Yuepu climate — normals and trends
Yuepu (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,297 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Yuepu averages 15 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Yuepu has warmed by +1.8 °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 23 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -8.9 °C (on 16 January 1958).
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
YuepuShanghai Municipality
- coords
- 31.43°, 121.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
19.0°C
Average daily low
14.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,297mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
23.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
15 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
43 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.8 cm
Average feels-like high
19.2 °C
Average feels-like low
13.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
119 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
38.2 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-8.9 °C
16 January 1958
Wettest day
181 mm
30 June 1983
Windiest day
65.8 km/h
21 August 1951
Strongest gust
126.4 km/h
2 August 1956
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
24 July 2017
Coldest feels-like
-16.7 °C
24 January 2016
Snowiest day
15.3 cm
18 January 1984
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 15 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 8.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 23 mm | -37 mm |
| Mar | 15.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 89 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 21.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 49 mm | -63 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 156 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 309 mm | +60 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 225 mm | +41 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 79 mm | -60 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +4.3 °C | 116 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 24.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 62 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 17.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 4 mm | -47 mm |
| Dec | 12.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 4 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yuepu?
Yuepu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,297 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yuepu?
The hottest day measured in Yuepu between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yuepu?
The coldest day measured in Yuepu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1958, at -8.9 °C.
Does it snow in Yuepu?
Yes. Yuepu gets on average 4.8 cm of snow per year and has around 15 frost days.
Has the climate of Yuepu warmed?
Yes: Yuepu warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yuepu?
The wettest day measured in Yuepu between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1983, with 181 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yuepu?
The windiest day measured in Yuepu between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1951, with winds reaching 65.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yuepu?
The warmest month in Yuepu is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Yuepu?
Yuepu receives on average 1,297 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yuepu?
Yuepu gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yuepu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yuepu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1984, with 15.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yuepu?
Yes: Yuepu has on average 119 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yuepu?
In Yuepu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 24 July 2017, and the lowest was -16.7 °C on 24 January 2016.
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