Wulong climate — normals and trends
Wulong (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 1,701 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 (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Wulong averages 22 frost days, 25 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 206 rainy days per year.
Wulong has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 32 to 12 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 15 August 2006) and the coldest -15.3 °C (on 30 January 1977).
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
WulongChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 29.32°, 107.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.6°C
Average daily high
17.8°C
Average daily low
11.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,701mm
Sunshine / day
5.6h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
7.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
22 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
25 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
206 d/yr
Annual snowfall
35.8 cm
Average feels-like high
18.3 °C
Average feels-like low
11.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
67 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
37.6 °C
15 August 2006
Coldest day
-15.3 °C
30 January 1977
Wettest day
106 mm
28 August 1941
Windiest day
29.4 km/h
23 May 1946
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
16 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
5 August 1994
Coldest feels-like
-19.3 °C
30 January 1977
Snowiest day
15.1 cm
13 January 1993
Sunniest day
13.8 h
29 June 2008
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 70 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 7.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 64 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 13.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 129 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 21.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 119 mm | -54 mm |
| May | 24.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 194 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 314 mm | +94 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 136 mm | -57 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 105 mm | -52 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 180 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 20.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 209 mm | +54 mm |
| Nov | 14.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 100 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 10.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 70 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wulong?
Wulong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 1,701 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wulong?
The hottest day measured in Wulong between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2006, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wulong?
The coldest day measured in Wulong between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1977, at -15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Wulong?
Yes. Wulong gets on average 35.8 cm of snow per year and has around 22 frost days.
Has the climate of Wulong warmed?
Yes: Wulong warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wulong?
The wettest day measured in Wulong between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1941, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wulong?
The windiest day measured in Wulong between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1946, with winds reaching 29.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wulong?
The warmest month in Wulong is July (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Wulong?
Wulong receives on average 1,701 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 206 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wulong?
Wulong gets on average 5.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,044 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wulong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wulong between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1993, with 15.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wulong?
Yes: Wulong has on average 67 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wulong?
In Wulong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 5 August 1994, and the lowest was -19.3 °C on 30 January 1977.
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