Zhancheng climate — normals and trends
Zhancheng (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 1,002 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhancheng averages 75 frost days, 61 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Zhancheng has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 87 to 63 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.5 °C (on 11 August 1946) and the coldest -24.6 °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
ZhanchengJiangsu
- coords
- 34.18°, 117.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.6°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
10.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,002mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
26.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
61 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.5 cm
Average feels-like high
18.8 °C
Average feels-like low
9.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
87 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
41.5 °C
11 August 1946
Coldest day
-24.6 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
160 mm
9 July 1949
Windiest day
43.4 km/h
17 April 1946
Strongest gust
89.6 km/h
28 July 2021
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
28 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-30.1 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
18.6 cm
7 February 1964
Sunniest day
14.0 h
3 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 5 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 9.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 6 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 16.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 47 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 24.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 25 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 27.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 31 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 137 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 34.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 41 mm | -244 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 257 mm | +89 mm |
| Sep | 26.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 311 mm | +205 mm |
| Oct | 19.8 °C | -1.4 °C | 136 mm | +88 mm |
| Nov | 17.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 14 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 10.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 12 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhancheng?
Zhancheng has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 1,002 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhancheng?
The hottest day measured in Zhancheng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1946, reaching 41.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhancheng?
The coldest day measured in Zhancheng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -24.6 °C.
Does it snow in Zhancheng?
Yes. Zhancheng gets on average 14.5 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhancheng warmed?
Yes: Zhancheng warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhancheng?
The wettest day measured in Zhancheng between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1949, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhancheng?
The windiest day measured in Zhancheng between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1946, with winds reaching 43.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhancheng?
The warmest month in Zhancheng is July (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhancheng?
Zhancheng receives on average 1,002 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhancheng?
Zhancheng 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 Zhancheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhancheng between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1964, with 18.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhancheng?
Yes: Zhancheng has on average 87 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhancheng?
In Zhancheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 28 July 1958, and the lowest was -30.1 °C on 11 January 1955.
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