Wenchang climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Wenchang?

Wenchang has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,492 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Wenchang between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2005, reaching 38.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Wenchang?

The coldest day measured in Wenchang between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1982, at 8.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Wenchang?

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

Q: Has the climate of Wenchang warmed?

Yes: Wenchang warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Wenchang?

The wettest day measured in Wenchang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1963, with 216 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Wenchang?

The windiest day measured in Wenchang between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 2005, with winds reaching 81.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Wenchang?

The warmest month in Wenchang is July (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Wenchang?

Wenchang receives on average 1,492 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 187 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Wenchang?

Wenchang gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Wenchang (China) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,492 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Wenchang averages 0 frost days, 134 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 187 rainy days per year.

Wenchang has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 20 July 2005) and the coldest 8.5 °C (on 29 December 1982).

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

WenchangHainan

coords: 19.55°, 110.80°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.8°C

Average daily high

27.8°C

Average daily low

22.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,492mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

20.4km/h

Seasonal range

9.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

134 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

187 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.0 °C

Average feels-like low

25.3 °C

Average peak gust

39.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

279 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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

38.4 °C

20 July 2005

Coldest day

8.5 °C

29 December 1982

Wettest day

216 mm

16 August 1963

Windiest day

81.6 km/h

26 September 2005

Strongest gust

143.3 km/h

26 September 2005

Hottest feels-like

44.2 °C

29 July 1968

Coldest feels-like

3.4 °C

24 January 2016

Sunniest day

13.0 h

25 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.6 °C2 June 2025	13.4 °C20 January 2025	25.2 °C	1,794 mm	156
2024	35.1 °C13 August 2024	13.4 °C23 January 2024	25.9 °C	1,694 mm	168
2023	35.6 °C1 June 2023	11.9 °C30 January 2023	25.7 °C	1,649 mm	151
2022	34.4 °C24 July 2022	12.6 °C23 February 2022	25.2 °C	1,798 mm	134
2021	36.1 °C31 May 2021	10.0 °C11 January 2021	25.6 °C	1,337 mm	159
2020	35.2 °C21 May 2020	14.1 °C31 January 2020	25.7 °C	1,425 mm	145
2019	35.9 °C20 May 2019	14.3 °C23 January 2019	26.3 °C	1,131 mm	177
2018	35.3 °C4 July 2018	10.7 °C6 February 2018	25.2 °C	1,747 mm	129
2017	37.1 °C3 June 2017	14.2 °C19 December 2017	25.5 °C	1,358 mm	149
2016	37.0 °C8 August 2016	8.8 °C24 January 2016	25.3 °C	1,746 mm	158
2015	36.4 °C4 July 2015	12.1 °C14 January 2015	25.7 °C	1,155 mm	157
2014	35.0 °C21 June 2014	11.4 °C19 February 2014	25.0 °C	1,573 mm	140
2013	34.9 °C13 July 2013	12.2 °C17 December 2013	24.8 °C	1,659 mm	120
2012	35.6 °C12 June 2012	12.6 °C31 December 2012	25.2 °C	1,766 mm	143
2011	35.8 °C10 June 2011	12.2 °C12 January 2011	24.3 °C	1,740 mm	129
2010	36.3 °C22 May 2010	12.0 °C17 December 2010	25.3 °C	1,702 mm	142
2009	34.7 °C13 June 2009	12.8 °C25 January 2009	25.1 °C	1,542 mm	140
2008	34.7 °C29 July 2008	11.9 °C2 February 2008	24.6 °C	1,406 mm	137
2007	36.1 °C14 July 2007	12.4 °C31 January 2007	25.0 °C	1,476 mm	135
2006	36.6 °C9 June 2006	12.5 °C7 January 2006	25.4 °C	1,174 mm	151
2005	38.4 °C20 July 2005	11.9 °C14 January 2005	24.9 °C	1,290 mm	140
2004	36.3 °C3 July 2004	11.8 °C31 December 2004	24.9 °C	1,112 mm	145
2003	35.4 °C18 July 2003	10.9 °C7 January 2003	25.3 °C	1,333 mm	162
2002	34.9 °C21 May 2002	13.7 °C27 December 2002	25.3 °C	1,584 mm	141
2001	36.5 °C8 May 2001	13.1 °C22 December 2001	25.1 °C	1,782 mm	139
2000	34.8 °C7 July 2000	12.7 °C1 February 2000	25.0 °C	1,864 mm	148
1999	35.7 °C21 July 1999	9.7 °C23 December 1999	25.0 °C	1,399 mm	146
1998	35.0 °C2 August 1998	15.1 °C6 February 1998	25.8 °C	1,230 mm	159
1997	34.6 °C9 June 1997	13.3 °C28 January 1997	25.0 °C	1,719 mm	126
1996	36.0 °C7 May 1996	11.8 °C1 January 1996	24.7 °C	1,483 mm	123
1995	34.8 °C22 July 1995	11.6 °C31 December 1995	24.6 °C	1,476 mm	125
1994	35.7 °C15 May 1994	12.7 °C22 January 1994	25.1 °C	1,862 mm	140
1993	36.2 °C29 July 1993	10.5 °C25 January 1993	24.8 °C	1,075 mm	141
1992	35.2 °C1 September 1992	11.1 °C17 January 1992	24.5 °C	1,454 mm	128
1991	34.6 °C19 June 1991	10.6 °C29 December 1991	25.1 °C	1,079 mm	146
1990	34.5 °C23 August 1990	11.7 °C1 February 1990	24.9 °C	1,552 mm	121
1989	35.4 °C27 July 1989	10.4 °C12 February 1989	24.6 °C	1,489 mm	127
1988	36.0 °C9 July 1988	14.4 °C18 February 1988	24.9 °C	1,506 mm	139
1987	36.1 °C13 July 1987	12.8 °C29 November 1987	25.4 °C	955 mm	168
1986	35.3 °C13 May 1986	9.7 °C2 March 1986	24.4 °C	1,424 mm	117
1985	34.3 °C25 July 1985	14.1 °C10 January 1985	24.4 °C	1,705 mm	107
1984	34.0 °C15 June 1984	10.7 °C9 January 1984	24.0 °C	1,546 mm	96
1983	35.4 °C2 July 1983	10.7 °C24 January 1983	24.6 °C	1,464 mm	141
1982	36.1 °C1 June 1982	8.5 °C29 December 1982	24.7 °C	2,239 mm	129
1981	35.1 °C25 August 1981	12.1 °C21 December 1981	24.9 °C	1,512 mm	140
1980	34.9 °C6 July 1980	12.0 °C31 January 1980	25.0 °C	1,342 mm	142
1979	35.8 °C29 July 1979	12.3 °C31 January 1979	25.1 °C	1,181 mm	147
1978	35.5 °C15 July 1978	11.9 °C16 February 1978	24.8 °C	2,370 mm	125
1977	38.2 °C17 May 1977	11.8 °C4 February 1977	24.8 °C	1,084 mm	145
1976	35.9 °C26 May 1976	11.0 °C14 January 1976	24.3 °C	1,948 mm	108
1975	35.2 °C31 July 1975	9.2 °C30 December 1975	24.7 °C	1,897 mm	141
1974	34.2 °C20 June 1974	9.6 °C2 January 1974	24.3 °C	1,929 mm	136
1973	36.5 °C18 May 1973	12.9 °C25 December 1973	25.1 °C	2,375 mm	137
1972	35.0 °C11 May 1972	11.5 °C12 January 1972	24.5 °C	2,590 mm	124
1971	34.5 °C5 June 1971	11.9 °C30 January 1971	24.1 °C	1,419 mm	122
1970	35.7 °C12 August 1970	12.4 °C17 December 1970	24.8 °C	1,740 mm	135
1969	37.7 °C24 May 1969	10.9 °C5 February 1969	24.9 °C	847 mm	156
1968	35.6 °C27 July 1968	10.3 °C15 February 1968	24.6 °C	1,250 mm	112
1967	37.2 °C6 July 1967	11.1 °C16 January 1967	24.3 °C	1,461 mm	120
1966	33.4 °C16 August 1966	15.0 °C24 February 1966	25.3 °C	1,168 mm	117
1965	33.7 °C25 May 1965	12.9 °C1 January 1965	24.7 °C	1,795 mm	110
1964	35.0 °C31 July 1964	11.6 °C26 February 1964	24.5 °C	1,469 mm	128
1963	35.3 °C2 June 1963	9.2 °C16 January 1963	24.3 °C	1,745 mm	130
1962	35.4 °C10 July 1962	11.1 °C27 January 1962	24.4 °C	1,285 mm	138
1961	37.2 °C14 July 1961	11.3 °C18 January 1961	25.0 °C	1,164 mm	134
1960	33.8 °C27 May 1960	10.2 °C4 January 1960	24.8 °C	1,913 mm	129
1959	34.6 °C3 June 1959	12.4 °C10 January 1959	24.8 °C	963 mm	129
1958	34.1 °C21 May 1958	11.5 °C1 February 1958	24.3 °C	1,551 mm	111
1957	35.7 °C14 May 1957	10.5 °C11 February 1957	24.4 °C	1,398 mm	126
1956	34.6 °C1 August 1956	10.9 °C11 January 1956	24.5 °C	1,103 mm	137
1955	33.7 °C14 July 1955	10.6 °C11 January 1955	24.4 °C	1,214 mm	120
1954	35.5 °C30 June 1954	13.5 °C20 December 1954	25.1 °C	1,063 mm	132
1953	34.2 °C7 August 1953	15.4 °C6 January 1953	25.2 °C	1,362 mm	133
1952	35.2 °C8 June 1952	13.9 °C19 February 1952	25.2 °C	1,396 mm	136
1951	33.6 °C30 July 1951	13.1 °C13 January 1951	25.0 °C	1,661 mm	124
1950	34.2 °C23 July 1950	14.6 °C17 February 1950	25.0 °C	1,310 mm	137
1949	36.8 °C10 June 1949	12.4 °C10 January 1949	24.9 °C	1,172 mm	139
1948	35.2 °C18 June 1948	11.8 °C19 November 1948	24.9 °C	1,301 mm	128
1947	36.2 °C17 June 1947	12.1 °C23 February 1947	24.6 °C	999 mm	130
1946	37.2 °C8 July 1946	13.0 °C7 January 1946	25.2 °C	1,102 mm	142
1945	34.1 °C31 July 1945	12.1 °C17 January 1945	24.2 °C	1,219 mm	102
1944	34.0 °C8 June 1944	12.9 °C20 December 1944	24.4 °C	1,516 mm	116
1943	35.6 °C31 May 1943	12.4 °C16 January 1943	24.2 °C	976 mm	121
1942	35.1 °C12 August 1942	11.8 °C16 December 1942	24.5 °C	1,443 mm	105
1941	32.9 °C27 May 1941	13.6 °C5 February 1941	24.7 °C	1,834 mm	106
1940	33.9 °C1 July 1940	10.2 °C5 January 1940	24.1 °C	1,729 mm	89

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

+0.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

156 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1795 mm

+303 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	22.0 °C	-0.2 °C	20 mm	-7 mm
Feb	22.5 °C	-0.7 °C	18 mm	-16 mm
Mar	25.0 °C	-0.8 °C	25 mm	-21 mm
Apr	28.7 °C	0.0 °C	59 mm	-11 mm
May	31.3 °C	+0.2 °C	151 mm	-4 mm
Jun	32.3 °C	+0.6 °C	223 mm	+42 mm
Jul	32.3 °C	+0.3 °C	336 mm	+163 mm
Aug	31.4 °C	0.0 °C	240 mm	-8 mm
Sep	30.8 °C	+0.6 °C	265 mm	+21 mm
Oct	28.6 °C	+0.5 °C	351 mm	+157 mm
Nov	25.2 °C	-0.5 °C	80 mm	+0 mm
Dec	24.4 °C	+1.4 °C	27 mm	-14 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.6 °C

2 Jun 2025

Coldest day

13.4 °C

20 Jan 2025

Wettest day

121.8 mm

5 Oct 2025

Windiest day

54.0 km/h

5 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

99.7 km/h

5 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.4 °C

2 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.2 °C

26 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

23 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Wenchang?

Wenchang has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,492 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wenchang?

The hottest day measured in Wenchang between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2005, reaching 38.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Wenchang?

The coldest day measured in Wenchang between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1982, at 8.5 °C.

Does it snow in Wenchang?

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

Has the climate of Wenchang warmed?

Yes: Wenchang warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Wenchang?

The wettest day measured in Wenchang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1963, with 216 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Wenchang?

The windiest day measured in Wenchang between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 2005, with winds reaching 81.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Wenchang?

The warmest month in Wenchang is July (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Wenchang?

Wenchang receives on average 1,492 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 187 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Wenchang?

Wenchang gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Wenchang?

Yes: Wenchang has on average 279 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wenchang?

In Wenchang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 29 July 1968, and the lowest was 3.4 °C on 24 January 2016.

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