Shunzhou climate — normals and trends
Shunzhou (China) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 1,348 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 June (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shunzhou averages 6 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Shunzhou has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 9 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 31 May 2023) and the coldest -10.8 °C (on 17 December 2013).
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
ShunzhouYunnan
- coords
- 26.62°, 100.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.4°C
Average daily high
20.7°C
Average daily low
10.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,348mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
8.2km/h
Seasonal range
11.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.8 cm
Average feels-like high
20.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
36.1 °C
31 May 2023
Coldest day
-10.8 °C
17 December 2013
Wettest day
163 mm
29 June 2014
Windiest day
19.8 km/h
20 February 1989
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
20 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
34.6 °C
18 August 2016
Coldest feels-like
-14.8 °C
17 December 2013
Snowiest day
17.1 cm
28 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.2 h
12 June 2013
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 | 15.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 27 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 17.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 12 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 20.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 32 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 25.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 22 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 24.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 150 mm | +61 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 300 mm | +76 mm |
| Jul | 26.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 236 mm | -42 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 356 mm | +110 mm |
| Sep | 24.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 274 mm | +45 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 121 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 17.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 60 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | 16.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 4 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shunzhou?
Shunzhou has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 1,348 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shunzhou?
The hottest day measured in Shunzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2023, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shunzhou?
The coldest day measured in Shunzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 2013, at -10.8 °C.
Does it snow in Shunzhou?
Yes. Shunzhou gets on average 2.8 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.
Has the climate of Shunzhou warmed?
Yes: Shunzhou warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shunzhou?
The wettest day measured in Shunzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2014, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shunzhou?
The windiest day measured in Shunzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1989, with winds reaching 19.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shunzhou?
The warmest month in Shunzhou is June (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Shunzhou?
Shunzhou receives on average 1,348 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shunzhou?
Shunzhou gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shunzhou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shunzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, with 17.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shunzhou?
Yes: Shunzhou has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shunzhou?
In Shunzhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.6 °C on 18 August 2016, and the lowest was -14.8 °C on 17 December 2013.
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