Yangshuo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Yangshuo?

Yangshuo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 1,866 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Yangshuo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2013, reaching 39.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Yangshuo?

The coldest day measured in Yangshuo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1975, at -7.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Yangshuo?

Almost never: Yangshuo sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Yangshuo warmed?

Yes: Yangshuo warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Yangshuo?

The wettest day measured in Yangshuo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2002, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Yangshuo?

The windiest day measured in Yangshuo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2003, with winds reaching 31.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Yangshuo?

The warmest month in Yangshuo is July (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Yangshuo?

Yangshuo receives on average 1,866 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 192 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Yangshuo?

Yangshuo gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Yangshuo (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 1,866 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 (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Yangshuo averages 2 frost days, 99 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 192 rainy days per year.

Yangshuo has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 1 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 13 August 2013) and the coldest -7.8 °C (on 16 December 1975).

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

YangshuoGuangxi

coords: 24.78°, 110.49°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

20.1°C

Average daily high

24.1°C

Average daily low

16.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,866mm

Sunshine / day

6.9h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

10.4km/h

Seasonal range

17.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

99 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

192 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.3 cm

Average feels-like high

26.0 °C

Average feels-like low

18.2 °C

Average peak gust

27.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

160 d/yr

Solar radiation

12.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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

39.6 °C

13 August 2013

Coldest day

-7.8 °C

16 December 1975

Wettest day

177 mm

1 July 2002

Windiest day

31.5 km/h

24 July 2003

Strongest gust

87.8 km/h

8 June 1946

Hottest feels-like

46.5 °C

24 July 1958

Coldest feels-like

-12.0 °C

16 December 1975

Snowiest day

9.4 cm

13 December 1975

Sunniest day

13.1 h

7 July 1944

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.7 °C7 September 2025	0.9 °C12 January 2025	21.2 °C	1,547 mm	133	0
2024	38.3 °C26 July 2024	0.1 °C23 January 2024	21.1 °C	2,217 mm	115	0
2023	36.7 °C28 July 2023	0.5 °C25 January 2023	21.1 °C	1,455 mm	131	0
2022	37.5 °C7 September 2022	2.2 °C30 January 2022	20.5 °C	1,888 mm	121	0
2021	38.6 °C10 September 2021	-1.1 °C12 January 2021	21.3 °C	1,336 mm	136	1
2020	35.5 °C25 July 2020	1.5 °C30 January 2020	20.5 °C	1,950 mm	109	0
2019	38.1 °C13 September 2019	2.6 °C1 January 2019	20.6 °C	1,783 mm	121	0
2018	35.9 °C11 July 2018	-1.7 °C6 February 2018	20.4 °C	1,525 mm	115	2
2017	36.1 °C29 July 2017	0.5 °C21 December 2017	20.8 °C	1,708 mm	110	0
2016	37.6 °C31 July 2016	1.0 °C25 January 2016	20.9 °C	2,121 mm	119	0
2015	35.6 °C13 July 2015	1.4 °C6 February 2015	20.6 °C	2,307 mm	98	0
2014	36.8 °C7 September 2014	-0.4 °C20 February 2014	20.7 °C	1,447 mm	132	1
2013	39.6 °C13 August 2013	1.1 °C5 January 2013	20.5 °C	2,087 mm	114	0
2012	36.2 °C30 August 2012	1.1 °C25 January 2012	20.0 °C	1,666 mm	114	0
2011	38.7 °C26 July 2011	1.0 °C2 February 2011	20.0 °C	1,040 mm	117	0
2010	37.2 °C20 September 2010	-0.7 °C17 December 2010	20.4 °C	2,031 mm	92	1
2009	37.9 °C23 August 2009	0.7 °C10 January 2009	21.1 °C	1,136 mm	126	0
2008	37.8 °C23 September 2008	-1.0 °C3 February 2008	20.2 °C	1,414 mm	118	1
2007	38.0 °C8 August 2007	2.7 °C10 January 2007	21.0 °C	1,111 mm	128	0
2006	36.2 °C14 July 2006	0.1 °C9 January 2006	20.6 °C	1,656 mm	121	0
2005	39.2 °C13 August 2005	-1.3 °C1 January 2005	20.4 °C	1,808 mm	132	1
2004	36.8 °C1 July 2004	-0.2 °C21 January 2004	20.5 °C	1,448 mm	116	1
2003	38.6 °C3 August 2003	-0.2 °C7 January 2003	21.0 °C	1,454 mm	115	2
2002	35.9 °C14 July 2002	-0.3 °C27 December 2002	20.6 °C	2,403 mm	92	2
2001	35.6 °C5 July 2001	1.4 °C22 December 2001	20.3 °C	1,965 mm	103	0
2000	36.7 °C5 September 2000	-0.5 °C2 February 2000	20.2 °C	1,614 mm	117	1
1999	36.0 °C14 September 1999	-1.9 °C23 December 1999	20.5 °C	2,045 mm	100	4
1998	36.5 °C15 September 1998	1.7 °C18 January 1998	20.9 °C	2,542 mm	108	0
1997	35.6 °C30 August 1997	1.2 °C10 January 1997	20.0 °C	2,217 mm	79	0
1996	35.0 °C26 July 1996	0.2 °C20 February 1996	19.6 °C	1,857 mm	98	0
1995	36.9 °C31 July 1995	0.8 °C5 January 1995	19.9 °C	1,756 mm	106	0
1994	36.1 °C2 July 1994	-0.5 °C23 January 1994	20.1 °C	2,582 mm	77	1
1993	34.7 °C5 August 1993	-1.4 °C25 January 1993	19.8 °C	2,112 mm	95	4
1992	38.3 °C7 August 1992	-0.7 °C15 January 1992	20.0 °C	1,867 mm	106	1
1991	37.1 °C19 July 1991	-0.7 °C29 December 1991	20.5 °C	1,369 mm	125	2
1990	39.5 °C27 August 1990	0.8 °C31 January 1990	20.6 °C	2,136 mm	115	0
1989	38.7 °C16 August 1989	0.9 °C13 January 1989	20.3 °C	1,344 mm	125	0
1988	36.9 °C19 July 1988	2.2 °C11 December 1988	19.5 °C	1,822 mm	107	0
1987	35.3 °C13 July 1987	0.3 °C27 January 1987	20.4 °C	2,302 mm	98	0
1986	36.9 °C4 September 1986	-0.1 °C7 January 1986	20.2 °C	1,663 mm	120	2
1985	38.6 °C17 July 1985	0.5 °C16 December 1985	19.7 °C	1,844 mm	114	0
1984	38.0 °C30 July 1984	-0.5 °C9 January 1984	19.2 °C	1,706 mm	115	1
1983	37.4 °C6 August 1983	-0.9 °C24 January 1983	20.0 °C	2,068 mm	130	2
1982	35.8 °C27 July 1982	-1.3 °C27 December 1982	20.1 °C	2,026 mm	110	2
1981	37.1 °C22 June 1981	-0.7 °C12 January 1981	19.9 °C	2,443 mm	102	1
1980	36.7 °C10 July 1980	-1.3 °C1 February 1980	19.9 °C	1,862 mm	112	1
1979	37.3 °C29 July 1979	-0.4 °C25 November 1979	20.3 °C	1,626 mm	106	1
1978	37.1 °C29 July 1978	-1.1 °C21 January 1978	20.3 °C	2,115 mm	115	1
1977	35.8 °C10 August 1977	-2.0 °C5 January 1977	20.1 °C	2,193 mm	94	7
1976	36.4 °C10 August 1976	-0.5 °C29 December 1976	19.5 °C	2,406 mm	94	2
1975	36.3 °C11 July 1975	-7.8 °C16 December 1975	20.1 °C	2,216 mm	112	13
1974	35.4 °C28 September 1974	-0.5 °C2 January 1974	20.1 °C	1,904 mm	115	5
1973	35.6 °C23 August 1973	-1.7 °C31 December 1973	20.3 °C	2,478 mm	104	2
1972	37.1 °C10 July 1972	0.3 °C11 February 1972	20.0 °C	2,388 mm	101	0
1971	37.1 °C22 July 1971	-0.3 °C3 January 1971	19.8 °C	2,110 mm	89	2
1970	35.9 °C2 August 1970	-0.3 °C5 January 1970	19.6 °C	2,132 mm	97	2
1969	37.9 °C23 September 1969	-1.6 °C1 February 1969	20.0 °C	1,768 mm	112	6
1968	37.2 °C20 August 1968	0.9 °C4 January 1968	20.2 °C	2,426 mm	95	0
1967	36.4 °C18 July 1967	-3.3 °C17 January 1967	19.6 °C	2,063 mm	112	9
1966	33.4 °C15 August 1966	0.2 °C1 January 1966	19.8 °C	1,803 mm	84	0
1965	34.0 °C27 July 1965	-1.7 °C31 December 1965	19.4 °C	2,196 mm	43	3
1964	36.5 °C8 August 1964	0.9 °C20 February 1964	20.1 °C	1,969 mm	112	0
1963	39.3 °C5 September 1963	-3.6 °C15 January 1963	20.7 °C	1,456 mm	130	4
1962	36.9 °C21 July 1962	-1.1 °C27 January 1962	20.0 °C	2,196 mm	109	1
1961	36.0 °C2 July 1961	-2.8 °C17 January 1961	20.2 °C	2,615 mm	96	3
1960	36.4 °C1 August 1960	-0.6 °C2 January 1960	20.3 °C	1,975 mm	103	2
1959	34.5 °C29 August 1959	0.8 °C11 January 1959	19.8 °C	2,007 mm	102	0
1958	35.9 °C24 July 1958	-0.5 °C2 February 1958	20.2 °C	1,266 mm	103	1
1957	37.4 °C15 August 1957	-3.5 °C11 February 1957	20.0 °C	2,097 mm	94	5
1956	35.9 °C4 September 1956	-1.8 °C9 January 1956	20.0 °C	1,427 mm	108	4
1955	32.1 °C23 September 1955	-3.6 °C12 January 1955	20.0 °C	1,343 mm	65	4
1954	32.9 °C28 July 1954	0.4 °C16 December 1954	20.3 °C	1,987 mm	87	0
1953	39.1 °C13 August 1953	0.6 °C12 December 1953	20.6 °C	1,439 mm	103	0
1952	32.5 °C12 July 1952	0.1 °C19 February 1952	20.4 °C	1,721 mm	62	0
1951	33.9 °C1 August 1951	-2.4 °C13 January 1951	19.7 °C	2,394 mm	49	3
1950	31.8 °C16 July 1950	1.8 °C14 February 1950	20.0 °C	2,015 mm	34	0
1949	31.8 °C13 June 1949	0.2 °C15 January 1949	20.4 °C	1,995 mm	71	0
1948	32.3 °C6 July 1948	-1.7 °C25 January 1948	20.2 °C	1,809 mm	63	2
1947	32.0 °C29 August 1947	0.1 °C30 December 1947	19.5 °C	2,111 mm	26	0
1946	36.5 °C5 September 1946	-1.4 °C11 January 1946	21.1 °C	841 mm	128	4
1945	31.4 °C15 July 1945	-1.1 °C16 January 1945	18.7 °C	1,147 mm	37	6
1944	33.1 °C25 September 1944	-3.6 °C21 December 1944	19.4 °C	1,867 mm	45	8
1943	32.1 °C27 May 1943	-2.2 °C12 January 1943	19.8 °C	1,495 mm	48	1
1942	31.9 °C6 August 1942	1.3 °C6 December 1942	19.6 °C	2,039 mm	24	0
1941	32.1 °C9 August 1941	-0.3 °C29 December 1941	19.4 °C	1,958 mm	21	1
1940	33.6 °C31 August 1940	-2.9 °C25 January 1940	19.5 °C	1,835 mm	72	3

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.5 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

133 d/yr

+34

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-2

Annual rainfall

1547 mm

-319 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	18.2 °C	+4.2 °C	38 mm	-31 mm
Feb	13.2 °C	-2.0 °C	50 mm	-42 mm
Mar	20.4 °C	+1.3 °C	138 mm	-25 mm
Apr	26.5 °C	+2.7 °C	142 mm	-130 mm
May	27.7 °C	+0.1 °C	360 mm	+32 mm
Jun	30.8 °C	+0.9 °C	254 mm	-54 mm
Jul	33.5 °C	+1.6 °C	140 mm	-39 mm
Aug	32.4 °C	+0.4 °C	148 mm	-19 mm
Sep	31.9 °C	+1.2 °C	158 mm	+73 mm
Oct	29.1 °C	+2.3 °C	19 mm	-54 mm
Nov	21.8 °C	+0.3 °C	44 mm	-33 mm
Dec	19.7 °C	+3.4 °C	57 mm	+2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.7 °C

7 Sep 2025

Coldest day

0.9 °C

12 Jan 2025

Wettest day

58.2 mm

9 Sep 2025

Windiest day

28.4 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

63.4 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.6 °C

26 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-2.4 °C

9 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

12 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Yangshuo?

Yangshuo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 1,866 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yangshuo?

The hottest day measured in Yangshuo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2013, reaching 39.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Yangshuo?

The coldest day measured in Yangshuo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1975, at -7.8 °C.

Does it snow in Yangshuo?

Almost never: Yangshuo sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Yangshuo warmed?

Yes: Yangshuo warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Yangshuo?

The wettest day measured in Yangshuo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2002, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Yangshuo?

The windiest day measured in Yangshuo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2003, with winds reaching 31.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Yangshuo?

The warmest month in Yangshuo is July (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Yangshuo?

Yangshuo receives on average 1,866 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 192 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Yangshuo?

Yangshuo gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yangshuo?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yangshuo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1975, with 9.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Yangshuo?

Yes: Yangshuo has on average 160 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yangshuo?

In Yangshuo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 24 July 1958, and the lowest was -12.0 °C on 16 December 1975.

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