Yuxi climate — normals and trends
Yuxi (China) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,152 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 June (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Yuxi averages 1 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.
Yuxi has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.8 °C (on 23 May 2021) and the coldest -6.4 °C (on 18 December 2013).
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
YuxiYunnan
- coords
- 24.36°, 102.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
21.3°C
Average daily low
12.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,152mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
10.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
165 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.1 cm
Average feels-like high
20.6 °C
Average feels-like low
11.9 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
33.8 °C
23 May 2021
Coldest day
-6.4 °C
18 December 2013
Wettest day
131 mm
28 July 1966
Windiest day
31.8 km/h
26 February 1976
Strongest gust
87.5 km/h
17 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
34.0 °C
19 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-10.3 °C
18 December 2013
Snowiest day
26.8 cm
28 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.3 h
14 June 2013
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 | 15.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 22 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 19.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 21 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 22.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 12 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 36 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 202 mm | +99 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 207 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 25.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 354 mm | +132 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 237 mm | +17 mm |
| Sep | 24.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 202 mm | +66 mm |
| Oct | 21.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 114 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 17.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 107 mm | +67 mm |
| Dec | 16.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 11 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yuxi?
Yuxi has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,152 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yuxi?
The hottest day measured in Yuxi between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 2021, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yuxi?
The coldest day measured in Yuxi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2013, at -6.4 °C.
Does it snow in Yuxi?
Yes. Yuxi gets on average 2.1 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Yuxi warmed?
Yes: Yuxi warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yuxi?
The wettest day measured in Yuxi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1966, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yuxi?
The windiest day measured in Yuxi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1976, with winds reaching 31.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yuxi?
The warmest month in Yuxi is June (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Yuxi?
Yuxi receives on average 1,152 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yuxi?
Yuxi gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yuxi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yuxi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, with 26.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yuxi?
Yes: Yuxi has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yuxi?
In Yuxi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.0 °C on 19 August 2022, and the lowest was -10.3 °C on 18 December 2013.
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