Zhanhe climate — normals and trends
Zhanhe (China) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 1,704 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 (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhanhe averages 19 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.
Zhanhe has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 25 to 13 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.2 °C (on 31 May 2023) and the coldest -14.6 °C (on 27 December 1982).
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
ZhanheYunnan
- coords
- 26.86°, 100.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.1°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
8.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,704mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
12.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
19 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
182 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.7 cm
Average feels-like high
17.0 °C
Average feels-like low
7.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
34.2 °C
31 May 2023
Coldest day
-14.6 °C
27 December 1982
Wettest day
103 mm
22 June 2009
Windiest day
26.8 km/h
20 February 1989
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
20 March 1988
Hottest feels-like
31.3 °C
7 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-19.3 °C
27 December 1982
Snowiest day
17.0 cm
28 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.3 h
2 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 26 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 15.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 10 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 50 mm | +25 mm |
| Apr | 22.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 44 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 233 mm | +71 mm |
| Jun | 22.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 361 mm | +29 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 342 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 22.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 370 mm | +77 mm |
| Sep | 21.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 249 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 19.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 144 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 14.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 65 mm | +25 mm |
| Dec | 13.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 7 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhanhe?
Zhanhe has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 1,704 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhanhe?
The hottest day measured in Zhanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2023, reaching 34.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhanhe?
The coldest day measured in Zhanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1982, at -14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Zhanhe?
Yes. Zhanhe gets on average 10.7 cm of snow per year and has around 19 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhanhe warmed?
Yes: Zhanhe warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhanhe?
The wettest day measured in Zhanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 2009, with 103 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhanhe?
The windiest day measured in Zhanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1989, with winds reaching 26.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhanhe?
The warmest month in Zhanhe is July (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhanhe?
Zhanhe receives on average 1,704 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhanhe?
Zhanhe gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhanhe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, with 17.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhanhe?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Zhanhe.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhanhe?
In Zhanhe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.3 °C on 7 July 2022, and the lowest was -19.3 °C on 27 December 1982.
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