Zhicheng climate — normals and trends
Zhicheng (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 1,528 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 (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhicheng averages 20 frost days, 70 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Zhicheng has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 30 to 10 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.1 °C (on 18 May 2011) and the coldest -15.1 °C (on 11 January 1955).
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
ZhichengHubei
- coords
- 30.30°, 111.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.7°C
Average daily high
20.5°C
Average daily low
13.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,528mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
23.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
20 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
70 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.9 cm
Average feels-like high
21.2 °C
Average feels-like low
13.5 °C
Average peak gust
26.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
109 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
42.1 °C
18 May 2011
Coldest day
-15.1 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
175 mm
23 June 1962
Windiest day
38.2 km/h
23 May 1946
Strongest gust
81.7 km/h
16 March 1995
Hottest feels-like
47.8 °C
16 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-19.8 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
5 February 1948
Sunniest day
13.4 h
1 July 1942
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 | 12.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 46 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 10.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 30 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 17.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 45 mm | -54 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +6.8 °C | 47 mm | -86 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 146 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 29.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 382 mm | +154 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 256 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 33.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 206 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 191 mm | +58 mm |
| Oct | 20.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 99 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 18.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 33 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 13.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 37 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhicheng?
Zhicheng has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 1,528 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhicheng?
The hottest day measured in Zhicheng between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 2011, reaching 42.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhicheng?
The coldest day measured in Zhicheng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -15.1 °C.
Does it snow in Zhicheng?
Yes. Zhicheng gets on average 22.9 cm of snow per year and has around 20 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhicheng warmed?
Yes: Zhicheng warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhicheng?
The wettest day measured in Zhicheng between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1962, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhicheng?
The windiest day measured in Zhicheng between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1946, with winds reaching 38.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhicheng?
The warmest month in Zhicheng is July (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhicheng?
Zhicheng receives on average 1,528 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhicheng?
Zhicheng gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhicheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhicheng between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1948, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhicheng?
Yes: Zhicheng has on average 109 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhicheng?
In Zhicheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 16 July 2025, and the lowest was -19.8 °C on 11 January 1955.
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