Zhanjiang climate — normals and trends
Zhanjiang (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 1,476 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 (28.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Zhanjiang averages 0 frost days, 118 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Zhanjiang has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 19 July 2005) and the coldest 3.2 °C (on 14 December 1975).
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
ZhanjiangGuangdong
- coords
- 21.23°, 110.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.7°C
Average daily high
26.7°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,476mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
12.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
118 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.6 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
237 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
38.8 °C
19 July 2005
Coldest day
3.2 °C
14 December 1975
Wettest day
288 mm
22 September 1976
Windiest day
79.2 km/h
5 October 2025
Strongest gust
148.0 km/h
22 July 1980
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
30 May 2015
Coldest feels-like
-2.1 °C
14 December 1975
Sunniest day
13.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 4 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 20.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 12 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 23.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 29 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 27.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 36 mm | -71 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 183 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 199 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 466 mm | +267 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 288 mm | +23 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 233 mm | +39 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 221 mm | +120 mm |
| Nov | 24.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 32 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 23.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 14 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhanjiang?
Zhanjiang has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 1,476 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhanjiang?
The hottest day measured in Zhanjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2005, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhanjiang?
The coldest day measured in Zhanjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1975, at 3.2 °C.
Does it snow in Zhanjiang?
Almost never: Zhanjiang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zhanjiang warmed?
Yes: Zhanjiang warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhanjiang?
The wettest day measured in Zhanjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1976, with 288 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhanjiang?
The windiest day measured in Zhanjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 2025, with winds reaching 79.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhanjiang?
The warmest month in Zhanjiang is July (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhanjiang?
Zhanjiang receives on average 1,476 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhanjiang?
Zhanjiang gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Zhanjiang?
Yes: Zhanjiang has on average 237 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhanjiang?
In Zhanjiang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 30 May 2015, and the lowest was -2.1 °C on 14 December 1975.
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