Pitou climate — normals and trends
Pitou (Taiwan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,645 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Pitou averages 0 frost days, 85 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Pitou has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 1 July 2004) and the coldest 6.1 °C (on 24 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
PitouTaiwan
- coords
- 23.89°, 120.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.0°C
Average daily high
26.1°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,645mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
11.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
85 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.8 °C
Average feels-like low
21.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
212 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
36.5 °C
1 July 2004
Coldest day
6.1 °C
24 January 2016
Wettest day
356 mm
25 July 2024
Windiest day
80.9 km/h
27 September 1969
Strongest gust
162.7 km/h
27 September 1969
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
2 August 2009
Coldest feels-like
-1.2 °C
16 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.5 h
14 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 | 19.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 27 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 19.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 98 mm | +25 mm |
| Mar | 23.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 103 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 26.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 98 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 29.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 170 mm | -54 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 248 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 572 mm | +358 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 171 mm | -100 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 55 mm | -108 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 60 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 26.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 30 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 23.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 15 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pitou?
Pitou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 1,645 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pitou?
The hottest day measured in Pitou between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2004, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pitou?
The coldest day measured in Pitou between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2016, at 6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Pitou?
Almost never: Pitou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pitou warmed?
Yes: Pitou warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pitou?
The wettest day measured in Pitou between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2024, with 356 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pitou?
The windiest day measured in Pitou between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1969, with winds reaching 80.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pitou?
The warmest month in Pitou is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Pitou?
Pitou receives on average 1,645 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pitou?
Pitou gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pitou?
Yes: Pitou has on average 212 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pitou?
In Pitou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 2 August 2009, and the lowest was -1.2 °C on 16 January 1967.
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