Zaozhuang climate — normals and trends
Zaozhuang (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 935 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zaozhuang averages 81 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Zaozhuang 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 93 to 69 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 11 August 1946) and the coldest -21.7 °C (on 16 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
ZaozhuangShandong
- coords
- 34.86°, 117.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.2°C
Average daily high
18.9°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
935mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
27.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
81 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
58 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.8 cm
Average feels-like high
18.4 °C
Average feels-like low
8.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
83 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
40.8 °C
11 August 1946
Coldest day
-21.7 °C
16 January 1955
Wettest day
157 mm
5 July 2007
Windiest day
43.0 km/h
17 April 1946
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
28 July 2021
Hottest feels-like
44.8 °C
30 July 1959
Coldest feels-like
-27.3 °C
16 January 1955
Snowiest day
17.9 cm
7 February 1964
Sunniest day
14.0 h
6 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 8.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 16.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 41 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 24.0 °C | +4.1 °C | 22 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 24 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 136 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 20 mm | -254 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 150 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 25.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 282 mm | +187 mm |
| Oct | 19.3 °C | -1.4 °C | 139 mm | +96 mm |
| Nov | 16.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 10 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 9.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 10 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zaozhuang?
Zaozhuang has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 935 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zaozhuang?
The hottest day measured in Zaozhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1946, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zaozhuang?
The coldest day measured in Zaozhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1955, at -21.7 °C.
Does it snow in Zaozhuang?
Yes. Zaozhuang gets on average 13.8 cm of snow per year and has around 81 frost days.
Has the climate of Zaozhuang warmed?
Yes: Zaozhuang warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zaozhuang?
The wettest day measured in Zaozhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2007, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zaozhuang?
The windiest day measured in Zaozhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1946, with winds reaching 43.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zaozhuang?
The warmest month in Zaozhuang is July (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Zaozhuang?
Zaozhuang receives on average 935 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zaozhuang?
Zaozhuang gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zaozhuang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zaozhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1964, with 17.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zaozhuang?
Yes: Zaozhuang has on average 83 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zaozhuang?
In Zaozhuang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 30 July 1959, and the lowest was -27.3 °C on 16 January 1955.
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