Zhaozhou climate — normals and trends
Zhaozhou (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 559 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhaozhou averages 175 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Zhaozhou 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 180 to 170 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 4 June 2001) and the coldest -38.9 °C (on 12 January 2001).
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
ZhaozhouHeilongjiang
- coords
- 45.71°, 125.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.5°C
Average daily high
9.7°C
Average daily low
-0.6°C
Annual rainfall
559mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
41.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
175 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
28.2 cm
Average feels-like high
6.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
20 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
38.4 °C
4 June 2001
Coldest day
-38.9 °C
12 January 2001
Wettest day
155 mm
29 July 1966
Windiest day
57.5 km/h
24 May 1976
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
24 May 1976
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
26 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-44.8 °C
12 January 2001
Snowiest day
21.4 cm
8 November 2021
Sunniest day
15.0 h
1 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -10.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -7.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 4.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 10 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 14.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 100 mm | +72 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 44 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 101 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 94 mm | -47 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 119 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 40 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 10.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 18 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 2.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | -8.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 10 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhaozhou?
Zhaozhou has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 559 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhaozhou?
The hottest day measured in Zhaozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2001, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhaozhou?
The coldest day measured in Zhaozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 2001, at -38.9 °C.
Does it snow in Zhaozhou?
Yes. Zhaozhou gets on average 28.2 cm of snow per year and has around 175 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhaozhou warmed?
Yes: Zhaozhou warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhaozhou?
The wettest day measured in Zhaozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1966, with 155 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhaozhou?
The windiest day measured in Zhaozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1976, with winds reaching 57.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhaozhou?
The warmest month in Zhaozhou is July (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhaozhou?
Zhaozhou receives on average 559 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhaozhou?
Zhaozhou gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhaozhou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhaozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2021, with 21.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhaozhou?
Yes: Zhaozhou has on average 20 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhaozhou?
In Zhaozhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 26 June 2010, and the lowest was -44.8 °C on 12 January 2001.
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