Geography
Zhangwu County has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with great seasonal contrast in temperature, precipitation, and humidity. Winters are long and cold, with a January average of −11.7 °C (10.9 °F), while summers are hot and humid, with a July average of 24.1 °C (75.4 °F). Precipitation is sparse in winter and is heavily concentrated in the summer months. Clear, sunny weather tends to dominate year-round, with the sun shining more than 60% of the time. The annual mean temperature is 7.54 °C (45.6 °F).
| Climate data for Zhangwu County (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −17.1 (1.2) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.079) |
2.0 (0.079) |
10.2 (0.402) |
24.9 (0.98) |
41.4 (1.63) |
87.7 (3.453) |
144.9 (5.705) |
103.1 (4.059) |
57.3 (2.256) |
24.6 (0.969) |
8.3 (0.327) |
2.7 (0.106) |
509.1 (20.043) |
| % humidity | 54 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 67 | 79 | 79 | 70 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 60.3 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 75.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 194.5 | 199.6 | 240.3 | 245.2 | 267.2 | 251.8 | 214.1 | 230.3 | 241.2 | 224.7 | 186.0 | 178.4 | 2,673.3 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
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