Zhakou climate — normals and trends
Zhakou (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,735 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 (15.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Zhakou averages 0 frost days, 130 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Zhakou has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 3 June 1991) and the coldest 2.2 °C (on 16 January 1963).
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
ZhakouGuangxi
- coords
- 21.71°, 109.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
26.9°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,735mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
12.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
130 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.8 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
221 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °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
36.3 °C
3 June 1991
Coldest day
2.2 °C
16 January 1963
Wettest day
325 mm
31 May 1971
Windiest day
64.1 km/h
30 August 1954
Strongest gust
132.5 km/h
23 July 1980
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
28 July 1968
Coldest feels-like
-2.8 °C
24 January 2016
Sunniest day
13.0 h
9 June 1940
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 | 21.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 13 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 20.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 20 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 23.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 29 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 28.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 62 mm | -52 mm |
| May | 30.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 217 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 31.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 300 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 346 mm | +63 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 313 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 251 mm | +51 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 245 mm | +158 mm |
| Nov | 24.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 29 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 24.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 16 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhakou?
Zhakou has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,735 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhakou?
The hottest day measured in Zhakou between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1991, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhakou?
The coldest day measured in Zhakou between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1963, at 2.2 °C.
Does it snow in Zhakou?
Almost never: Zhakou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zhakou warmed?
Yes: Zhakou warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhakou?
The wettest day measured in Zhakou between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1971, with 325 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhakou?
The windiest day measured in Zhakou between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1954, with winds reaching 64.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhakou?
The warmest month in Zhakou is July (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhakou?
Zhakou receives on average 1,735 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhakou?
Zhakou gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Zhakou?
Yes: Zhakou has on average 221 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhakou?
In Zhakou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 28 July 1968, and the lowest was -2.8 °C on 24 January 2016.
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