Wenfeng climate — normals and trends
Wenfeng (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 1,757 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Wenfeng averages 67 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 192 rainy days per year.
Wenfeng has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 75 to 59 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 24 August 1959) and the coldest -20.0 °C (on 28 December 1991).
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
WenfengChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 31.40°, 109.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.8°C
Average daily high
15.5°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,757mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
7.0km/h
Seasonal range
21.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
67 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
192 d/yr
Annual snowfall
66.6 cm
Average feels-like high
15.4 °C
Average feels-like low
7.7 °C
Average peak gust
28.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
16 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
33.5 °C
24 August 1959
Coldest day
-20.0 °C
28 December 1991
Wettest day
142 mm
30 June 1991
Windiest day
23.0 km/h
12 April 1979
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
18 March 1966
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
23 July 1961
Coldest feels-like
-24.9 °C
28 December 1991
Snowiest day
16.2 cm
15 December 1965
Sunniest day
13.8 h
24 June 1940
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 | 6.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 56 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 6.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 27 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 11.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 117 mm | +11 mm |
| Apr | 19.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 83 mm | -52 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 95 mm | -90 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 188 mm | -36 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 114 mm | -185 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 249 mm | +31 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 327 mm | +112 mm |
| Oct | 17.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 271 mm | +131 mm |
| Nov | 11.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 54 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 8.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 54 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wenfeng?
Wenfeng has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 1,757 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wenfeng?
The hottest day measured in Wenfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1959, reaching 33.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wenfeng?
The coldest day measured in Wenfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1991, at -20.0 °C.
Does it snow in Wenfeng?
Yes. Wenfeng gets on average 66.6 cm of snow per year and has around 67 frost days.
Has the climate of Wenfeng warmed?
Yes: Wenfeng warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wenfeng?
The wettest day measured in Wenfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1991, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wenfeng?
The windiest day measured in Wenfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1979, with winds reaching 23.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wenfeng?
The warmest month in Wenfeng is July (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Wenfeng?
Wenfeng receives on average 1,757 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 192 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wenfeng?
Wenfeng gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wenfeng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wenfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1965, with 16.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wenfeng?
Yes: Wenfeng has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wenfeng?
In Wenfeng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 23 July 1961, and the lowest was -24.9 °C on 28 December 1991.
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