Zhongshu climate — normals and trends
Zhongshu (China) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,194 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Zhongshu averages 6 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 161 rainy days per year.
Zhongshu has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 22 May 2023) and the coldest -11.3 °C (on 14 February 1968).
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
ZhongshuYunnan
- coords
- 24.52°, 103.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.6°C
Average daily high
20.6°C
Average daily low
11.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,194mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
12.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
161 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.6 cm
Average feels-like high
19.6 °C
Average feels-like low
11.0 °C
Average peak gust
40.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
34.8 °C
22 May 2023
Coldest day
-11.3 °C
14 February 1968
Wettest day
96 mm
28 July 1966
Windiest day
39.3 km/h
7 June 1946
Strongest gust
101.9 km/h
17 September 2014
Hottest feels-like
34.5 °C
1 June 1958
Coldest feels-like
-15.7 °C
14 February 1968
Snowiest day
26.0 cm
15 December 2013
Sunniest day
13.5 h
14 June 2013
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 | 13.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 28 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 16.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 29 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 20.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 19 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 48 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 24.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 225 mm | +99 mm |
| Jun | 24.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 257 mm | +30 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 377 mm | +153 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 235 mm | +20 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 259 mm | +127 mm |
| Oct | 21.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 122 mm | +45 mm |
| Nov | 15.5 °C | -1.5 °C | 79 mm | +48 mm |
| Dec | 15.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhongshu?
Zhongshu has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,194 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhongshu?
The hottest day measured in Zhongshu between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 2023, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhongshu?
The coldest day measured in Zhongshu between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1968, at -11.3 °C.
Does it snow in Zhongshu?
Yes. Zhongshu gets on average 8.6 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhongshu warmed?
Yes: Zhongshu warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhongshu?
The wettest day measured in Zhongshu between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1966, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhongshu?
The windiest day measured in Zhongshu between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1946, with winds reaching 39.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhongshu?
The warmest month in Zhongshu is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhongshu?
Zhongshu receives on average 1,194 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhongshu?
Zhongshu gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhongshu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhongshu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2013, with 26.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhongshu?
Yes: Zhongshu has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhongshu?
In Zhongshu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.5 °C on 1 June 1958, and the lowest was -15.7 °C on 14 February 1968.
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