Zuitai climate — normals and trends
Zuitai (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 1,155 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 (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zuitai averages 102 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Zuitai has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 109 to 95 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.5 °C (on 6 July 2022) and the coldest -24.7 °C (on 26 January 1956).
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
ZuitaiGansu
- coords
- 33.33°, 105.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.9°C
Average daily high
14.0°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,155mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
23.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
102 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
58.7 cm
Average feels-like high
12.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
32.5 °C
6 July 2022
Coldest day
-24.7 °C
26 January 1956
Wettest day
219 mm
28 August 1946
Windiest day
37.6 km/h
15 May 1946
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
12 April 1980
Hottest feels-like
36.6 °C
6 August 1996
Coldest feels-like
-29.4 °C
26 January 1956
Snowiest day
10.6 cm
18 November 1961
Sunniest day
14.0 h
31 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 34 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 3.3 °C | -1.1 °C | 39 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 10.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 31 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 19.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 40 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 22.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 79 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 24.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 187 mm | +54 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 157 mm | -73 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 146 mm | -60 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 222 mm | +52 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 185 mm | +96 mm |
| Nov | 9.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 27 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 22 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zuitai?
Zuitai has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 1,155 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zuitai?
The hottest day measured in Zuitai between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2022, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zuitai?
The coldest day measured in Zuitai between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1956, at -24.7 °C.
Does it snow in Zuitai?
Yes. Zuitai gets on average 58.7 cm of snow per year and has around 102 frost days.
Has the climate of Zuitai warmed?
Yes: Zuitai warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zuitai?
The wettest day measured in Zuitai between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1946, with 219 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zuitai?
The windiest day measured in Zuitai between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1946, with winds reaching 37.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zuitai?
The warmest month in Zuitai is July (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Zuitai?
Zuitai receives on average 1,155 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zuitai?
Zuitai 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 Zuitai?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zuitai between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1961, with 10.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zuitai?
Yes: Zuitai has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zuitai?
In Zuitai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.6 °C on 6 August 1996, and the lowest was -29.4 °C on 26 January 1956.
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