Yuzhou climate — normals and trends
Yuzhou (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 910 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Yuzhou averages 74 frost days, 68 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Yuzhou 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 88 to 60 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 6 June 1967) and the coldest -22.1 °C (on 14 January 1951).
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
YuzhouHenan
- coords
- 34.15°, 113.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.7°C
Average daily high
19.5°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
910mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
26.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
74 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
68 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
29.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.9 °C
Average feels-like low
9.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
83 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
6 June 1967
Coldest day
-22.1 °C
14 January 1951
Wettest day
259 mm
18 July 1984
Windiest day
41.6 km/h
2 May 1982
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
12 April 2025
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
7 August 1964
Coldest feels-like
-26.9 °C
14 January 1951
Snowiest day
14.6 cm
19 November 1993
Sunniest day
13.8 h
16 June 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 45 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | 9.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 4 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 47 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 26.5 °C | +5.6 °C | 16 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 25 mm | -47 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 82 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 34.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 100 mm | -119 mm |
| Aug | 32.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 147 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | -1.5 °C | 206 mm | +99 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | -3.5 °C | 161 mm | +109 mm |
| Nov | 17.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 21 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 10.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 18 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yuzhou?
Yuzhou has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 910 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yuzhou?
The hottest day measured in Yuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1967, reaching 42.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yuzhou?
The coldest day measured in Yuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1951, at -22.1 °C.
Does it snow in Yuzhou?
Yes. Yuzhou gets on average 29.0 cm of snow per year and has around 74 frost days.
Has the climate of Yuzhou warmed?
Yes: Yuzhou warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yuzhou?
The wettest day measured in Yuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1984, with 259 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yuzhou?
The windiest day measured in Yuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1982, with winds reaching 41.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yuzhou?
The warmest month in Yuzhou is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Yuzhou?
Yuzhou receives on average 910 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yuzhou?
Yuzhou gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yuzhou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1993, with 14.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yuzhou?
Yes: Yuzhou has on average 83 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yuzhou?
In Yuzhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 7 August 1964, and the lowest was -26.9 °C on 14 January 1951.
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