Yuntai climate — normals and trends
Yuntai (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 1,578 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 August (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Yuntai averages 2 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 173 rainy days per year.
Yuntai has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 18 August 2022) and the coldest -8.3 °C (on 11 February 1945).
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
YuntaiChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 30.14°, 107.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
21.0°C
Average daily low
14.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,578mm
Sunshine / day
5.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
8.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
66 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
173 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
15.6 °C
Average peak gust
21.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
111 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
41.8 °C
18 August 2022
Coldest day
-8.3 °C
11 February 1945
Wettest day
156 mm
9 August 1953
Windiest day
39.7 km/h
21 May 1946
Strongest gust
69.5 km/h
28 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
5 August 1994
Coldest feels-like
-11.8 °C
11 February 1945
Snowiest day
7.2 cm
29 January 1977
Sunniest day
13.9 h
29 June 1940
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 | 11.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 61 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 11.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 40 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 16.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 121 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 145 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 83 mm | -112 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 235 mm | +43 mm |
| Jul | 34.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 136 mm | -68 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 209 mm | +42 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 195 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | 23.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 197 mm | +53 mm |
| Nov | 16.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 71 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 13.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 58 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yuntai?
Yuntai has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 1,578 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yuntai?
The hottest day measured in Yuntai between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2022, reaching 41.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yuntai?
The coldest day measured in Yuntai between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1945, at -8.3 °C.
Does it snow in Yuntai?
Yes. Yuntai gets on average 3.0 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.
Has the climate of Yuntai warmed?
Yes: Yuntai warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yuntai?
The wettest day measured in Yuntai between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1953, with 156 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yuntai?
The windiest day measured in Yuntai between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1946, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yuntai?
The warmest month in Yuntai is August (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Yuntai?
Yuntai receives on average 1,578 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 173 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yuntai?
Yuntai gets on average 5.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,154 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yuntai?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yuntai between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1977, with 7.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yuntai?
Yes: Yuntai has on average 111 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yuntai?
In Yuntai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 5 August 1994, and the lowest was -11.8 °C on 11 February 1945.
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