Zhefang climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Zhefang?

Zhefang has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 1,813 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Zhefang between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1987, reaching 34.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Zhefang?

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

Q: Does it snow in Zhefang?

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

Q: Has the climate of Zhefang warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Zhefang?

The wettest day measured in Zhefang between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1958, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Zhefang?

The windiest day measured in Zhefang between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1945, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Zhefang?

The warmest month in Zhefang is June (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Zhefang?

Zhefang receives on average 1,813 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 187 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Zhefang?

Zhefang gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Zhefang (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 1,813 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 (22.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Zhefang averages 0 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 187 rainy days per year.

Zhefang 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 34.3 °C (on 29 May 1987) 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

ZhefangYunnan

coords: 24.27°, 98.28°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

18.7°C

Average daily high

24.2°C

Average daily low

13.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,813mm

Sunshine / day

8.9h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

7.8km/h

Seasonal range

9.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

11 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

187 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.6 °C

Average feels-like low

14.5 °C

Average peak gust

30.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

49 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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

34.3 °C

29 May 1987

Coldest day

-1.4 °C

6 January 1983

Wettest day

145 mm

18 June 1958

Windiest day

19.9 km/h

9 February 1945

Strongest gust

72.4 km/h

31 October 1962

Hottest feels-like

38.5 °C

19 July 2018

Coldest feels-like

-4.5 °C

6 January 1983

Sunniest day

13.0 h

11 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	31.8 °C13 June 2025	3.7 °C29 November 2025	19.8 °C	1,786 mm	22	0
2024	32.5 °C23 September 2024	3.0 °C9 January 2024	19.8 °C	1,336 mm	32	0
2023	33.2 °C8 May 2023	2.7 °C16 January 2023	19.9 °C	1,517 mm	36	0
2022	32.3 °C14 July 2022	2.2 °C7 February 2022	19.3 °C	1,382 mm	18	0
2021	32.8 °C24 April 2021	2.7 °C17 December 2021	19.9 °C	1,213 mm	29	0
2020	32.1 °C18 May 2020	2.3 °C27 January 2020	19.7 °C	1,584 mm	18	0
2019	33.8 °C21 May 2019	3.0 °C9 December 2019	19.7 °C	1,258 mm	34	0
2018	33.1 °C18 August 2018	2.8 °C29 January 2018	19.3 °C	1,824 mm	6	0
2017	32.3 °C7 June 2017	3.4 °C21 January 2017	19.5 °C	1,614 mm	9	0
2016	32.1 °C24 August 2016	2.4 °C12 January 2016	19.5 °C	1,621 mm	12	0
2015	31.2 °C8 July 2015	3.0 °C27 January 2015	19.1 °C	1,590 mm	7	0
2014	33.3 °C22 April 2014	2.9 °C4 January 2014	19.6 °C	1,327 mm	23	0
2013	32.0 °C11 June 2013	1.5 °C18 December 2013	19.5 °C	1,547 mm	17	0
2012	34.0 °C20 May 2012	2.8 °C16 January 2012	19.6 °C	1,700 mm	26	0
2011	30.8 °C31 August 2011	1.3 °C21 January 2011	19.3 °C	1,473 mm	11	0
2010	31.8 °C16 April 2010	0.9 °C25 December 2010	19.7 °C	1,758 mm	25	0
2009	33.5 °C12 May 2009	-0.5 °C30 December 2009	19.7 °C	1,487 mm	21	1
2008	31.2 °C22 April 2008	3.8 °C6 January 2008	19.1 °C	1,775 mm	7	0
2007	32.2 °C9 August 2007	2.5 °C20 February 2007	19.0 °C	1,651 mm	15	0
2006	32.0 °C10 August 2006	2.5 °C6 January 2006	19.4 °C	1,441 mm	9	0
2005	33.9 °C20 April 2005	3.6 °C6 January 2005	19.8 °C	1,459 mm	34	0
2004	30.9 °C4 May 2004	3.2 °C8 February 2004	18.9 °C	1,754 mm	3	0
2003	30.5 °C7 April 2003	3.6 °C16 January 2003	19.4 °C	1,460 mm	8	0
2002	30.9 °C19 April 2002	2.1 °C14 January 2002	19.4 °C	1,384 mm	4	0
2001	32.3 °C3 August 2001	2.2 °C12 January 2001	19.4 °C	1,922 mm	10	0
2000	32.4 °C10 April 2000	2.6 °C31 January 2000	19.1 °C	1,901 mm	14	0
1999	33.3 °C27 April 1999	1.7 °C26 December 1999	19.7 °C	1,945 mm	18	0
1998	32.5 °C15 May 1998	3.0 °C5 January 1998	19.5 °C	1,734 mm	7	0
1997	31.9 °C16 May 1997	1.2 °C19 January 1997	18.4 °C	2,016 mm	5	0
1996	30.9 °C15 September 1996	2.8 °C23 January 1996	19.1 °C	1,868 mm	3	0
1995	31.6 °C26 April 1995	2.6 °C26 January 1995	19.4 °C	1,807 mm	15	0
1994	31.4 °C21 May 1994	3.0 °C13 December 1994	19.2 °C	1,837 mm	10	0
1993	29.9 °C19 September 1993	2.2 °C20 January 1993	18.7 °C	1,971 mm	0	0
1992	33.1 °C11 May 1992	2.2 °C6 January 1992	18.4 °C	1,591 mm	19	0
1991	32.3 °C20 August 1991	2.4 °C8 January 1991	18.9 °C	2,142 mm	9	0
1990	32.9 °C31 August 1990	1.0 °C2 January 1990	18.5 °C	2,229 mm	3	0
1989	32.8 °C11 May 1989	2.5 °C19 January 1989	19.0 °C	1,766 mm	24	0
1988	34.2 °C8 April 1988	2.9 °C29 December 1988	19.3 °C	1,792 mm	16	0
1987	34.3 °C29 May 1987	1.7 °C5 January 1987	18.8 °C	2,033 mm	17	0
1986	32.2 °C24 May 1986	2.9 °C19 January 1986	18.8 °C	1,844 mm	24	0
1985	32.6 °C17 May 1985	1.5 °C16 January 1985	18.6 °C	1,988 mm	12	0
1984	31.3 °C22 April 1984	2.4 °C10 February 1984	18.6 °C	2,429 mm	3	0
1983	31.2 °C27 May 1983	-1.4 °C6 January 1983	18.1 °C	2,168 mm	7	2
1982	32.7 °C8 September 1982	1.9 °C14 January 1982	18.3 °C	1,707 mm	8	0
1981	30.7 °C15 May 1981	2.4 °C27 December 1981	18.9 °C	1,955 mm	3	0
1980	34.2 °C16 April 1980	1.2 °C17 January 1980	19.0 °C	1,745 mm	38	0
1979	32.6 °C7 May 1979	0.9 °C3 January 1979	18.8 °C	1,504 mm	23	0
1978	31.5 °C14 August 1978	0.5 °C22 December 1978	18.6 °C	1,860 mm	4	0
1977	32.2 °C6 September 1977	-0.2 °C30 January 1977	18.3 °C	2,016 mm	3	1
1976	29.5 °C3 April 1976	0.8 °C15 January 1976	18.1 °C	2,410 mm	0	0
1975	33.3 °C1 May 1975	2.3 °C27 December 1975	18.8 °C	1,857 mm	18	0
1974	32.1 °C14 June 1974	-0.3 °C3 January 1974	18.5 °C	2,034 mm	1	1
1973	31.7 °C3 April 1973	2.2 °C20 January 1973	18.9 °C	2,188 mm	14	0
1972	30.4 °C15 May 1972	2.2 °C10 February 1972	18.8 °C	1,737 mm	4	0
1971	31.2 °C14 July 1971	1.5 °C25 January 1971	18.3 °C	2,248 mm	5	0
1970	33.4 °C23 April 1970	1.2 °C2 January 1970	18.9 °C	1,922 mm	24	0
1969	33.1 °C6 May 1969	0.6 °C23 January 1969	18.9 °C	1,715 mm	16	0
1968	31.1 °C22 April 1968	1.4 °C20 January 1968	17.9 °C	2,154 mm	3	0
1967	30.5 °C27 August 1967	1.5 °C1 January 1967	18.3 °C	1,990 mm	1	0
1966	32.9 °C2 May 1966	2.8 °C31 December 1966	18.0 °C	2,037 mm	8	0
1965	30.3 °C26 April 1965	0.6 °C11 February 1965	17.7 °C	1,819 mm	1	0
1964	31.7 °C25 March 1964	0.9 °C30 December 1964	18.9 °C	1,913 mm	6	0
1963	30.8 °C9 September 1963	1.2 °C5 January 1963	18.4 °C	1,851 mm	4	0
1962	31.7 °C26 April 1962	0.3 °C4 January 1962	18.6 °C	1,915 mm	11	0
1961	31.4 °C25 April 1961	1.8 °C21 December 1961	18.6 °C	2,027 mm	9	0
1960	33.0 °C30 April 1960	3.2 °C18 December 1960	18.9 °C	1,910 mm	15	0
1959	32.4 °C12 April 1959	1.1 °C16 January 1959	17.9 °C	2,067 mm	6	0
1958	34.0 °C6 June 1958	0.7 °C31 December 1958	18.7 °C	2,486 mm	14	0
1957	33.0 °C19 August 1957	1.5 °C26 January 1957	18.5 °C	1,769 mm	17	0
1956	31.9 °C15 April 1956	0.1 °C4 January 1956	17.9 °C	1,854 mm	11	0
1955	30.5 °C16 May 1955	-0.3 °C26 December 1955	17.6 °C	1,747 mm	2	1
1954	31.8 °C28 April 1954	2.9 °C16 January 1954	17.9 °C	1,849 mm	8	0
1953	28.7 °C21 September 1953	0.8 °C28 January 1953	17.4 °C	1,446 mm	0	0
1952	30.5 °C10 May 1952	2.3 °C14 December 1952	18.0 °C	1,706 mm	1	0
1951	30.4 °C4 September 1951	3.2 °C4 February 1951	17.7 °C	2,239 mm	1	0
1950	30.5 °C17 May 1950	2.7 °C4 January 1950	18.0 °C	1,856 mm	4	0
1949	27.7 °C8 September 1949	1.5 °C12 February 1949	17.6 °C	1,884 mm	0	0
1948	29.7 °C17 April 1948	3.4 °C17 December 1948	17.4 °C	1,831 mm	0	0
1947	31.9 °C17 May 1947	2.0 °C16 January 1947	17.8 °C	1,771 mm	7	0
1946	29.5 °C20 March 1946	3.7 °C2 January 1946	17.5 °C	1,898 mm	0	0
1945	31.6 °C20 April 1945	2.1 °C17 February 1945	17.5 °C	2,300 mm	7	0
1944	29.9 °C25 April 1944	2.3 °C13 January 1944	17.5 °C	1,895 mm	0	0
1943	29.2 °C10 July 1943	2.2 °C25 January 1943	17.3 °C	1,778 mm	0	0
1942	31.1 °C25 April 1942	1.0 °C5 January 1942	17.4 °C	1,646 mm	5	0
1941	29.0 °C24 March 1941	2.3 °C24 January 1941	17.3 °C	1,835 mm	0	0
1940	28.7 °C19 April 1940	1.8 °C7 January 1940	17.1 °C	1,591 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

25.5 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

22 d/yr

+11

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1786 mm

-27 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	21.6 °C	+1.8 °C	8 mm	-13 mm
Feb	23.7 °C	+1.9 °C	1 mm	-22 mm
Mar	27.1 °C	+2.0 °C	8 mm	-23 mm
Apr	27.8 °C	+0.8 °C	47 mm	-9 mm
May	26.1 °C	-0.5 °C	271 mm	+96 mm
Jun	27.2 °C	+1.5 °C	326 mm	-2 mm
Jul	26.9 °C	+1.9 °C	437 mm	+21 mm
Aug	26.5 °C	+0.9 °C	250 mm	-111 mm
Sep	28.0 °C	+1.9 °C	189 mm	-5 mm
Oct	26.3 °C	+1.5 °C	155 mm	+26 mm
Nov	23.1 °C	+0.8 °C	93 mm	+38 mm
Dec	21.8 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-22 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.8 °C

13 Jun 2025

Coldest day

3.7 °C

29 Nov 2025

Wettest day

70.5 mm

27 Jul 2025

Windiest day

17.0 km/h

14 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

60.8 km/h

14 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.5 °C

31 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.6 °C

29 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

12.9 h

11 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Zhefang?

Zhefang has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 1,813 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhefang?

The hottest day measured in Zhefang between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1987, reaching 34.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Zhefang?

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

Does it snow in Zhefang?

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

Has the climate of Zhefang warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Zhefang?

The wettest day measured in Zhefang between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1958, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Zhefang?

The windiest day measured in Zhefang between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1945, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Zhefang?

The warmest month in Zhefang is June (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Zhefang?

Zhefang receives on average 1,813 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 187 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Zhefang?

Zhefang gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Zhefang?

Yes: Zhefang has on average 49 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhefang?

In Zhefang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 19 July 2018, and the lowest was -4.5 °C on 6 January 1983.

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