Yangjiang climate — normals and trends
Yangjiang (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,779 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Yangjiang averages 0 frost days, 105 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 177 rainy days per year.
Yangjiang has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 23 August 1990) and the coldest 2.2 °C (on 16 January 1963).
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
YangjiangGuangdong
- coords
- 21.86°, 111.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.1°C
Average daily high
26.3°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,779mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
12.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
105 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
177 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
220 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
37.3 °C
23 August 1990
Coldest day
2.2 °C
16 January 1963
Wettest day
365 mm
24 May 2009
Windiest day
91.6 km/h
30 August 1954
Strongest gust
168.1 km/h
29 August 1954
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
31 May 2023
Coldest feels-like
-4.3 °C
11 February 1957
Sunniest day
13.0 h
9 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 20.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 6 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 22.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 47 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 27.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 58 mm | -66 mm |
| May | 29.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 196 mm | -63 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 272 mm | -52 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 390 mm | +136 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 354 mm | +49 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 398 mm | +172 mm |
| Oct | 28.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 112 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 24.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 29 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 23.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 7 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yangjiang?
Yangjiang has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,779 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yangjiang?
The hottest day measured in Yangjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1990, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yangjiang?
The coldest day measured in Yangjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1963, at 2.2 °C.
Does it snow in Yangjiang?
Almost never: Yangjiang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Yangjiang warmed?
Yes: Yangjiang warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yangjiang?
The wettest day measured in Yangjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 2009, with 365 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yangjiang?
The windiest day measured in Yangjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1954, with winds reaching 91.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yangjiang?
The warmest month in Yangjiang is July (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Yangjiang?
Yangjiang receives on average 1,779 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 177 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yangjiang?
Yangjiang gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Yangjiang?
Yes: Yangjiang has on average 220 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yangjiang?
In Yangjiang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 31 May 2023, and the lowest was -4.3 °C on 11 February 1957.
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