Zhuzhou climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Zhuzhou?

Zhuzhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 1,913 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhuzhou?

The hottest day measured in Zhuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2010, reaching 41.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Zhuzhou?

The coldest day measured in Zhuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1991, at -11.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Zhuzhou?

Yes. Zhuzhou gets on average 8.7 cm of snow per year and has around 11 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Zhuzhou warmed?

Yes: Zhuzhou warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Zhuzhou?

The wettest day measured in Zhuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1979, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Zhuzhou?

The windiest day measured in Zhuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1946, with winds reaching 40.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Zhuzhou?

The warmest month in Zhuzhou is July (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Zhuzhou?

Zhuzhou receives on average 1,913 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Zhuzhou?

Zhuzhou gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Zhuzhou (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 1,913 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 (30.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Zhuzhou averages 11 frost days, 99 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 161 rainy days per year.

Zhuzhou has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 17 to 5 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 5 August 2010) and the coldest -11.4 °C (on 29 December 1991).

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

ZhuzhouHunan

coords: 27.83°, 113.15°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

18.5°C

Average daily high

22.3°C

Average daily low

15.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,913mm

Sunshine / day

7.0h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

13.1km/h

Seasonal range

23.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

11 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

99 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

161 d/yr

Annual snowfall

8.7 cm

Average feels-like high

23.6 °C

Average feels-like low

15.5 °C

Average peak gust

29.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

134 d/yr

Solar radiation

13.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.15 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.9 °C

5 August 2010

Coldest day

-11.4 °C

29 December 1991

Wettest day

164 mm

21 June 1979

Windiest day

40.9 km/h

14 June 1946

Strongest gust

88.9 km/h

5 April 2002

Hottest feels-like

47.6 °C

3 August 2003

Coldest feels-like

-15.3 °C

29 December 1991

Snowiest day

15.2 cm

6 February 1972

Sunniest day

13.0 h

14 June 1979

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	40.2 °C17 September 2025	-2.2 °C9 February 2025	20.4 °C	1,312 mm	129	1
2024	40.1 °C24 July 2024	-7.2 °C23 January 2024	19.9 °C	2,176 mm	112	9
2023	40.3 °C5 August 2023	-2.9 °C23 December 2023	19.9 °C	1,481 mm	113	9
2022	39.3 °C23 August 2022	-2.4 °C18 December 2022	19.6 °C	1,799 mm	122	1
2021	39.3 °C26 September 2021	-3.9 °C9 January 2021	19.9 °C	1,411 mm	122	7
2020	37.7 °C7 August 2020	-1.7 °C31 December 2020	19.0 °C	2,136 mm	94	1
2019	38.4 °C13 September 2019	-0.7 °C1 January 2019	19.0 °C	1,927 mm	113	1
2018	37.6 °C21 July 2018	-4.3 °C31 December 2018	19.0 °C	1,442 mm	105	16
2017	39.7 °C28 July 2017	-0.9 °C18 December 2017	19.0 °C	1,872 mm	89	4
2016	38.6 °C26 July 2016	-4.8 °C25 January 2016	18.9 °C	2,086 mm	98	4
2015	36.3 °C14 July 2015	-0.4 °C17 December 2015	18.8 °C	2,200 mm	81	1
2014	37.5 °C22 July 2014	-2.3 °C11 February 2014	19.2 °C	1,803 mm	106	6
2013	40.0 °C10 August 2013	-2.5 °C28 December 2013	19.9 °C	1,195 mm	116	7
2012	39.8 °C18 August 2012	-2.3 °C25 January 2012	18.3 °C	2,098 mm	92	7
2011	38.2 °C29 July 2011	-3.3 °C21 January 2011	18.5 °C	1,060 mm	98	13
2010	41.9 °C5 August 2010	-2.4 °C16 December 2010	18.9 °C	2,085 mm	95	9
2009	39.8 °C18 July 2009	-3.0 °C14 January 2009	19.0 °C	1,374 mm	113	10
2008	40.4 °C21 August 2008	-3.5 °C3 February 2008	19.2 °C	1,322 mm	118	23
2007	38.8 °C2 August 2007	0.2 °C10 January 2007	19.6 °C	1,210 mm	109	0
2006	39.2 °C15 August 2006	-3.6 °C7 January 2006	19.3 °C	1,565 mm	108	4
2005	40.6 °C29 July 2005	-3.0 °C1 January 2005	18.9 °C	1,779 mm	109	13
2004	40.1 °C2 August 2004	-2.8 °C22 January 2004	19.1 °C	1,536 mm	107	6
2003	40.1 °C28 July 2003	-4.2 °C8 January 2003	18.8 °C	1,610 mm	111	10
2002	38.2 °C15 July 2002	-1.7 °C27 December 2002	18.8 °C	2,492 mm	85	3
2001	38.9 °C7 August 2001	-2.8 °C26 December 2001	18.7 °C	1,832 mm	98	7
2000	40.0 °C17 July 2000	-2.3 °C1 February 2000	18.2 °C	2,121 mm	100	5
1999	37.2 °C8 August 1999	-4.6 °C22 December 1999	18.6 °C	2,140 mm	83	6
1998	40.1 °C24 August 1998	-0.8 °C20 January 1998	19.5 °C	2,302 mm	111	2
1997	35.9 °C30 July 1997	-2.4 °C26 January 1997	18.3 °C	2,430 mm	93	6
1996	36.4 °C25 July 1996	-1.0 °C18 February 1996	18.1 °C	1,926 mm	90	3
1995	40.2 °C5 September 1995	-2.4 °C5 January 1995	18.7 °C	2,170 mm	97	8
1994	37.8 °C10 July 1994	-2.6 °C22 January 1994	18.3 °C	2,476 mm	96	5
1993	37.0 °C27 June 1993	-3.3 °C16 January 1993	17.7 °C	2,220 mm	88	17
1992	38.8 °C31 July 1992	-2.5 °C15 January 1992	18.3 °C	2,040 mm	90	2
1991	39.0 °C29 July 1991	-11.4 °C29 December 1991	18.2 °C	1,923 mm	99	6
1990	39.5 °C25 July 1990	-6.0 °C1 February 1990	18.4 °C	2,236 mm	97	5
1989	39.4 °C21 July 1989	-1.4 °C20 January 1989	17.8 °C	2,114 mm	79	5
1988	39.7 °C19 July 1988	0.2 °C20 February 1988	18.1 °C	1,796 mm	92	0
1987	36.4 °C27 August 1987	-1.3 °C7 December 1987	18.4 °C	2,076 mm	99	6
1986	37.1 °C30 July 1986	-1.5 °C8 February 1986	18.2 °C	1,715 mm	107	7
1985	39.2 °C16 July 1985	-2.8 °C16 December 1985	18.1 °C	1,734 mm	105	13
1984	37.9 °C25 July 1984	-4.9 °C22 January 1984	17.5 °C	1,795 mm	103	23
1983	39.1 °C6 August 1983	-2.7 °C12 January 1983	18.4 °C	2,077 mm	105	7
1982	37.5 °C21 July 1982	-1.9 °C19 December 1982	18.0 °C	2,407 mm	79	7
1981	39.1 °C20 August 1981	-1.6 °C11 January 1981	18.1 °C	2,003 mm	98	9
1980	38.8 °C27 July 1980	-7.5 °C31 January 1980	17.9 °C	1,902 mm	78	13
1979	39.7 °C8 August 1979	-5.6 °C26 December 1979	18.5 °C	2,003 mm	95	9
1978	39.1 °C9 August 1978	-2.8 °C18 February 1978	18.5 °C	1,646 mm	104	12
1977	40.1 °C9 August 1977	-8.6 °C10 February 1977	18.0 °C	2,159 mm	88	19
1976	37.9 °C5 August 1976	-3.8 °C12 January 1976	17.7 °C	2,045 mm	83	12
1975	38.2 °C29 July 1975	-3.5 °C15 December 1975	18.1 °C	2,296 mm	96	19
1974	37.9 °C9 August 1974	-2.6 °C7 February 1974	18.1 °C	1,770 mm	95	14
1973	36.0 °C31 July 1973	-4.3 °C26 December 1973	18.3 °C	2,458 mm	81	8
1972	37.6 °C9 July 1972	-7.6 °C9 February 1972	17.8 °C	2,000 mm	90	14
1971	40.1 °C26 July 1971	-2.6 °C31 January 1971	17.9 °C	1,750 mm	90	6
1970	38.2 °C1 August 1970	-8.2 °C16 January 1970	17.7 °C	2,547 mm	85	14
1969	37.7 °C2 August 1969	-9.6 °C6 February 1969	17.7 °C	2,315 mm	94	30
1968	38.3 °C31 July 1968	-1.6 °C21 February 1968	18.5 °C	1,978 mm	108	8
1967	40.1 °C28 August 1967	-6.2 °C16 January 1967	18.1 °C	1,998 mm	103	26
1966	38.4 °C16 August 1966	-4.0 °C28 December 1966	19.0 °C	1,780 mm	109	11
1965	36.8 °C21 July 1965	-2.6 °C31 December 1965	17.9 °C	2,161 mm	80	9
1964	39.5 °C20 July 1964	-4.4 °C26 February 1964	18.5 °C	1,892 mm	102	20
1963	39.8 °C26 August 1963	-4.4 °C10 January 1963	19.1 °C	1,329 mm	119	17
1962	38.2 °C25 July 1962	-3.2 °C2 January 1962	18.4 °C	2,172 mm	91	15
1961	39.7 °C23 July 1961	-3.8 °C17 January 1961	18.8 °C	2,423 mm	98	10
1960	37.4 °C1 August 1960	-6.5 °C25 January 1960	18.2 °C	1,829 mm	104	13
1959	38.4 °C24 July 1959	-3.0 °C11 January 1959	18.5 °C	1,565 mm	111	8
1958	37.2 °C18 August 1958	-5.0 °C2 February 1958	18.0 °C	2,023 mm	93	16
1957	38.7 °C23 July 1957	-7.9 °C7 February 1957	17.8 °C	2,062 mm	85	19
1956	38.4 °C11 August 1956	-6.2 °C24 January 1956	18.2 °C	1,569 mm	105	20
1955	36.0 °C19 September 1955	-8.9 °C11 January 1955	18.3 °C	1,756 mm	103	24
1954	36.8 °C17 September 1954	-5.3 °C29 January 1954	18.2 °C	2,351 mm	110	26
1953	41.5 °C13 August 1953	-2.3 °C19 January 1953	19.3 °C	1,656 mm	122	7
1952	35.2 °C6 September 1952	-3.6 °C19 February 1952	18.0 °C	2,361 mm	93	12
1951	38.7 °C6 September 1951	-8.6 °C14 January 1951	18.0 °C	2,736 mm	95	22
1950	36.2 °C18 July 1950	-5.7 °C17 February 1950	18.2 °C	2,242 mm	71	11
1949	36.2 °C14 September 1949	-8.8 °C9 January 1949	18.8 °C	2,380 mm	97	11
1948	35.6 °C17 August 1948	-5.5 °C25 January 1948	18.7 °C	2,009 mm	93	12
1947	36.4 °C27 August 1947	-3.6 °C20 December 1947	18.7 °C	1,840 mm	96	10
1946	41.3 °C5 September 1946	-3.1 °C5 January 1946	21.0 °C	923 mm	146	10
1945	37.9 °C29 July 1945	-4.9 °C18 December 1945	18.0 °C	866 mm	116	28
1944	36.0 °C14 July 1944	-4.2 °C21 December 1944	18.6 °C	1,589 mm	110	18
1943	32.9 °C3 July 1943	-3.6 °C12 January 1943	18.5 °C	1,906 mm	74	9
1942	35.6 °C8 August 1942	-2.3 °C12 January 1942	18.9 °C	1,850 mm	89	8
1941	33.4 °C6 July 1941	-3.8 °C29 December 1941	18.4 °C	2,337 mm	69	9
1940	37.4 °C14 August 1940	-8.5 °C23 January 1940	19.0 °C	1,533 mm	114	10

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.6 °C

+2.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

129 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

-10

Annual rainfall

1312 mm

-601 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	14.9 °C	+5.1 °C	48 mm	-27 mm
Feb	10.8 °C	-0.6 °C	85 mm	-29 mm
Mar	18.3 °C	+2.1 °C	123 mm	-79 mm
Apr	25.5 °C	+3.3 °C	208 mm	-97 mm
May	28.1 °C	+1.4 °C	278 mm	-45 mm
Jun	30.5 °C	+0.5 °C	190 mm	-135 mm
Jul	35.2 °C	+1.4 °C	116 mm	-24 mm
Aug	36.1 °C	+2.6 °C	43 mm	-81 mm
Sep	32.7 °C	+2.9 °C	82 mm	+0 mm
Oct	27.0 °C	+2.8 °C	17 mm	-71 mm
Nov	19.2 °C	+1.0 °C	89 mm	+8 mm
Dec	16.4 °C	+4.1 °C	35 mm	-21 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.2 °C

17 Sep 2025

Coldest day

-2.2 °C

9 Feb 2025

Wettest day

44.7 mm

8 May 2025

Windiest day

30.2 km/h

2 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

64.8 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.7 °C

5 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-6.1 °C

9 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

11 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Zhuzhou?

Zhuzhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 1,913 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhuzhou?

The hottest day measured in Zhuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2010, reaching 41.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Zhuzhou?

The coldest day measured in Zhuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1991, at -11.4 °C.

Does it snow in Zhuzhou?

Yes. Zhuzhou gets on average 8.7 cm of snow per year and has around 11 frost days.

Has the climate of Zhuzhou warmed?

Yes: Zhuzhou warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Zhuzhou?

The wettest day measured in Zhuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1979, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Zhuzhou?

The windiest day measured in Zhuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1946, with winds reaching 40.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Zhuzhou?

The warmest month in Zhuzhou is July (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Zhuzhou?

Zhuzhou receives on average 1,913 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Zhuzhou?

Zhuzhou gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhuzhou?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhuzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1972, with 15.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Zhuzhou?

Yes: Zhuzhou has on average 134 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhuzhou?

In Zhuzhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 3 August 2003, and the lowest was -15.3 °C on 29 December 1991.

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