Youchou climate — normals and trends
Youchou (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 1,908 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Youchou averages 20 frost days, 44 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 195 rainy days per year.
Youchou has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 31 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 18 August 2022) and the coldest -16.4 °C (on 20 December 1947).
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
YouchouChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 28.96°, 109.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.7°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
12.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,908mm
Sunshine / day
5.6h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
21.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
20 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
44 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
195 d/yr
Annual snowfall
34.5 cm
Average feels-like high
20.0 °C
Average feels-like low
12.9 °C
Average peak gust
23.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
93 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
38.4 °C
18 August 2022
Coldest day
-16.4 °C
20 December 1947
Wettest day
189 mm
28 July 1982
Windiest day
31.8 km/h
26 May 1946
Strongest gust
75.6 km/h
5 July 1946
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
5 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-20.8 °C
20 December 1947
Snowiest day
14.6 cm
1 April 1972
Sunniest day
13.5 h
2 July 1973
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 61 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 8.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 77 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 15.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 83 mm | -68 mm |
| Apr | 23.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 139 mm | -59 mm |
| May | 25.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 194 mm | -53 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 317 mm | +52 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 141 mm | -110 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 176 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 199 mm | +54 mm |
| Oct | 21.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 149 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 16.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 80 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 12.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 59 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Youchou?
Youchou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 1,908 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Youchou?
The hottest day measured in Youchou between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2022, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Youchou?
The coldest day measured in Youchou between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1947, at -16.4 °C.
Does it snow in Youchou?
Yes. Youchou gets on average 34.5 cm of snow per year and has around 20 frost days.
Has the climate of Youchou warmed?
Yes: Youchou warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Youchou?
The wettest day measured in Youchou between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1982, with 189 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Youchou?
The windiest day measured in Youchou between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1946, with winds reaching 31.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Youchou?
The warmest month in Youchou is July (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Youchou?
Youchou receives on average 1,908 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 195 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Youchou?
Youchou gets on average 5.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,044 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Youchou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Youchou between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1972, with 14.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Youchou?
Yes: Youchou has on average 93 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Youchou?
In Youchou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 5 August 2025, and the lowest was -20.8 °C on 20 December 1947.
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