Zoucheng climate — normals and trends
Zoucheng (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 887 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zoucheng averages 87 frost days, 60 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Zoucheng has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 99 to 75 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 15 July 2002) and the coldest -24.5 °C (on 16 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
ZouchengShandong
- coords
- 35.40°, 116.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.0°C
Average daily high
18.8°C
Average daily low
9.6°C
Annual rainfall
887mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
27.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
87 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
60 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.7 cm
Average feels-like high
18.0 °C
Average feels-like low
8.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
79 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
41.6 °C
15 July 2002
Coldest day
-24.5 °C
16 January 1955
Wettest day
160 mm
28 August 1965
Windiest day
43.3 km/h
17 April 1946
Strongest gust
89.6 km/h
25 June 1971
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
27 June 1958
Coldest feels-like
-30.4 °C
16 January 1955
Snowiest day
15.7 cm
1 March 1971
Sunniest day
14.0 h
6 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 | 7.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 7.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 58 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 30 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 26.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 26 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 67 mm | -34 mm |
| Jul | 34.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 62 mm | -201 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 110 mm | -80 mm |
| Sep | 26.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 203 mm | +116 mm |
| Oct | 18.4 °C | -2.1 °C | 139 mm | +99 mm |
| Nov | 15.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 8 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 8.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 12 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zoucheng?
Zoucheng has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 887 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zoucheng?
The hottest day measured in Zoucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2002, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zoucheng?
The coldest day measured in Zoucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1955, at -24.5 °C.
Does it snow in Zoucheng?
Yes. Zoucheng gets on average 12.7 cm of snow per year and has around 87 frost days.
Has the climate of Zoucheng warmed?
Yes: Zoucheng warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zoucheng?
The wettest day measured in Zoucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1965, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zoucheng?
The windiest day measured in Zoucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1946, with winds reaching 43.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zoucheng?
The warmest month in Zoucheng is July (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Zoucheng?
Zoucheng receives on average 887 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zoucheng?
Zoucheng gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zoucheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zoucheng between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1971, with 15.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zoucheng?
Yes: Zoucheng has on average 79 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zoucheng?
In Zoucheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 27 June 1958, and the lowest was -30.4 °C on 16 January 1955.
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