Yuyao climate — normals and trends
Yuyao (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 1,583 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 (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Yuyao averages 26 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Yuyao has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 37 to 15 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 3 August 2024) and the coldest -13.6 °C (on 13 December 1985).
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
YuyaoZhejiang
- coords
- 30.05°, 121.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
21.0°C
Average daily low
13.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,583mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
23.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
26 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
74 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.8 cm
Average feels-like high
21.7 °C
Average feels-like low
13.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
109 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
42.2 °C
3 August 2024
Coldest day
-13.6 °C
13 December 1985
Wettest day
185 mm
28 September 1996
Windiest day
51.7 km/h
17 August 1953
Strongest gust
144.0 km/h
1 August 1956
Hottest feels-like
48.4 °C
13 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-18.1 °C
13 December 1985
Snowiest day
15.2 cm
9 February 1977
Sunniest day
13.9 h
1 July 2025
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 | 12.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 18 mm | -45 mm |
| Feb | 10.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 52 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 18.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 59 mm | -55 mm |
| Apr | 25.8 °C | +5.3 °C | 50 mm | -90 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 224 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 414 mm | +112 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 331 mm | +161 mm |
| Aug | 37.0 °C | +4.6 °C | 43 mm | -125 mm |
| Sep | 34.2 °C | +6.3 °C | 105 mm | -53 mm |
| Oct | 27.6 °C | +5.0 °C | 46 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 18.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 47 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 15.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 14 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yuyao?
Yuyao has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 1,583 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yuyao?
The hottest day measured in Yuyao between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2024, reaching 42.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yuyao?
The coldest day measured in Yuyao between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1985, at -13.6 °C.
Does it snow in Yuyao?
Yes. Yuyao gets on average 11.8 cm of snow per year and has around 26 frost days.
Has the climate of Yuyao warmed?
Yes: Yuyao warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yuyao?
The wettest day measured in Yuyao between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1996, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yuyao?
The windiest day measured in Yuyao between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1953, with winds reaching 51.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yuyao?
The warmest month in Yuyao is July (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Yuyao?
Yuyao receives on average 1,583 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yuyao?
Yuyao gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yuyao?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yuyao between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1977, with 15.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yuyao?
Yes: Yuyao has on average 109 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yuyao?
In Yuyao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.4 °C on 13 July 2022, and the lowest was -18.1 °C on 13 December 1985.
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