Zhoucheng climate — normals and trends
Zhoucheng (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 790 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhoucheng averages 89 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.
Zhoucheng has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 100 to 78 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 15 July 2002) and the coldest -25.0 °C (on 12 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
ZhouchengShandong
- coords
- 35.91°, 116.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.1°C
Average daily high
19.0°C
Average daily low
9.7°C
Annual rainfall
790mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
28.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
89 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
66 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
76 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.5 cm
Average feels-like high
18.2 °C
Average feels-like low
8.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
84 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
42.2 °C
15 July 2002
Coldest day
-25.0 °C
12 January 1955
Wettest day
162 mm
22 August 1947
Windiest day
44.3 km/h
11 July 1954
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
20 July 2016
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
12 July 2012
Coldest feels-like
-30.4 °C
12 January 1955
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
1 March 1971
Sunniest day
14.0 h
11 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 8.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 15.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 49 mm | +28 mm |
| Apr | 23.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 31 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 11 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 51 mm | -39 mm |
| Jul | 34.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 87 mm | -143 mm |
| Aug | 33.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 109 mm | -69 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 164 mm | +86 mm |
| Oct | 17.9 °C | -2.7 °C | 145 mm | +107 mm |
| Nov | 15.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 7 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 8.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 10 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhoucheng?
Zhoucheng has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 790 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhoucheng?
The hottest day measured in Zhoucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2002, reaching 42.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhoucheng?
The coldest day measured in Zhoucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at -25.0 °C.
Does it snow in Zhoucheng?
Yes. Zhoucheng gets on average 13.5 cm of snow per year and has around 89 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhoucheng warmed?
Yes: Zhoucheng warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhoucheng?
The wettest day measured in Zhoucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1947, with 162 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhoucheng?
The windiest day measured in Zhoucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1954, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhoucheng?
The warmest month in Zhoucheng is July (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhoucheng?
Zhoucheng receives on average 790 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhoucheng?
Zhoucheng gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhoucheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhoucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1971, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhoucheng?
Yes: Zhoucheng has on average 84 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhoucheng?
In Zhoucheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 12 July 2012, and the lowest was -30.4 °C on 12 January 1955.
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