Wuhu climate — normals and trends
Wuhu (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 1,418 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 (3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Wuhu averages 35 frost days, 76 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Wuhu has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 45 to 25 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 10 August 2024) and the coldest -16.8 °C (on 13 February 1957).
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
WuhuAnhui
- coords
- 31.35°, 118.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
20.8°C
Average daily low
13.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,418mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
25.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
35 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
76 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.4 cm
Average feels-like high
21.4 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
110 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
40.8 °C
10 August 2024
Coldest day
-16.8 °C
13 February 1957
Wettest day
182 mm
10 June 1953
Windiest day
43.0 km/h
8 August 2012
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
6 August 2005
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
2 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-22.0 °C
13 February 1957
Snowiest day
28.1 cm
18 January 1984
Sunniest day
13.9 h
9 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 21 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 10.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 19 mm | -52 mm |
| Mar | 17.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 76 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 26.4 °C | +5.5 °C | 45 mm | -87 mm |
| May | 28.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 200 mm | +32 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 339 mm | +53 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 82 mm | -122 mm |
| Aug | 35.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 88 mm | -47 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 147 mm | +39 mm |
| Oct | 24.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 48 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 18.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 36 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 13.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 14 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wuhu?
Wuhu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 1,418 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wuhu?
The hottest day measured in Wuhu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2024, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wuhu?
The coldest day measured in Wuhu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1957, at -16.8 °C.
Does it snow in Wuhu?
Yes. Wuhu gets on average 16.4 cm of snow per year and has around 35 frost days.
Has the climate of Wuhu warmed?
Yes: Wuhu warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wuhu?
The wettest day measured in Wuhu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1953, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wuhu?
The windiest day measured in Wuhu between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2012, with winds reaching 43.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wuhu?
The warmest month in Wuhu is July (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Wuhu?
Wuhu receives on average 1,418 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wuhu?
Wuhu 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 Wuhu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wuhu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1984, with 28.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wuhu?
Yes: Wuhu has on average 110 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wuhu?
In Wuhu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 2 August 2003, and the lowest was -22.0 °C on 13 February 1957.
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