Ganzhou climate
Ganzhou is warmest in July, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 4.5 °C. June is the wettest month (261 mm) and December the driest (51 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Ganzhou averages 1,527 mm of rain, 188 days above 25 °C and 6 days below freezing.
China · population 1,977,253 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 33 °C
- Coldest month January 4.5 °C
- Driest month December 51 mm
- Wettest month June 261 mm
- Least cloud October 47 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 41 °C
- Coldest on record December -6.2 °C
What to expectGanzhou through the year
Ganzhou has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 12 °C in January to 33 °C in July, a swing of 20 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 188 days a year reach 25 °C, 102 of them reach 30 °C, 6 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 261 mm against 51 mm in December — 5.1 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5 °C | 60 mm | 62 % |
| February | 15.1 °C | 73 mm | 68 % |
| March | 18.5 °C | 151 mm | 75 % |
| April | 24.2 °C | 172 mm | 74 % |
| May | 27.8 °C | 241 mm | 75 % |
| June | 30.1 °C | 261 mm | 84 % |
| July | 33.2 °C | 133 mm | 73 % |
| August | 32.9 °C | 176 mm | 67 % |
| September | 29.8 °C | 98 mm | 57 % |
| October | 25.7 °C | 55 mm | 47 % |
| November | 20.2 °C | 56 mm | 50 % |
| December | 14.4 °C | 51 mm | 49 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5 °C | 4.5 °C | 8.4 °C | 26.9 °C | -4.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| February | 15.1 °C | 7.0 °C | 11.0 °C | 30.5 °C | -3.5 °C | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| March | 18.5 °C | 10.9 °C | 14.6 °C | 31.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 24.2 °C | 16.6 °C | 20.1 °C | 35.8 °C | 4.0 °C | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| May | 27.8 °C | 20.8 °C | 23.9 °C | 35.8 °C | 12.1 °C | 25 | 9 | 0 |
| June | 30.1 °C | 23.9 °C | 26.6 °C | 36.0 °C | 17.9 °C | 28 | 18 | 0 |
| July | 33.2 °C | 25.5 °C | 28.9 °C | 41.1 °C | 19.8 °C | 31 | 28 | 0 |
| August | 32.9 °C | 25.2 °C | 28.5 °C | 40.0 °C | 19.1 °C | 31 | 26 | 0 |
| September | 29.8 °C | 22.4 °C | 25.7 °C | 38.1 °C | 14.1 °C | 27 | 16 | 0 |
| October | 25.7 °C | 17.4 °C | 21.2 °C | 36.2 °C | 7.5 °C | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| November | 20.2 °C | 11.8 °C | 15.7 °C | 32.9 °C | 1.0 °C | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 14.4 °C | 6.0 °C | 10.0 °C | 26.7 °C | -6.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 62 % | 77 % | 12 km/h |
| February | 73 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 68 % | 79 % | 13 km/h |
| March | 151 mm | 16 | 12 h/day | 75 % | 82 % | 13 km/h |
| April | 172 mm | 16 | 13 h/day | 74 % | 81 % | 14 km/h |
| May | 241 mm | 17 | 13 h/day | 75 % | 82 % | 13 km/h |
| June | 261 mm | 18 | 14 h/day | 84 % | 84 % | 14 km/h |
| July | 133 mm | 14 | 14 h/day | 73 % | 76 % | 14 km/h |
| August | 176 mm | 18 | 13 h/day | 67 % | 77 % | 12 km/h |
| September | 98 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 57 % | 77 % | 12 km/h |
| October | 55 mm | 6 | 12 h/day | 47 % | 72 % | 13 km/h |
| November | 56 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 50 % | 74 % | 12 km/h |
| December | 51 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 49 % | 73 % | 13 km/h |
How Ganzhou compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganzhou | 33 °C | 4.5 °C | 1,527 mm | 188 |
| Ji’an · China | 34 °C | 3.7 °C | 1,523 mm | 178 |
| Shaoguan · China | 32 °C | 6.7 °C | 1,903 mm | 199 |
| Chenzhou · China | 33 °C | 3.4 °C | 1,575 mm | 171 |
| Xingning · China | 32 °C | 8.0 °C | 1,555 mm | 225 |
| Meizhou · China | 32 °C | 8.2 °C | 1,492 mm | 232 |
| Xinyu · China | 33 °C | 3.1 °C | 1,839 mm | 166 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Ganzhou.
QuestionsCommon questions about Ganzhou’s climate
When is the best time to visit Ganzhou?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Ganzhou get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 102 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 4.5 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 6 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Ganzhou?
June, averaging 261 mm over 18 days with rain. The driest month is December with 51 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,527 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Ganzhou rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.