Zhoukou climate — normals and trends
Zhoukou (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 989 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhoukou averages 64 frost days, 75 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
Zhoukou has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 77 to 51 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 6 June 1967) and the coldest -24.7 °C (on 10 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
ZhoukouHenan
- coords
- 33.63°, 114.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.3°C
Average daily high
20.0°C
Average daily low
11.1°C
Annual rainfall
989mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
26.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
64 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
75 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
18.9 cm
Average feels-like high
19.8 °C
Average feels-like low
10.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
92 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
41.2 °C
6 June 1967
Coldest day
-24.7 °C
10 January 1955
Wettest day
178 mm
18 August 2018
Windiest day
44.3 km/h
12 April 2025
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
18 August 2018
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
28 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-30.3 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
16.9 cm
7 February 1964
Sunniest day
13.8 h
18 June 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 42 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | 10.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 51 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 26.6 °C | +5.7 °C | 18 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 58 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 105 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 36.8 °C | +5.2 °C | 60 mm | -198 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 144 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 25.0 °C | -1.5 °C | 320 mm | +215 mm |
| Oct | 18.5 °C | -3.1 °C | 129 mm | +77 mm |
| Nov | 17.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 22 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 11.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 17 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhoukou?
Zhoukou has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 989 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhoukou?
The hottest day measured in Zhoukou between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1967, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhoukou?
The coldest day measured in Zhoukou between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1955, at -24.7 °C.
Does it snow in Zhoukou?
Yes. Zhoukou gets on average 18.9 cm of snow per year and has around 64 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhoukou warmed?
Yes: Zhoukou warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhoukou?
The wettest day measured in Zhoukou between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2018, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhoukou?
The windiest day measured in Zhoukou between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2025, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhoukou?
The warmest month in Zhoukou is July (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhoukou?
Zhoukou receives on average 989 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhoukou?
Zhoukou gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhoukou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhoukou between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1964, with 16.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhoukou?
Yes: Zhoukou has on average 92 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhoukou?
In Zhoukou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 28 July 1958, and the lowest was -30.3 °C on 11 January 1955.
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