Wuchang climate — normals and trends
Wuchang (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.0 °C and it receives 827 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 (22.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Wuchang averages 177 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Wuchang 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 181 to 173 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 26 June 2010) and the coldest -40.3 °C (on 4 January 1970).
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
WuchangHeilongjiang
- coords
- 44.93°, 127.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.0°C
Average daily high
9.2°C
Average daily low
-1.3°C
Annual rainfall
827mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
41.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
177 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.3 cm
Average feels-like high
6.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
37.2 °C
26 June 2010
Coldest day
-40.3 °C
4 January 1970
Wettest day
118 mm
15 July 1967
Windiest day
48.2 km/h
8 April 1992
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
8 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
25 June 2025
Coldest feels-like
-45.8 °C
4 January 1970
Snowiest day
22.4 cm
6 November 2023
Sunniest day
15.0 h
6 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 | -9.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | -5.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 4.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 14 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 47 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 98 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 158 mm | +34 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 116 mm | -71 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 173 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 43 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 10.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 22 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 2.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 17 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | -8.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 14 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wuchang?
Wuchang has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.0 °C and it receives 827 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wuchang?
The hottest day measured in Wuchang between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2010, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wuchang?
The coldest day measured in Wuchang between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1970, at -40.3 °C.
Does it snow in Wuchang?
Yes. Wuchang gets on average 54.3 cm of snow per year and has around 177 frost days.
Has the climate of Wuchang warmed?
Yes: Wuchang warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wuchang?
The wettest day measured in Wuchang between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1967, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wuchang?
The windiest day measured in Wuchang between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1992, with winds reaching 48.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wuchang?
The warmest month in Wuchang is July (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Wuchang?
Wuchang receives on average 827 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wuchang?
Wuchang gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wuchang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wuchang between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 2023, with 22.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wuchang?
Yes: Wuchang has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wuchang?
In Wuchang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 25 June 2025, and the lowest was -45.8 °C on 4 January 1970.
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