Wayao climate — normals and trends
Wayao (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 976 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 (-0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Wayao averages 81 frost days, 56 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Wayao has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 93 to 69 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 11 August 1946) and the coldest -23.4 °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
WayaoJiangsu
- coords
- 34.38°, 118.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.3°C
Average daily high
19.0°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
976mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
27.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
81 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
56 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.6 cm
Average feels-like high
18.5 °C
Average feels-like low
8.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
82 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
41.3 °C
11 August 1946
Coldest day
-23.4 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
151 mm
18 July 1951
Windiest day
41.8 km/h
17 April 1946
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
28 July 2021
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
12 August 1946
Coldest feels-like
-29.0 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
19.2 cm
7 February 1964
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 3 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 8.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 5 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 43 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 20 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 27.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 30 mm | -43 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 126 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 34.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 34 mm | -242 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 225 mm | +49 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 328 mm | +224 mm |
| Oct | 19.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 138 mm | +91 mm |
| Nov | 16.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 13 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 9.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 13 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wayao?
Wayao has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 976 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wayao?
The hottest day measured in Wayao between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1946, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wayao?
The coldest day measured in Wayao between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -23.4 °C.
Does it snow in Wayao?
Yes. Wayao gets on average 13.6 cm of snow per year and has around 81 frost days.
Has the climate of Wayao warmed?
Yes: Wayao warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wayao?
The wettest day measured in Wayao between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1951, with 151 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wayao?
The windiest day measured in Wayao between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1946, with winds reaching 41.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wayao?
The warmest month in Wayao is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Wayao?
Wayao receives on average 976 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wayao?
Wayao gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wayao?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wayao between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1964, with 19.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wayao?
Yes: Wayao has on average 82 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wayao?
In Wayao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 12 August 1946, and the lowest was -29.0 °C on 11 January 1955.
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