Wuyishan climate — normals and trends
Wuyishan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 2,144 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Wuyishan averages 17 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 178 rainy days per year.
Wuyishan has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 25 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 16 July 2003) and the coldest -16.4 °C (on 29 December 1991).
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
WuyishanFujian
- coords
- 27.76°, 118.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
21.5°C
Average daily low
13.4°C
Annual rainfall
2,144mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
8.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
17 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
66 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
178 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.1 cm
Average feels-like high
22.7 °C
Average feels-like low
13.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
105 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
38.5 °C
16 July 2003
Coldest day
-16.4 °C
29 December 1991
Wettest day
171 mm
15 July 1941
Windiest day
26.3 km/h
27 July 1971
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
1 August 1996
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
31 July 2003
Coldest feels-like
-21.4 °C
29 December 1991
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
13 January 1989
Sunniest day
13.7 h
18 June 2003
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 24 mm | -53 mm |
| Feb | 11.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 89 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 18.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 180 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 23.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 221 mm | -45 mm |
| May | 26.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 403 mm | +47 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 220 mm | -196 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 206 mm | +29 mm |
| Aug | 33.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 103 mm | -76 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 126 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 27.9 °C | +4.4 °C | 44 mm | -37 mm |
| Nov | 19.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 53 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 16.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 18 mm | -45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wuyishan?
Wuyishan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 2,144 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wuyishan?
The hottest day measured in Wuyishan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2003, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wuyishan?
The coldest day measured in Wuyishan between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1991, at -16.4 °C.
Does it snow in Wuyishan?
Yes. Wuyishan gets on average 11.1 cm of snow per year and has around 17 frost days.
Has the climate of Wuyishan warmed?
Yes: Wuyishan warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wuyishan?
The wettest day measured in Wuyishan between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1941, with 171 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wuyishan?
The windiest day measured in Wuyishan between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1971, with winds reaching 26.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wuyishan?
The warmest month in Wuyishan is July (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Wuyishan?
Wuyishan receives on average 2,144 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 178 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wuyishan?
Wuyishan 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 Wuyishan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wuyishan between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1989, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wuyishan?
Yes: Wuyishan has on average 105 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wuyishan?
In Wuyishan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 31 July 2003, and the lowest was -21.4 °C on 29 December 1991.
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