Jinhu climate — normals and trends
Jinhu (Taiwan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,172 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 August (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is February (13.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Jinhu averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Jinhu has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.2 °C (on 22 August 1960) and the coldest 4.3 °C (on 25 January 2016).
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
JinhuFukien
- coords
- 24.44°, 118.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.7°C
Average daily high
21.8°C
Average daily low
19.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,172mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
32.0km/h
Seasonal range
14.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.5 °C
Average feels-like low
18.6 °C
Average peak gust
44.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
191 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °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
32.2 °C
22 August 1960
Coldest day
4.3 °C
25 January 2016
Wettest day
237 mm
27 July 1965
Windiest day
82.5 km/h
29 July 1982
Strongest gust
124.6 km/h
20 September 2010
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
22 August 1960
Coldest feels-like
-4.0 °C
25 January 2016
Sunniest day
13.4 h
20 June 1946
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 | 14.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -39 mm |
| Feb | 13.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 78 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 16.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 124 mm | +38 mm |
| Apr | 20.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 69 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 24.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 156 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 125 mm | -56 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 305 mm | +172 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 151 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 29.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 129 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 27.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 17 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 21.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 19 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 18.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 24 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jinhu?
Jinhu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,172 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jinhu?
The hottest day measured in Jinhu between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1960, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jinhu?
The coldest day measured in Jinhu between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2016, at 4.3 °C.
Does it snow in Jinhu?
Almost never: Jinhu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jinhu warmed?
Yes: Jinhu warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jinhu?
The wettest day measured in Jinhu between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1965, with 237 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jinhu?
The windiest day measured in Jinhu between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1982, with winds reaching 82.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jinhu?
The warmest month in Jinhu is August (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is February (13.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Jinhu?
Jinhu receives on average 1,172 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jinhu?
Jinhu gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Jinhu?
Yes: Jinhu has on average 191 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jinhu?
In Jinhu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 22 August 1960, and the lowest was -4.0 °C on 25 January 2016.
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