Yushan climate — normals and trends
Yushan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 1,740 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Yushan averages 23 frost days, 25 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 207 rainy days per year.
Yushan has warmed by +1.4 °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 35 to 11 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 15 August 2006) and the coldest -15.3 °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
YushanChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 29.53°, 108.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.7°C
Average daily high
17.9°C
Average daily low
11.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,740mm
Sunshine / day
5.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
6.9km/h
Seasonal range
21.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
23 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
25 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
207 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.4 cm
Average feels-like high
18.5 °C
Average feels-like low
11.9 °C
Average peak gust
24.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
71 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °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
36.5 °C
15 August 2006
Coldest day
-15.3 °C
20 December 1947
Wettest day
171 mm
19 July 1943
Windiest day
28.1 km/h
26 May 1946
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
12 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
14 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-19.4 °C
20 December 1947
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
13 January 1993
Sunniest day
13.8 h
22 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 73 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 71 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 14.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 120 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 22.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 132 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 169 mm | -47 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 259 mm | +42 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 104 mm | -101 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 144 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 25.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 228 mm | +76 mm |
| Oct | 20.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 202 mm | +51 mm |
| Nov | 14.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 80 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 11.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 76 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yushan?
Yushan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 1,740 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yushan?
The hottest day measured in Yushan between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2006, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yushan?
The coldest day measured in Yushan between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1947, at -15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Yushan?
Yes. Yushan gets on average 43.4 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.
Has the climate of Yushan warmed?
Yes: Yushan warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yushan?
The wettest day measured in Yushan between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1943, with 171 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yushan?
The windiest day measured in Yushan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1946, with winds reaching 28.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yushan?
The warmest month in Yushan is July (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Yushan?
Yushan receives on average 1,740 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 207 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yushan?
Yushan gets on average 5.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,008 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yushan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yushan between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1993, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yushan?
Yes: Yushan has on average 71 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yushan?
In Yushan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 14 July 2002, and the lowest was -19.4 °C on 20 December 1947.
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