Zhuyang climate — normals and trends
Zhuyang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 1,305 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 (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhuyang averages 1 frost days, 72 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 186 rainy days per year.
Zhuyang has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 20 August 2022) and the coldest -4.7 °C (on 21 December 1944).
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
ZhuyangChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 29.06°, 105.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.3°C
Average daily high
21.5°C
Average daily low
15.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,305mm
Sunshine / day
6.1h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
8.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
72 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
186 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.1 cm
Average feels-like high
23.0 °C
Average feels-like low
16.4 °C
Average peak gust
21.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
120 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °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
42.8 °C
20 August 2022
Coldest day
-4.7 °C
21 December 1944
Wettest day
169 mm
25 August 1968
Windiest day
55.6 km/h
29 May 1946
Strongest gust
80.3 km/h
13 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
47.4 °C
25 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-8.4 °C
21 December 1944
Snowiest day
8.2 cm
27 December 1991
Sunniest day
13.9 h
19 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 | 12.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 64 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 12.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 52 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 17.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 64 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 25.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 70 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 146 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 138 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 231 mm | +53 mm |
| Aug | 35.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 108 mm | -55 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 146 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 24.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 133 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 16.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 77 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 13.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 43 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhuyang?
Zhuyang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 1,305 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhuyang?
The hottest day measured in Zhuyang between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2022, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhuyang?
The coldest day measured in Zhuyang between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1944, at -4.7 °C.
Does it snow in Zhuyang?
Yes. Zhuyang gets on average 2.1 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhuyang warmed?
Yes: Zhuyang warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhuyang?
The wettest day measured in Zhuyang between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1968, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhuyang?
The windiest day measured in Zhuyang between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1946, with winds reaching 55.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhuyang?
The warmest month in Zhuyang is July (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhuyang?
Zhuyang receives on average 1,305 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 186 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhuyang?
Zhuyang gets on average 6.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,227 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhuyang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhuyang between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1991, with 8.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhuyang?
Yes: Zhuyang has on average 120 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhuyang?
In Zhuyang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.4 °C on 25 July 1957, and the lowest was -8.4 °C on 21 December 1944.
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