Wuzhen climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Wuzhen?

Wuzhen has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 1,528 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wuzhen?

The hottest day measured in Wuzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2024, reaching 42.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Wuzhen?

The coldest day measured in Wuzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, at -15.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Wuzhen?

Yes. Wuzhen gets on average 11.0 cm of snow per year and has around 33 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Wuzhen warmed?

Yes: Wuzhen warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Wuzhen?

The wettest day measured in Wuzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1991, with 190 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Wuzhen?

The windiest day measured in Wuzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2012, with winds reaching 51.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Wuzhen?

The warmest month in Wuzhen is July (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Wuzhen?

Wuzhen receives on average 1,528 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Wuzhen?

Wuzhen gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Wuzhen (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 1,528 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 (28.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Wuzhen averages 33 frost days, 75 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.

Wuzhen has warmed by +1.7 °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 44 to 22 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 3 August 2024) and the coldest -15.6 °C (on 6 February 1969).

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

WuzhenZhejiang

coords: 30.75°, 120.49°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

16.8°C

Average daily high

20.9°C

Average daily low

13.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,528mm

Sunshine / day

7.7h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

15.1km/h

Seasonal range

24.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

33 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

75 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

136 d/yr

Annual snowfall

11.0 cm

Average feels-like high

21.6 °C

Average feels-like low

12.8 °C

Average peak gust

31.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

108 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

42.8 °C

3 August 2024

Coldest day

-15.6 °C

6 February 1969

Wettest day

190 mm

5 July 1991

Windiest day

51.4 km/h

8 August 2012

Strongest gust

115.2 km/h

2 August 1956

Hottest feels-like

49.3 °C

3 August 2024

Coldest feels-like

-20.5 °C

6 February 1969

Snowiest day

27.1 cm

18 January 1984

Sunniest day

14.0 h

20 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	38.7 °C24 August 2025	-5.3 °C17 January 2025	19.1 °C	1,370 mm	130	26
2024	42.8 °C3 August 2024	-4.6 °C23 January 2024	18.6 °C	1,810 mm	99	20
2023	38.2 °C12 July 2023	-7.6 °C25 January 2023	18.2 °C	1,406 mm	102	26
2022	40.3 °C19 August 2022	-4.6 °C19 December 2022	18.2 °C	1,243 mm	93	21
2021	37.8 °C14 July 2021	-6.5 °C8 January 2021	18.5 °C	1,799 mm	104	22
2020	37.5 °C20 August 2020	-6.1 °C31 December 2020	18.1 °C	1,751 mm	75	9
2019	37.9 °C30 July 2019	-3.6 °C27 January 2019	17.7 °C	1,427 mm	77	10
2018	37.8 °C16 May 2018	-8.7 °C30 January 2018	18.0 °C	1,176 mm	90	31
2017	39.6 °C24 July 2017	-5.0 °C18 December 2017	17.9 °C	1,341 mm	82	20
2016	39.0 °C24 July 2016	-7.4 °C25 January 2016	18.0 °C	1,684 mm	81	25
2015	38.7 °C4 August 2015	-5.8 °C2 January 2015	17.3 °C	1,723 mm	57	16
2014	36.3 °C4 August 2014	-4.5 °C22 January 2014	17.3 °C	1,492 mm	57	25
2013	41.8 °C6 August 2013	-5.0 °C28 December 2013	18.0 °C	1,112 mm	100	36
2012	37.6 °C5 July 2012	-5.3 °C26 January 2012	16.9 °C	1,637 mm	75	28
2011	38.5 °C20 May 2011	-6.3 °C22 January 2011	17.3 °C	1,209 mm	90	45
2010	40.0 °C14 August 2010	-5.9 °C14 January 2010	17.3 °C	1,495 mm	80	25
2009	42.2 °C20 July 2009	-6.3 °C11 January 2009	17.7 °C	1,333 mm	98	24
2008	38.4 °C6 July 2008	-5.4 °C3 January 2008	17.3 °C	1,368 mm	87	38
2007	40.2 °C22 August 2007	-3.2 °C29 January 2007	18.5 °C	1,180 mm	111	15
2006	39.2 °C29 August 2006	-5.3 °C8 January 2006	18.2 °C	1,193 mm	92	22
2005	41.0 °C5 July 2005	-6.4 °C2 January 2005	17.3 °C	1,241 mm	94	44
2004	38.2 °C24 July 2004	-5.8 °C25 January 2004	17.6 °C	1,204 mm	83	26
2003	39.9 °C1 August 2003	-4.8 °C5 January 2003	17.5 °C	1,030 mm	90	35
2002	37.3 °C23 August 2002	-3.7 °C28 December 2002	17.6 °C	1,737 mm	77	19
2001	37.8 °C22 July 2001	-4.9 °C16 January 2001	17.2 °C	1,499 mm	51	21
2000	37.0 °C22 July 2000	-4.6 °C28 January 2000	17.2 °C	1,348 mm	81	17
1999	35.8 °C11 September 1999	-5.7 °C23 December 1999	16.8 °C	2,166 mm	49	23
1998	38.2 °C15 August 1998	-4.8 °C25 January 1998	17.8 °C	1,738 mm	75	17
1997	36.1 °C5 June 1997	-4.0 °C8 January 1997	17.0 °C	1,621 mm	79	23
1996	36.1 °C18 July 1996	-4.5 °C10 January 1996	16.5 °C	1,631 mm	78	35
1995	38.3 °C7 September 1995	-4.2 °C6 February 1995	16.6 °C	1,713 mm	70	33
1994	38.8 °C14 July 1994	-2.5 °C19 January 1994	17.7 °C	1,305 mm	89	22
1993	36.1 °C12 July 1993	-6.3 °C17 January 1993	16.1 °C	1,906 mm	54	37
1992	38.2 °C29 July 1992	-4.4 °C15 January 1992	16.2 °C	1,421 mm	58	31
1991	37.1 °C25 July 1991	-8.1 °C30 December 1991	16.4 °C	1,711 mm	64	22
1990	37.7 °C14 August 1990	-5.8 °C1 February 1990	17.2 °C	1,645 mm	80	20
1989	37.3 °C12 August 1989	-4.3 °C15 January 1989	16.3 °C	1,814 mm	48	20
1988	37.6 °C8 July 1988	-5.6 °C18 February 1988	16.2 °C	1,196 mm	63	23
1987	36.3 °C4 August 1987	-6.8 °C14 January 1987	16.3 °C	1,542 mm	62	34
1986	36.3 °C26 July 1986	-6.2 °C6 January 1986	16.0 °C	1,582 mm	70	41
1985	36.7 °C16 July 1985	-10.3 °C13 December 1985	16.2 °C	1,713 mm	78	35
1984	36.4 °C26 July 1984	-7.3 °C30 December 1984	15.9 °C	1,566 mm	78	51
1983	38.5 °C3 August 1983	-6.4 °C13 January 1983	16.3 °C	2,078 mm	63	41
1982	35.1 °C8 July 1982	-6.6 °C19 January 1982	16.3 °C	1,556 mm	57	32
1981	35.7 °C8 July 1981	-6.3 °C3 January 1981	15.9 °C	1,569 mm	65	37
1980	36.9 °C25 July 1980	-10.6 °C1 February 1980	15.5 °C	1,904 mm	51	47
1979	36.2 °C15 July 1979	-11.0 °C1 February 1979	16.6 °C	1,205 mm	67	32
1978	38.4 °C8 July 1978	-5.2 °C24 December 1978	16.5 °C	1,042 mm	81	40
1977	37.7 °C6 August 1977	-13.7 °C31 January 1977	16.1 °C	1,927 mm	51	46
1976	38.0 °C5 August 1976	-5.9 °C30 December 1976	15.8 °C	1,576 mm	56	43
1975	35.4 °C19 July 1975	-5.3 °C18 December 1975	16.5 °C	2,064 mm	78	39
1974	36.0 °C23 July 1974	-6.9 °C26 February 1974	16.1 °C	1,589 mm	52	40
1973	35.5 °C4 August 1973	-9.1 °C26 December 1973	16.3 °C	2,024 mm	66	27
1972	35.8 °C7 July 1972	-5.3 °C10 February 1972	15.9 °C	1,314 mm	66	35
1971	38.1 °C21 August 1971	-6.5 °C5 January 1971	16.4 °C	1,303 mm	80	51
1970	37.3 °C6 August 1970	-7.5 °C17 January 1970	16.0 °C	1,693 mm	73	36
1969	36.8 °C17 August 1969	-15.6 °C6 February 1969	15.8 °C	1,504 mm	73	56
1968	35.9 °C20 July 1968	-6.9 °C16 January 1968	16.3 °C	1,250 mm	68	52
1967	37.8 °C11 August 1967	-9.4 °C12 February 1967	16.1 °C	1,277 mm	83	74
1966	39.3 °C6 August 1966	-6.5 °C27 December 1966	16.7 °C	1,706 mm	62	32
1965	35.5 °C20 July 1965	-6.4 °C25 December 1965	15.9 °C	1,493 mm	52	32
1964	38.7 °C16 July 1964	-4.9 °C21 February 1964	16.9 °C	1,453 mm	88	34
1963	36.4 °C28 July 1963	-7.0 °C4 February 1963	16.4 °C	1,556 mm	78	55
1962	36.4 °C19 July 1962	-5.9 °C31 January 1962	16.2 °C	1,836 mm	62	48
1961	37.3 °C23 July 1961	-5.7 °C17 January 1961	17.2 °C	1,663 mm	89	24
1960	37.9 °C14 July 1960	-6.1 °C20 December 1960	16.7 °C	1,808 mm	68	32
1959	37.9 °C22 August 1959	-7.6 °C6 January 1959	16.5 °C	1,686 mm	74	30
1958	37.9 °C18 August 1958	-7.8 °C16 January 1958	16.2 °C	1,232 mm	74	35
1957	37.7 °C22 July 1957	-10.6 °C12 February 1957	15.8 °C	1,466 mm	48	37
1956	38.4 °C24 July 1956	-6.5 °C27 January 1956	16.2 °C	1,615 mm	76	51
1955	36.9 °C12 September 1955	-8.1 °C11 January 1955	16.9 °C	1,233 mm	81	29
1954	36.5 °C12 August 1954	-8.2 °C25 January 1954	16.6 °C	2,373 mm	76	36
1953	38.6 °C28 July 1953	-7.3 °C18 January 1953	17.2 °C	1,627 mm	81	29
1952	35.6 °C6 July 1952	-6.3 °C20 February 1952	16.6 °C	2,249 mm	73	32
1951	37.1 °C8 August 1951	-7.7 °C13 January 1951	16.5 °C	1,508 mm	65	37
1950	36.2 °C13 July 1950	-4.5 °C5 February 1950	16.7 °C	1,615 mm	62	31
1949	35.1 °C17 September 1949	-5.8 °C9 January 1949	16.9 °C	2,074 mm	64	32
1948	34.9 °C8 August 1948	-7.3 °C27 January 1948	17.2 °C	1,651 mm	72	27
1947	35.9 °C29 July 1947	-5.8 °C20 December 1947	16.5 °C	1,100 mm	77	35
1946	41.0 °C3 September 1946	-5.7 °C6 January 1946	17.8 °C	752 mm	115	44
1945	34.9 °C16 July 1945	-10.4 °C16 January 1945	16.0 °C	1,260 mm	81	62
1944	37.0 °C29 June 1944	-6.6 °C21 December 1944	16.8 °C	807 mm	98	52
1943	34.1 °C2 August 1943	-6.3 °C12 January 1943	16.2 °C	1,738 mm	36	50
1942	35.7 °C7 August 1942	-5.9 °C18 January 1942	16.4 °C	1,259 mm	74	49
1941	34.5 °C10 July 1941	-6.7 °C25 January 1941	16.5 °C	1,555 mm	52	26
1940	34.3 °C17 July 1940	-10.1 °C3 February 1940	16.1 °C	1,136 mm	73	41

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.8 °C

+2.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

130 d/yr

+55

Frost days (< 0 °C)

26 d/yr

-7

Annual rainfall

1370 mm

-158 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	12.0 °C	+3.7 °C	12 mm	-47 mm
Feb	10.4 °C	+0.5 °C	34 mm	-46 mm
Mar	18.1 °C	+3.6 °C	91 mm	-27 mm
Apr	25.6 °C	+5.1 °C	78 mm	-62 mm
May	27.9 °C	+2.7 °C	164 mm	-18 mm
Jun	30.1 °C	+1.6 °C	448 mm	+139 mm
Jul	33.5 °C	+0.7 °C	210 mm	+21 mm
Aug	35.6 °C	+3.2 °C	106 mm	-43 mm
Sep	32.2 °C	+4.2 °C	151 mm	+16 mm
Oct	26.2 °C	+3.3 °C	39 mm	-27 mm
Nov	18.8 °C	+1.5 °C	27 mm	-30 mm
Dec	14.8 °C	+3.9 °C	12 mm	-34 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.7 °C

24 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-5.3 °C

17 Jan 2025

Wettest day

88.9 mm

22 Jun 2025

Windiest day

38.7 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

71.6 km/h

30 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.4 °C

20 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-10.0 °C

8 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

17 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Wuzhen?

Wuzhen has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 1,528 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wuzhen?

The hottest day measured in Wuzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2024, reaching 42.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Wuzhen?

The coldest day measured in Wuzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, at -15.6 °C.

Does it snow in Wuzhen?

Yes. Wuzhen gets on average 11.0 cm of snow per year and has around 33 frost days.

Has the climate of Wuzhen warmed?

Yes: Wuzhen warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Wuzhen?

The wettest day measured in Wuzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1991, with 190 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Wuzhen?

The windiest day measured in Wuzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2012, with winds reaching 51.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Wuzhen?

The warmest month in Wuzhen is July (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Wuzhen?

Wuzhen receives on average 1,528 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Wuzhen?

Wuzhen gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wuzhen?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wuzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1984, with 27.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Wuzhen?

Yes: Wuzhen has on average 108 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wuzhen?

In Wuzhen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.3 °C on 3 August 2024, and the lowest was -20.5 °C on 6 February 1969.

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