Zhangzhou climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Zhangzhou?

Zhangzhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 1,440 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Zhangzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2023, reaching 39.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Zhangzhou?

The coldest day measured in Zhangzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1999, at -2.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Zhangzhou?

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

Q: Has the climate of Zhangzhou warmed?

Yes: Zhangzhou warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Zhangzhou?

The wettest day measured in Zhangzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1963, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Zhangzhou?

The windiest day measured in Zhangzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1991, with winds reaching 43.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Zhangzhou?

The warmest month in Zhangzhou is July (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Zhangzhou?

Zhangzhou receives on average 1,440 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Zhangzhou?

Zhangzhou gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Zhangzhou (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 1,440 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Zhangzhou averages 0 frost days, 113 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.

Zhangzhou has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 31 May 2023) and the coldest -2.9 °C (on 23 December 1999).

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

ZhangzhouFujian

coords: 24.51°, 117.66°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

21.1°C

Average daily high

25.8°C

Average daily low

17.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,440mm

Sunshine / day

8.4h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

10.6km/h

Seasonal range

15.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

113 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

143 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.2 °C

Average feels-like low

19.3 °C

Average peak gust

29.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

161 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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

39.6 °C

31 May 2023

Coldest day

-2.9 °C

23 December 1999

Wettest day

159 mm

1 July 1963

Windiest day

43.3 km/h

19 July 1991

Strongest gust

121.7 km/h

28 July 1969

Hottest feels-like

46.3 °C

25 July 2008

Coldest feels-like

-7.0 °C

23 December 1999

Snowiest day

0.1 cm

24 January 2016

Sunniest day

13.4 h

21 June 1946

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.2 °C7 July 2025	2.5 °C12 January 2025	22.6 °C	1,686 mm	164	0
2024	37.8 °C23 July 2024	3.2 °C24 January 2024	22.7 °C	2,008 mm	146	0
2023	39.6 °C31 May 2023	3.4 °C31 January 2023	22.6 °C	1,545 mm	139	0
2022	38.8 °C24 July 2022	3.1 °C19 December 2022	22.2 °C	1,571 mm	150	0
2021	38.3 °C27 July 2021	-0.3 °C13 January 2021	23.0 °C	1,078 mm	165	1
2020	38.6 °C14 July 2020	3.3 °C31 January 2020	22.8 °C	1,088 mm	148	0
2019	37.6 °C9 August 2019	4.9 °C8 December 2019	22.4 °C	1,467 mm	142	0
2018	38.8 °C27 May 2018	1.0 °C7 February 2018	22.4 °C	1,255 mm	150	0
2017	38.0 °C27 September 2017	4.7 °C13 February 2017	22.3 °C	1,283 mm	132	0
2016	37.4 °C28 July 2016	-2.0 °C25 January 2016	22.0 °C	2,052 mm	131	1
2015	36.6 °C7 August 2015	4.6 °C18 December 2015	22.4 °C	1,332 mm	148	0
2014	38.7 °C1 August 2014	0.4 °C23 January 2014	22.2 °C	1,297 mm	157	0
2013	35.4 °C2 June 2013	2.6 °C19 January 2013	21.8 °C	1,554 mm	123	0
2012	36.4 °C9 August 2012	1.9 °C31 December 2012	21.7 °C	1,445 mm	127	0
2011	38.5 °C8 July 2011	3.2 °C17 January 2011	21.8 °C	1,205 mm	152	0
2010	37.7 °C3 August 2010	-0.9 °C17 December 2010	21.6 °C	1,447 mm	112	1
2009	36.8 °C2 August 2009	0.9 °C14 January 2009	22.2 °C	1,071 mm	174	0
2008	37.2 °C25 July 2008	4.1 °C16 February 2008	21.7 °C	1,587 mm	140	0
2007	36.8 °C2 August 2007	4.3 °C30 January 2007	22.3 °C	1,471 mm	142	0
2006	36.9 °C17 August 2006	2.9 °C8 January 2006	22.0 °C	2,267 mm	138	0
2005	36.6 °C3 August 2005	2.0 °C1 January 2005	21.7 °C	1,440 mm	145	0
2004	38.6 °C1 July 2004	1.6 °C25 January 2004	21.7 °C	1,212 mm	138	0
2003	39.2 °C15 July 2003	4.4 °C6 January 2003	21.7 °C	1,137 mm	134	0
2002	39.0 °C5 July 2002	4.9 °C4 January 2002	22.2 °C	1,161 mm	135	0
2001	35.9 °C22 August 2001	2.5 °C24 December 2001	21.7 °C	1,554 mm	111	0
2000	39.1 °C4 June 2000	3.1 °C28 January 2000	21.8 °C	1,593 mm	129	0
1999	36.2 °C18 August 1999	-2.9 °C23 December 1999	21.5 °C	1,649 mm	120	3
1998	37.0 °C27 August 1998	6.1 °C25 January 1998	22.3 °C	1,469 mm	133	0
1997	34.9 °C17 August 1997	2.7 °C11 January 1997	21.2 °C	1,888 mm	99	0
1996	36.4 °C5 June 1996	3.2 °C2 January 1996	21.1 °C	1,445 mm	137	0
1995	37.9 °C21 July 1995	0.8 °C6 January 1995	20.9 °C	1,245 mm	122	0
1994	35.2 °C21 August 1994	2.2 °C23 January 1994	21.6 °C	1,397 mm	124	0
1993	35.3 °C17 July 1993	-1.0 °C29 January 1993	21.0 °C	1,383 mm	116	1
1992	36.6 °C29 July 1992	1.2 °C16 January 1992	20.5 °C	1,837 mm	89	0
1991	36.1 °C16 June 1991	-1.5 °C29 December 1991	21.3 °C	1,130 mm	119	1
1990	36.4 °C17 August 1990	4.7 °C24 January 1990	21.4 °C	2,063 mm	94	0
1989	36.7 °C13 August 1989	3.6 °C13 February 1989	21.0 °C	1,556 mm	101	0
1988	36.5 °C25 July 1988	2.8 °C18 December 1988	20.7 °C	1,271 mm	105	0
1987	37.0 °C12 July 1987	2.4 °C7 December 1987	21.3 °C	1,411 mm	107	0
1986	37.1 °C16 August 1986	0.1 °C3 March 1986	20.8 °C	1,519 mm	112	0
1985	34.3 °C30 July 1985	0.1 °C17 December 1985	20.7 °C	1,634 mm	95	0
1984	35.0 °C29 July 1984	1.3 °C9 January 1984	20.4 °C	1,552 mm	93	0
1983	35.0 °C24 July 1983	2.6 °C30 December 1983	20.9 °C	2,001 mm	120	0
1982	35.5 °C28 July 1982	1.6 °C28 December 1982	20.9 °C	1,452 mm	91	0
1981	35.2 °C23 August 1981	1.2 °C12 January 1981	20.8 °C	1,568 mm	86	0
1980	36.0 °C24 July 1980	2.9 °C24 December 1980	21.0 °C	1,275 mm	109	0
1979	36.9 °C4 July 1979	2.1 °C1 February 1979	20.9 °C	1,582 mm	108	0
1978	35.9 °C16 July 1978	1.4 °C6 January 1978	21.0 °C	1,650 mm	106	0
1977	36.1 °C9 July 1977	2.7 °C10 February 1977	21.4 °C	1,443 mm	123	0
1976	35.8 °C16 July 1976	2.0 °C13 January 1976	20.5 °C	1,852 mm	91	0
1975	36.6 °C30 July 1975	0.3 °C17 December 1975	21.0 °C	2,003 mm	114	0
1974	36.1 °C19 August 1974	0.9 °C2 January 1974	21.0 °C	1,408 mm	99	0
1973	35.4 °C31 July 1973	0.0 °C31 December 1973	20.9 °C	2,027 mm	85	0
1972	37.2 °C22 July 1972	3.0 °C5 March 1972	20.9 °C	1,847 mm	107	0
1971	37.3 °C20 July 1971	1.6 °C6 January 1971	20.9 °C	1,349 mm	118	0
1970	36.0 °C1 August 1970	2.0 °C16 January 1970	20.7 °C	1,537 mm	106	0
1969	35.9 °C26 September 1969	0.6 °C10 December 1969	20.8 °C	1,313 mm	109	0
1968	35.4 °C19 July 1968	2.0 °C21 February 1968	20.7 °C	1,657 mm	91	0
1967	36.1 °C16 July 1967	-1.1 °C16 January 1967	20.9 °C	1,049 mm	118	2
1966	35.7 °C16 August 1966	2.9 °C4 January 1966	20.5 °C	1,596 mm	68	0
1965	33.1 °C13 July 1965	1.8 °C9 January 1965	19.9 °C	1,641 mm	59	0
1964	36.5 °C7 August 1964	3.3 °C21 December 1964	21.4 °C	1,271 mm	118	0
1963	36.4 °C2 September 1963	-2.1 °C27 January 1963	21.1 °C	985 mm	128	6
1962	39.4 °C1 August 1962	-0.1 °C2 January 1962	20.7 °C	1,128 mm	107	1
1961	36.9 °C30 June 1961	0.0 °C18 January 1961	21.1 °C	1,951 mm	105	0
1960	36.0 °C22 August 1960	2.0 °C2 January 1960	21.2 °C	1,561 mm	98	0
1959	36.0 °C31 July 1959	0.3 °C11 January 1959	21.3 °C	1,460 mm	105	0
1958	35.5 °C15 July 1958	1.2 °C5 January 1958	20.9 °C	1,385 mm	103	0
1957	35.7 °C15 July 1957	-0.2 °C11 February 1957	20.7 °C	1,200 mm	101	1
1956	38.0 °C2 September 1956	-1.6 °C9 January 1956	20.6 °C	1,136 mm	130	3
1955	33.5 °C11 August 1955	-1.2 °C12 January 1955	20.1 °C	995 mm	96	3
1954	38.4 °C16 August 1954	0.2 °C16 December 1954	20.9 °C	746 mm	122	0
1953	38.4 °C16 August 1953	1.7 °C7 January 1953	20.9 °C	1,114 mm	97	0
1952	33.6 °C21 June 1952	1.4 °C10 December 1952	20.8 °C	1,260 mm	88	0
1951	36.1 °C31 July 1951	2.7 °C16 December 1951	20.4 °C	1,337 mm	91	0
1950	34.5 °C19 July 1950	-0.1 °C10 December 1950	20.3 °C	1,241 mm	85	1
1949	35.0 °C1 June 1949	-0.7 °C9 January 1949	20.9 °C	1,023 mm	112	1
1948	35.3 °C6 July 1948	1.2 °C4 January 1948	20.6 °C	1,141 mm	86	0
1947	33.9 °C28 July 1947	1.4 °C31 December 1947	19.6 °C	1,896 mm	68	0
1946	37.9 °C21 June 1946	1.2 °C7 January 1946	20.7 °C	888 mm	123	0
1945	34.6 °C31 July 1945	0.6 °C16 January 1945	19.3 °C	1,509 mm	60	0
1944	33.5 °C7 July 1944	1.4 °C19 December 1944	20.1 °C	1,269 mm	61	0
1943	38.5 °C27 May 1943	0.4 °C14 January 1943	20.7 °C	629 mm	123	0
1942	35.3 °C12 August 1942	-0.2 °C7 December 1942	19.9 °C	1,256 mm	74	1
1941	32.3 °C27 June 1941	2.1 °C3 February 1941	19.9 °C	1,646 mm	62	0
1940	34.0 °C30 August 1940	-1.9 °C25 January 1940	19.4 °C	1,326 mm	56	2

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.6 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

164 d/yr

+51

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1686 mm

+246 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	20.7 °C	+2.6 °C	0 mm	-30 mm
Feb	19.4 °C	+0.8 °C	55 mm	+1 mm
Mar	23.4 °C	+1.8 °C	109 mm	+36 mm
Apr	27.9 °C	+2.5 °C	82 mm	-34 mm
May	29.8 °C	+1.5 °C	209 mm	+13 mm
Jun	32.8 °C	+2.6 °C	190 mm	-67 mm
Jul	33.5 °C	+1.1 °C	435 mm	+235 mm
Aug	33.0 °C	+0.9 °C	246 mm	+6 mm
Sep	32.5 °C	+1.8 °C	267 mm	+106 mm
Oct	30.4 °C	+2.5 °C	31 mm	-14 mm
Nov	24.6 °C	+0.3 °C	37 mm	-3 mm
Dec	22.3 °C	+2.3 °C	27 mm	-3 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.2 °C

7 Jul 2025

Coldest day

2.5 °C

12 Jan 2025

Wettest day

141.0 mm

10 Jul 2025

Windiest day

31.0 km/h

14 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

91.4 km/h

14 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.1 °C

7 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-0.7 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.1 h

4 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Zhangzhou?

Zhangzhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 1,440 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhangzhou?

The hottest day measured in Zhangzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2023, reaching 39.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Zhangzhou?

The coldest day measured in Zhangzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1999, at -2.9 °C.

Does it snow in Zhangzhou?

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

Has the climate of Zhangzhou warmed?

Yes: Zhangzhou warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Zhangzhou?

The wettest day measured in Zhangzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1963, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Zhangzhou?

The windiest day measured in Zhangzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1991, with winds reaching 43.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Zhangzhou?

The warmest month in Zhangzhou is July (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Zhangzhou?

Zhangzhou receives on average 1,440 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Zhangzhou?

Zhangzhou gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhangzhou?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhangzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2016, with 0.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Zhangzhou?

Yes: Zhangzhou has on average 161 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhangzhou?

In Zhangzhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 25 July 2008, and the lowest was -7.0 °C on 23 December 1999.

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