Zhongchao climate — normals and trends
Zhongchao (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 1,986 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Zhongchao averages 19 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 201 rainy days per year.
Zhongchao has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 25 to 13 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 16 August 1989) and the coldest -9.5 °C (on 30 January 1977).
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
ZhongchaoGuizhou
- coords
- 26.14°, 109.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
19.8°C
Average daily low
13.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,986mm
Sunshine / day
5.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
19 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
43 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
201 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.1 cm
Average feels-like high
20.2 °C
Average feels-like low
12.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
107 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
37.2 °C
16 August 1989
Coldest day
-9.5 °C
30 January 1977
Wettest day
244 mm
8 August 1968
Windiest day
39.7 km/h
28 May 1946
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
6 July 1946
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
15 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-14.8 °C
25 January 1948
Snowiest day
20.0 cm
28 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.3 h
3 July 1956
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.1 °C | +5.1 °C | 38 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | -1.7 °C | 88 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 15.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 117 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 24.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 191 mm | -67 mm |
| May | 25.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 330 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 418 mm | +91 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 175 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 197 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 143 mm | +27 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 47 mm | -60 mm |
| Nov | 16.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 109 mm | +30 mm |
| Dec | 14.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 36 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhongchao?
Zhongchao has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 1,986 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhongchao?
The hottest day measured in Zhongchao between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1989, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhongchao?
The coldest day measured in Zhongchao between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1977, at -9.5 °C.
Does it snow in Zhongchao?
Yes. Zhongchao gets on average 12.1 cm of snow per year and has around 19 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhongchao warmed?
Yes: Zhongchao warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhongchao?
The wettest day measured in Zhongchao between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1968, with 244 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhongchao?
The windiest day measured in Zhongchao between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1946, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhongchao?
The warmest month in Zhongchao is July (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhongchao?
Zhongchao receives on average 1,986 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhongchao?
Zhongchao gets on average 5.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,154 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhongchao?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhongchao between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, with 20.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhongchao?
Yes: Zhongchao has on average 107 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhongchao?
In Zhongchao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 15 July 2002, and the lowest was -14.8 °C on 25 January 1948.
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