Zhutang climate — normals and trends
Zhutang (China) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 1,906 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 May (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhutang averages 0 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 189 rainy days per year.
Zhutang has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 20 May 2019) and the coldest -0.4 °C (on 2 January 1974).
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
ZhutangYunnan
- coords
- 22.72°, 99.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.9°C
Average daily high
23.3°C
Average daily low
13.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,906mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
8.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
189 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.0 °C
Average feels-like low
14.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
34.7 °C
20 May 2019
Coldest day
-0.4 °C
2 January 1974
Wettest day
113 mm
8 October 2006
Windiest day
25.3 km/h
28 March 1968
Strongest gust
82.8 km/h
18 April 2009
Hottest feels-like
35.7 °C
27 July 2017
Coldest feels-like
-3.7 °C
5 January 1974
Snowiest day
0.4 cm
3 March 1986
Sunniest day
13.0 h
30 June 1940
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 | 19.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 11 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 23.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 18 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 25.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 11 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 26.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 51 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 25.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 282 mm | +117 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 375 mm | +58 mm |
| Jul | 25.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 581 mm | +176 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 311 mm | -75 mm |
| Sep | 25.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 300 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 24.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 173 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 21.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 107 mm | +43 mm |
| Dec | 21.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhutang?
Zhutang has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 1,906 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhutang?
The hottest day measured in Zhutang between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2019, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhutang?
The coldest day measured in Zhutang between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1974, at -0.4 °C.
Does it snow in Zhutang?
Almost never: Zhutang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zhutang warmed?
Yes: Zhutang warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhutang?
The wettest day measured in Zhutang between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2006, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhutang?
The windiest day measured in Zhutang between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1968, with winds reaching 25.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhutang?
The warmest month in Zhutang is May (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhutang?
Zhutang receives on average 1,906 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 189 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhutang?
Zhutang gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhutang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhutang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1986, with 0.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhutang?
Yes: Zhutang has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhutang?
In Zhutang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.7 °C on 27 July 2017, and the lowest was -3.7 °C on 5 January 1974.
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