Zaoyang climate — normals and trends
Zaoyang (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 1,080 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zaoyang averages 45 frost days, 73 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Zaoyang has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 57 to 33 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 31 July 1959) and the coldest -19.9 °C (on 11 January 1955).
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
ZaoyangHubei
- coords
- 32.13°, 112.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.0°C
Average daily high
20.3°C
Average daily low
12.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,080mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
25.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
45 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
73 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.2 cm
Average feels-like high
20.4 °C
Average feels-like low
11.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
99 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
41.4 °C
31 July 1959
Coldest day
-19.9 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
198 mm
30 July 1954
Windiest day
45.5 km/h
5 June 1946
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
14 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
49.0 °C
16 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-25.6 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
11 January 1979
Sunniest day
13.5 h
17 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 55 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | 10.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 54 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 26.2 °C | +5.1 °C | 42 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 129 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 30.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 96 mm | -48 mm |
| Jul | 35.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 71 mm | -154 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 198 mm | +30 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | -1.5 °C | 289 mm | +181 mm |
| Oct | 19.1 °C | -2.5 °C | 126 mm | +58 mm |
| Nov | 18.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 24 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 12.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 23 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zaoyang?
Zaoyang has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 1,080 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zaoyang?
The hottest day measured in Zaoyang between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1959, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zaoyang?
The coldest day measured in Zaoyang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -19.9 °C.
Does it snow in Zaoyang?
Yes. Zaoyang gets on average 20.2 cm of snow per year and has around 45 frost days.
Has the climate of Zaoyang warmed?
Yes: Zaoyang warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zaoyang?
The wettest day measured in Zaoyang between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1954, with 198 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zaoyang?
The windiest day measured in Zaoyang between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 1946, with winds reaching 45.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zaoyang?
The warmest month in Zaoyang is July (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Zaoyang?
Zaoyang receives on average 1,080 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zaoyang?
Zaoyang gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zaoyang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zaoyang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1979, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zaoyang?
Yes: Zaoyang has on average 99 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zaoyang?
In Zaoyang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.0 °C on 16 July 2025, and the lowest was -25.6 °C on 11 January 1955.
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