Yichang climate — normals and trends
Yichang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 1,296 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Yichang averages 25 frost days, 56 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Yichang 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 37 to 13 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 11 August 2013) and the coldest -15.4 °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
YichangHubei
- coords
- 30.71°, 111.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
12.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,296mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
8.5km/h
Seasonal range
23.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
25 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
56 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.0 °C
Average feels-like low
13.0 °C
Average peak gust
22.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
98 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
39.0 °C
11 August 2013
Coldest day
-15.4 °C
30 January 1977
Wettest day
181 mm
12 July 2007
Windiest day
27.9 km/h
23 May 1946
Strongest gust
68.8 km/h
17 March 2004
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
16 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-19.9 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
5 February 1948
Sunniest day
13.4 h
22 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 45 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 10.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 19 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 46 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 26.6 °C | +6.1 °C | 27 mm | -71 mm |
| May | 28.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 170 mm | +33 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 247 mm | +61 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 155 mm | -81 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 286 mm | +112 mm |
| Sep | 25.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 164 mm | +39 mm |
| Oct | 19.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 120 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 18.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 40 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 13.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 32 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yichang?
Yichang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 1,296 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yichang?
The hottest day measured in Yichang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2013, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yichang?
The coldest day measured in Yichang between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1977, at -15.4 °C.
Does it snow in Yichang?
Yes. Yichang gets on average 21.0 cm of snow per year and has around 25 frost days.
Has the climate of Yichang warmed?
Yes: Yichang warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yichang?
The wettest day measured in Yichang between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2007, with 181 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yichang?
The windiest day measured in Yichang between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1946, with winds reaching 27.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yichang?
The warmest month in Yichang is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Yichang?
Yichang receives on average 1,296 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yichang?
Yichang 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 Yichang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yichang between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1948, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yichang?
Yes: Yichang has on average 98 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yichang?
In Yichang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 16 July 2025, and the lowest was -19.9 °C on 11 January 1955.
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