Wucheng climate — normals and trends
Wucheng (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,961 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Wucheng averages 29 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Wucheng has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 39 to 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 4 August 2024) and the coldest -17.1 °C (on 19 February 1952).
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
WuchengAnhui
- coords
- 29.60°, 118.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.3°C
Average daily high
20.4°C
Average daily low
12.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,961mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
23.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
29 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
66 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.4 cm
Average feels-like high
21.2 °C
Average feels-like low
12.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
102 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
39.4 °C
4 August 2024
Coldest day
-17.1 °C
19 February 1952
Wettest day
204 mm
23 July 1954
Windiest day
33.0 km/h
1 August 1996
Strongest gust
103.7 km/h
13 August 2004
Hottest feels-like
46.0 °C
6 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-21.0 °C
25 January 1940
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
22 January 1998
Sunniest day
13.8 h
17 June 2025
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 | 12.8 °C | +4.5 °C | 30 mm | -39 mm |
| Feb | 9.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 78 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 17.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 105 mm | -77 mm |
| Apr | 24.5 °C | +4.3 °C | 142 mm | -98 mm |
| May | 26.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 250 mm | -48 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 356 mm | -54 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 71 mm | -132 mm |
| Aug | 35.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 47 mm | -102 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +4.9 °C | 120 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 26.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 35 mm | -37 mm |
| Nov | 18.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 36 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 14.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 23 mm | -30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wucheng?
Wucheng has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,961 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wucheng?
The hottest day measured in Wucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2024, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wucheng?
The coldest day measured in Wucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1952, at -17.1 °C.
Does it snow in Wucheng?
Yes. Wucheng gets on average 21.4 cm of snow per year and has around 29 frost days.
Has the climate of Wucheng warmed?
Yes: Wucheng warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wucheng?
The wettest day measured in Wucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1954, with 204 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wucheng?
The windiest day measured in Wucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1996, with winds reaching 33.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wucheng?
The warmest month in Wucheng is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Wucheng?
Wucheng receives on average 1,961 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wucheng?
Wucheng gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wucheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1998, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wucheng?
Yes: Wucheng has on average 102 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wucheng?
In Wucheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 6 August 2024, and the lowest was -21.0 °C on 25 January 1940.
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