Zhijiang climate — normals and trends
Zhijiang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,423 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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhijiang averages 20 frost days, 82 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Zhijiang 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 41.1 °C (on 11 August 1946) and the coldest -18.5 °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
ZhijiangHubei
- coords
- 30.42°, 111.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
21.1°C
Average daily low
13.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,423mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
24.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
20 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
82 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.8 cm
Average feels-like high
21.8 °C
Average feels-like low
13.7 °C
Average peak gust
27.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
115 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
41.1 °C
11 August 1946
Coldest day
-18.5 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
202 mm
27 June 2012
Windiest day
44.9 km/h
14 May 1983
Strongest gust
81.7 km/h
16 March 1995
Hottest feels-like
47.7 °C
16 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-23.0 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
5 February 1948
Sunniest day
13.3 h
1 July 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 46 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 11.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 18 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 18.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 46 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 28.8 °C | +7.1 °C | 39 mm | -85 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 249 mm | +76 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 338 mm | +125 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 215 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 201 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 195 mm | +73 mm |
| Oct | 21.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 97 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 18.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 32 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 14.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 33 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhijiang?
Zhijiang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,423 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhijiang?
The hottest day measured in Zhijiang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1946, reaching 41.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhijiang?
The coldest day measured in Zhijiang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -18.5 °C.
Does it snow in Zhijiang?
Yes. Zhijiang gets on average 16.8 cm of snow per year and has around 20 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhijiang warmed?
Yes: Zhijiang warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhijiang?
The wettest day measured in Zhijiang between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2012, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhijiang?
The windiest day measured in Zhijiang between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1983, with winds reaching 44.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhijiang?
The warmest month in Zhijiang is July (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhijiang?
Zhijiang receives on average 1,423 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhijiang?
Zhijiang 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 Zhijiang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhijiang between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1948, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhijiang?
Yes: Zhijiang has on average 115 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhijiang?
In Zhijiang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 16 July 2025, and the lowest was -23.0 °C on 11 January 1955.
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