Wenheng climate — normals and trends
Wenheng (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 1,549 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Wenheng averages 10 frost days, 72 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Wenheng has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 15 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 23 July 2003) and the coldest -10.6 °C (on 31 January 1971).
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
WenhengFujian
- coords
- 25.67°, 116.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.4°C
Average daily high
23.1°C
Average daily low
14.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,549mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
17.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
72 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.5 cm
Average feels-like high
24.4 °C
Average feels-like low
15.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
123 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
39.5 °C
23 July 2003
Coldest day
-10.6 °C
31 January 1971
Wettest day
228 mm
10 August 1941
Windiest day
31.6 km/h
28 September 2016
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
11 April 1990
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
23 July 2003
Coldest feels-like
-15.3 °C
31 January 1971
Snowiest day
9.7 cm
29 January 1971
Sunniest day
13.4 h
15 June 1970
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 | 16.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 6 mm | -49 mm |
| Feb | 15.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 53 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 20.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 127 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 222 mm | +23 mm |
| May | 26.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 226 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 113 mm | -149 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 286 mm | +159 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 121 mm | -44 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 96 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 28.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 27 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 20.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 44 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 19.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 10 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wenheng?
Wenheng has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 1,549 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wenheng?
The hottest day measured in Wenheng between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2003, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wenheng?
The coldest day measured in Wenheng between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1971, at -10.6 °C.
Does it snow in Wenheng?
Yes. Wenheng gets on average 1.5 cm of snow per year and has around 10 frost days.
Has the climate of Wenheng warmed?
Yes: Wenheng warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wenheng?
The wettest day measured in Wenheng between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1941, with 228 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wenheng?
The windiest day measured in Wenheng between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2016, with winds reaching 31.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wenheng?
The warmest month in Wenheng is July (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Wenheng?
Wenheng receives on average 1,549 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wenheng?
Wenheng gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wenheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wenheng between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1971, with 9.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wenheng?
Yes: Wenheng has on average 123 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wenheng?
In Wenheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 23 July 2003, and the lowest was -15.3 °C on 31 January 1971.
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