C	1,669 mm	139
1966	33.8 °C16 August 1966	4.9 °C23 February 1966	22.9 °C	1,501 mm	122
1965	34.1 °C14 July 1965	4.1 °C31 December 1965	22.1 °C	2,069 mm	75
1964	36.4 °C30 July 1964	5.4 °C19 December 1964	22.9 °C	1,894 mm	142
1963	36.6 °C31 May 1963	1.2 °C16 January 1963	23.0 °C	1,266 mm	149
1962	36.1 °C1 August 1962	3.6 °C28 January 1962	22.6 °C	1,479 mm	134
1961	36.5 °C1 July 1961	3.2 °C18 January 1961	23.1 °C	2,332 mm	131
1960	36.9 °C21 August 1960	3.9 °C25 January 1960	23.1 °C	1,761 mm	129
1959	36.2 °C29 August 1959	5.9 °C11 January 1959	22.9 °C	2,111 mm	127
1958	36.6 °C16 July 1958	3.4 °C17 January 1958	22.6 °C	1,418 mm	134
1957	36.0 °C14 August 1957	1.3 °C11 February 1957	22.5 °C	1,983 mm	127
1956	36.0 °C2 August 1956	2.5 °C10 January 1956	22.8 °C	993 mm	156
1955	33.6 °C3 May 1955	0.3 °C12 January 1955	22.6 °C	1,180 mm	129
1954	34.8 °C22 July 1954	4.9 °C17 December 1954	22.8 °C	1,141 mm	127
1953	34.4 °C17 August 1953	4.7 °C12 December 1953	22.8 °C	1,494 mm	121
1952	33.1 °C11 July 1952	4.4 °C19 February 1952	23.0 °C	1,526 mm	117
1951	33.3 °C13 August 1951	3.6 °C14 January 1951	22.5 °C	1,823 mm	94
1950	33.3 °C17 July 1950	4.8 °C10 December 1950	22.5 °C	1,965 mm	107
1949	36.3 °C4 June 1949	3.8 °C9 January 1949	23.1 °C	1,281 mm	126
1948	34.0 °C6 July 1948	4.4 °C27 January 1948	22.8 °C	1,443 mm	115
1947	33.3 °C29 August 1947	4.7 °C20 December 1947	22.1 °C	1,630 mm	91
1946	36.5 °C17 July 1946	4.4 °C7 January 1946	23.1 °C	983 mm	147
1945	33.3 °C31 July 1945	4.2 °C17 January 1945	21.4 °C	1,739 mm	90
1944	33.9 °C8 April 1944	3.2 °C20 December 1944	22.3 °C	1,919 mm	86
1943	37.1 °C26 May 1943	4.0 °C12 January 1943	22.6 °C	857 mm	137
1942	33.3 °C15 August 1942	4.7 °C7 December 1942	22.2 °C	1,898 mm	111
1941	33.0 °C29 June 1941	5.5 °C29 December 1941	22.1 °C	1,955 mm	89
1940	34.2 °C31 August 1940	2.6 °C25 January 1940	21.9 °C	1,617 mm	100

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.9 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

162 d/yr

+26

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1729 mm

-67 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	21.5 °C	+2.5 °C	4 mm	-26 mm
Feb	20.9 °C	+0.9 °C	16 mm	-36 mm
Mar	24.2 °C	+0.8 °C	56 mm	-33 mm
Apr	28.7 °C	+1.6 °C	58 mm	-113 mm
May	30.2 °C	+0.1 °C	297 mm	-1 mm
Jun	32.1 °C	+0.5 °C	302 mm	-10 mm
Jul	33.7 °C	+1.0 °C	295 mm	+71 mm
Aug	32.5 °C	+0.2 °C	290 mm	+25 mm
Sep	32.7 °C	+1.4 °C	310 mm	+106 mm
Oct	30.1 °C	+1.5 °C	81 mm	+2 mm
Nov	24.5 °C	-0.2 °C	9 mm	-33 mm
Dec	23.3 °C	+2.7 °C	13 mm	-19 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.6 °C

10 Jun 2025

Coldest day

5.7 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

91.5 mm

24 Sep 2025

Windiest day

50.5 km/h

24 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

119.2 km/h

24 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.1 °C

26 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

2.8 °C

13 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

7 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Shunde?

Shunde has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,796 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shunde?

The hottest day measured in Shunde between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1982, reaching 38.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Shunde?

The coldest day measured in Shunde between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at 0.3 °C.

Does it snow in Shunde?

Almost never: Shunde sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Shunde warmed?

Yes: Shunde warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Shunde?

The wettest day measured in Shunde between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1975, with 222 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Shunde?

The windiest day measured in Shunde between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2018, with winds reaching 69.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Shunde?

The warmest month in Shunde is July (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Shunde?

Shunde receives on average 1,796 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Shunde?

Shunde gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shunde?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shunde between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2016, with 0.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Shunde?

Yes: Shunde has on average 208 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shunde?

In Shunde, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 18 July 2019, and the lowest was -4.9 °C on 11 February 1957.

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