Wenling climate — normals and trends
Wenling (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 1,383 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 (8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Wenling averages 5 frost days, 77 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Wenling has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 9 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 21 July 2022) and the coldest -5.5 °C (on 16 January 1967).
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
WenlingZhejiang
- coords
- 28.38°, 121.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.5°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
15.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,383mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
20.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
77 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.1 cm
Average feels-like high
22.9 °C
Average feels-like low
15.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
132 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
43.3 °C
21 July 2022
Coldest day
-5.5 °C
16 January 1967
Wettest day
197 mm
20 July 1952
Windiest day
85.4 km/h
12 August 2004
Strongest gust
170.3 km/h
12 August 2004
Hottest feels-like
48.3 °C
2 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-11.8 °C
16 January 1967
Snowiest day
12.5 cm
13 January 1989
Sunniest day
13.8 h
17 June 1997
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 | 14.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 10 mm | -37 mm |
| Feb | 13.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 46 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 18.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 79 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 24.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 127 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 244 mm | +55 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 154 mm | -91 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 290 mm | +162 mm |
| Aug | 35.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 38 mm | -124 mm |
| Sep | 34.6 °C | +5.4 °C | 89 mm | -60 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 76 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 20.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 95 mm | +29 mm |
| Dec | 17.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 12 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wenling?
Wenling has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 1,383 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wenling?
The hottest day measured in Wenling between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2022, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wenling?
The coldest day measured in Wenling between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1967, at -5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Wenling?
Yes. Wenling gets on average 4.1 cm of snow per year and has around 5 frost days.
Has the climate of Wenling warmed?
Yes: Wenling warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wenling?
The wettest day measured in Wenling between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1952, with 197 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wenling?
The windiest day measured in Wenling between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2004, with winds reaching 85.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wenling?
The warmest month in Wenling is July (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Wenling?
Wenling receives on average 1,383 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wenling?
Wenling gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wenling?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wenling between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1989, with 12.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wenling?
Yes: Wenling has on average 132 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wenling?
In Wenling, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.3 °C on 2 August 2024, and the lowest was -11.8 °C on 16 January 1967.
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