Zhangfeng climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Zhangfeng?

Zhangfeng has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 2,425 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhangfeng?

The hottest day measured in Zhangfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1980, reaching 34.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Zhangfeng?

The coldest day measured in Zhangfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1983, at -1.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Zhangfeng?

Almost never: Zhangfeng sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Zhangfeng warmed?

Yes: Zhangfeng warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Zhangfeng?

The wettest day measured in Zhangfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1979, with 198 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Zhangfeng?

The windiest day measured in Zhangfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1984, with winds reaching 22.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Zhangfeng?

The warmest month in Zhangfeng is June (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Zhangfeng?

Zhangfeng receives on average 2,425 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 205 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Zhangfeng?

Zhangfeng gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Zhangfeng (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 2,425 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 June (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Zhangfeng averages 0 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 205 rainy days per year.

Zhangfeng has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 16 April 1980) and the coldest -1.4 °C (on 6 January 1983).

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

ZhangfengYunnan

coords: 24.19°, 97.80°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

18.6°C

Average daily high

23.9°C

Average daily low

14.3°C

Annual rainfall

2,425mm

Sunshine / day

8.6h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

8.9km/h

Seasonal range

9.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

9 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

205 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.7 °C

Average feels-like low

14.9 °C

Average peak gust

31.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

51 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

34.9 °C

16 April 1980

Coldest day

-1.4 °C

6 January 1983

Wettest day

198 mm

19 August 1979

Windiest day

22.7 km/h

3 April 1984

Strongest gust

85.7 km/h

15 May 2023

Hottest feels-like

39.0 °C

19 July 2018

Coldest feels-like

-4.4 °C

5 January 1983

Sunniest day

13.0 h

11 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	31.2 °C1 April 2025	4.4 °C8 December 2025	19.7 °C	2,193 mm	14	0
2024	32.8 °C15 April 2024	2.8 °C9 January 2024	19.7 °C	1,812 mm	29	0
2023	33.9 °C8 May 2023	3.3 °C24 January 2023	19.9 °C	1,962 mm	36	0
2022	31.5 °C14 March 2022	2.7 °C5 January 2022	19.2 °C	1,808 mm	10	0
2021	33.1 °C24 April 2021	3.1 °C17 December 2021	19.8 °C	1,733 mm	22	0
2020	32.1 °C18 May 2020	1.8 °C26 January 2020	19.5 °C	1,940 mm	15	0
2019	34.1 °C21 May 2019	2.9 °C9 December 2019	19.7 °C	1,721 mm	36	0
2018	31.9 °C18 August 2018	2.7 °C29 January 2018	19.1 °C	2,395 mm	3	0
2017	31.0 °C7 June 2017	2.4 °C21 January 2017	19.4 °C	2,178 mm	5	0
2016	31.4 °C11 May 2016	2.1 °C12 January 2016	19.5 °C	2,172 mm	9	0
2015	30.1 °C8 July 2015	3.5 °C13 January 2015	19.0 °C	2,234 mm	2	0
2014	33.9 °C22 April 2014	2.4 °C4 January 2014	19.5 °C	1,892 mm	16	0
2013	32.4 °C12 April 2013	0.3 °C18 December 2013	19.4 °C	2,014 mm	15	0
2012	34.3 °C20 May 2012	2.5 °C16 January 2012	19.6 °C	2,230 mm	28	0
2011	32.3 °C18 April 2011	1.9 °C21 January 2011	19.3 °C	2,107 mm	6	0
2010	32.4 °C16 April 2010	1.5 °C25 December 2010	19.7 °C	2,259 mm	19	0
2009	32.5 °C12 May 2009	-0.1 °C30 December 2009	19.4 °C	2,101 mm	7	1
2008	31.5 °C22 April 2008	3.1 °C6 January 2008	19.0 °C	2,309 mm	6	0
2007	31.6 °C6 May 2007	1.9 °C24 January 2007	18.9 °C	2,266 mm	10	0
2006	31.0 °C13 April 2006	3.1 °C5 January 2006	19.3 °C	1,844 mm	7	0
2005	34.2 °C20 April 2005	3.7 °C13 January 2005	19.7 °C	2,140 mm	24	0
2004	30.9 °C27 March 2004	2.8 °C5 February 2004	18.8 °C	2,689 mm	3	0
2003	30.8 °C7 April 2003	2.5 °C16 January 2003	19.2 °C	2,096 mm	2	0
2002	31.4 °C19 April 2002	2.5 °C13 January 2002	19.3 °C	1,967 mm	6	0
2001	32.5 °C25 April 2001	1.7 °C12 January 2001	19.3 °C	2,451 mm	12	0
2000	33.3 °C10 April 2000	3.1 °C28 February 2000	19.0 °C	2,495 mm	11	0
1999	33.2 °C4 April 1999	1.6 °C27 December 1999	19.6 °C	2,521 mm	19	0
1998	32.1 °C15 May 1998	3.4 °C4 January 1998	19.5 °C	2,275 mm	6	0
1997	31.6 °C16 May 1997	0.7 °C19 January 1997	18.3 °C	2,878 mm	4	0
1996	30.6 °C18 April 1996	3.3 °C23 January 1996	19.0 °C	2,677 mm	5	0
1995	32.6 °C26 April 1995	2.1 °C5 January 1995	19.4 °C	2,478 mm	16	0
1994	30.9 °C21 May 1994	2.6 °C27 December 1994	19.1 °C	2,334 mm	6	0
1993	29.2 °C19 September 1993	1.1 °C20 January 1993	18.6 °C	2,639 mm	0	0
1992	33.1 °C11 May 1992	1.8 °C6 January 1992	18.4 °C	2,169 mm	19	0
1991	32.1 °C20 August 1991	1.9 °C26 January 1991	18.8 °C	2,729 mm	7	0
1990	31.1 °C31 August 1990	0.4 °C2 January 1990	18.5 °C	2,806 mm	4	0
1989	32.9 °C21 April 1989	1.6 °C19 January 1989	18.9 °C	2,595 mm	25	0
1988	34.6 °C8 April 1988	3.8 °C29 December 1988	19.3 °C	2,498 mm	15	0
1987	34.5 °C29 May 1987	2.1 °C30 December 1987	18.9 °C	2,621 mm	16	0
1986	32.0 °C28 May 1986	2.9 °C19 January 1986	18.8 °C	2,665 mm	20	0
1985	32.2 °C17 May 1985	1.5 °C18 January 1985	18.6 °C	2,533 mm	11	0
1984	32.7 °C22 April 1984	3.1 °C22 January 1984	18.6 °C	2,969 mm	6	0
1983	30.5 °C27 May 1983	-1.4 °C6 January 1983	18.1 °C	3,050 mm	2	2
1982	31.1 °C8 September 1982	2.3 °C28 December 1982	18.2 °C	2,418 mm	5	0
1981	30.3 °C9 May 1981	2.9 °C27 December 1981	18.7 °C	2,855 mm	3	0
1980	34.9 °C16 April 1980	1.8 °C26 January 1980	19.0 °C	2,305 mm	40	0
1979	33.3 °C7 May 1979	0.2 °C3 January 1979	18.9 °C	2,396 mm	26	0
1978	30.7 °C30 April 1978	-0.2 °C22 December 1978	18.5 °C	2,320 mm	4	1
1977	32.4 °C24 March 1977	0.6 °C25 December 1977	18.3 °C	2,753 mm	4	0
1976	29.4 °C24 April 1976	1.4 °C13 January 1976	18.1 °C	3,171 mm	0	0
1975	33.2 °C1 May 1975	1.9 °C16 January 1975	18.7 °C	2,480 mm	19	0
1974	30.0 °C14 June 1974	0.9 °C6 January 1974	18.4 °C	2,930 mm	1	0
1973	32.0 °C4 April 1973	2.4 °C17 January 1973	18.9 °C	2,888 mm	12	0
1972	30.3 °C15 May 1972	2.2 °C21 January 1972	18.7 °C	2,247 mm	4	0
1971	30.6 °C13 March 1971	1.9 °C25 January 1971	18.2 °C	2,902 mm	3	0
1970	33.7 °C23 April 1970	0.9 °C30 January 1970	18.9 °C	2,507 mm	19	0
1969	33.3 °C6 May 1969	0.1 °C22 January 1969	18.8 °C	2,305 mm	16	0
1968	30.4 °C22 April 1968	0.9 °C25 January 1968	17.9 °C	2,894 mm	2	0
1967	29.1 °C27 August 1967	1.8 °C28 February 1967	18.4 °C	2,550 mm	0	0
1966	32.5 °C2 May 1966	3.5 °C3 February 1966	18.0 °C	2,614 mm	7	0
1965	30.1 °C26 April 1965	0.6 °C1 January 1965	17.6 °C	2,545 mm	1	0
1964	31.7 °C25 March 1964	0.8 °C30 December 1964	18.8 °C	2,691 mm	4	0
1963	29.6 °C28 March 1963	0.4 °C5 January 1963	18.3 °C	2,430 mm	0	0
1962	31.7 °C26 April 1962	-0.1 °C29 December 1962	18.5 °C	2,667 mm	7	1
1961	31.1 °C26 April 1961	1.6 °C25 January 1961	18.4 °C	2,605 mm	7	0
1960	32.8 °C30 April 1960	3.0 °C15 January 1960	18.9 °C	2,457 mm	21	0
1959	31.5 °C12 April 1959	0.9 °C16 January 1959	17.8 °C	2,784 mm	4	0
1958	33.5 °C6 June 1958	1.5 °C2 February 1958	18.7 °C	3,090 mm	18	0
1957	32.0 °C27 April 1957	2.2 °C21 December 1957	18.4 °C	2,275 mm	16	0
1956	31.8 °C15 April 1956	0.8 °C4 January 1956	17.8 °C	2,395 mm	11	0
1955	29.7 °C20 April 1955	1.3 °C26 December 1955	17.6 °C	2,357 mm	0	0
1954	31.8 °C28 April 1954	2.8 °C16 January 1954	17.9 °C	2,486 mm	9	0
1953	28.2 °C29 July 1953	0.5 °C27 January 1953	17.4 °C	2,073 mm	0	0
1952	29.5 °C10 May 1952	2.8 °C31 December 1952	17.8 °C	2,309 mm	0	0
1951	29.4 °C4 September 1951	4.4 °C26 January 1951	17.8 °C	2,746 mm	0	0
1950	29.6 °C17 May 1950	2.9 °C5 February 1950	17.9 °C	2,404 mm	0	0
1949	27.1 °C8 September 1949	2.2 °C12 February 1949	17.5 °C	2,511 mm	0	0
1948	29.8 °C17 April 1948	3.9 °C19 January 1948	17.4 °C	2,357 mm	0	0
1947	30.7 °C17 May 1947	2.4 °C16 January 1947	17.9 °C	2,303 mm	3	0
1946	29.9 °C20 March 1946	3.2 °C14 January 1946	17.6 °C	2,354 mm	0	0
1945	31.9 °C20 April 1945	2.8 °C26 February 1945	17.5 °C	2,801 mm	8	0
1944	29.8 °C25 April 1944	2.9 °C13 January 1944	17.5 °C	2,520 mm	0	0
1943	28.9 °C14 May 1943	2.2 °C4 February 1943	17.2 °C	2,303 mm	0	0
1942	31.1 °C25 April 1942	1.7 °C5 January 1942	17.3 °C	2,383 mm	3	0
1941	29.6 °C24 March 1941	1.9 °C4 February 1941	17.2 °C	2,535 mm	0	0
1940	28.5 °C28 April 1940	1.1 °C9 January 1940	17.1 °C	2,147 mm	0	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.2 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

14 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2193 mm

-232 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	21.5 °C	+1.9 °C	11 mm	-18 mm
Feb	23.7 °C	+1.9 °C	3 mm	-32 mm
Mar	27.3 °C	+2.0 °C	14 mm	-39 mm
Apr	27.6 °C	+0.4 °C	131 mm	+25 mm
May	25.5 °C	-0.7 °C	362 mm	+77 mm
Jun	26.7 °C	+1.4 °C	423 mm	-29 mm
Jul	26.3 °C	+1.6 °C	473 mm	-16 mm
Aug	26.0 °C	+0.9 °C	310 mm	-126 mm
Sep	27.5 °C	+1.9 °C	200 mm	-50 mm
Oct	26.1 °C	+1.6 °C	175 mm	-8 mm
Nov	23.3 °C	+1.2 °C	90 mm	+16 mm
Dec	21.6 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	-32 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.2 °C

1 Apr 2025

Coldest day

4.4 °C

8 Dec 2025

Wettest day

62.5 mm

27 Jul 2025

Windiest day

22.3 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

67.7 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.1 °C

31 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

2.0 °C

8 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

7 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Zhangfeng?

Zhangfeng has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 2,425 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhangfeng?

The hottest day measured in Zhangfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1980, reaching 34.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Zhangfeng?

The coldest day measured in Zhangfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1983, at -1.4 °C.

Does it snow in Zhangfeng?

Almost never: Zhangfeng sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Zhangfeng warmed?

Yes: Zhangfeng warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Zhangfeng?

The wettest day measured in Zhangfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1979, with 198 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Zhangfeng?

The windiest day measured in Zhangfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1984, with winds reaching 22.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Zhangfeng?

The warmest month in Zhangfeng is June (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Zhangfeng?

Zhangfeng receives on average 2,425 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 205 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Zhangfeng?

Zhangfeng gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Zhangfeng?

Yes: Zhangfeng has on average 51 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhangfeng?

In Zhangfeng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 19 July 2018, and the lowest was -4.4 °C on 5 January 1983.

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