Wuhu climate

Wuhu is warmest in July, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -0.3 °C. June is the wettest month (266 mm) and December the driest (40 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Wuhu averages 1,358 mm of rain, 144 days above 25 °C and 38 days below freezing.

China · population 1,598,165 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 4°
  2. Feb 6°
  3. Mar 11°
  4. Apr 17°
  5. May 22°
  6. Jun 25°
  7. Jul 28°
  8. Aug 28°
  9. Sep 24°
  10. Oct 18°
  11. Nov 12°
  12. Dec 6°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectWuhu through the year

Wuhu has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 8.0 °C in January to 32 °C in July, a swing of 24 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 144 days a year reach 25 °C, 68 of them reach 30 °C, 38 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in August.

Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 266 mm against 40 mm in December — 6.7 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 8.0 °C 67 mm 58 %
February 10.6 °C 72 mm 62 %
March 15.2 °C 106 mm 67 %
April 21.3 °C 118 mm 67 %
May 26.0 °C 147 mm 67 %
June 28.7 °C 266 mm 74 %
July 31.8 °C 193 mm 70 %
August 31.4 °C 156 mm 62 %
September 27.6 °C 79 mm 57 %
October 22.7 °C 61 mm 51 %
November 16.7 °C 53 mm 50 %
December 10.3 °C 40 mm 49 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 8.0 °C-0.3 °C3.8 °C24.0 °C-14.6 °C0017
February 10.6 °C1.9 °C6.2 °C26.4 °C-11.5 °C009
March 15.2 °C6.3 °C10.7 °C29.7 °C-3.9 °C101
April 21.3 °C12.3 °C16.6 °C34.8 °C1.3 °C610
May 26.0 °C17.6 °C21.6 °C36.8 °C9.2 °C1950
June 28.7 °C21.7 °C24.9 °C36.8 °C14.7 °C25110
July 31.8 °C25.4 °C28.3 °C38.0 °C17.1 °C30230
August 31.4 °C24.9 °C27.8 °C38.6 °C18.0 °C30220
September 27.6 °C20.4 °C23.7 °C37.4 °C11.6 °C2470
October 22.7 °C14.5 °C18.3 °C32.7 °C5.1 °C810
November 16.7 °C8.1 °C12.2 °C28.8 °C-5.3 °C101
December 10.3 °C1.7 °C5.9 °C21.7 °C-10.5 °C0011

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 67 mm910 h/day58 %74 %14 km/h
February 72 mm911 h/day62 %74 %15 km/h
March 106 mm1112 h/day67 %73 %16 km/h
April 118 mm1013 h/day67 %73 %16 km/h
May 147 mm1114 h/day67 %74 %15 km/h
June 266 mm1414 h/day74 %79 %14 km/h
July 193 mm1414 h/day70 %81 %14 km/h
August 156 mm1413 h/day62 %80 %14 km/h
September 79 mm812 h/day57 %77 %14 km/h
October 61 mm711 h/day51 %73 %14 km/h
November 53 mm711 h/day50 %74 %14 km/h
December 40 mm610 h/day49 %73 %14 km/h

How Wuhu 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
Wuhu 32 °C -0.3 °C 1,358 mm 144
Ma’anshan · China 32 °C -0.7 °C 1,267 mm 140
Xuancheng · China 32 °C -0.4 °C 1,448 mm 146
Nanjing · China 31 °C -1.3 °C 1,227 mm 138
Chuzhou · China 31 °C -1.7 °C 1,177 mm 139
Chizhou · China 32 °C 0.3 °C 1,407 mm 144
Hefei · China 32 °C -1.1 °C 1,113 mm 146

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Wuhu.

QuestionsCommon questions about Wuhu’s climate

When is the best time to visit Wuhu?

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 Wuhu get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 68 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -0.3 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 38 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Wuhu?

June, averaging 266 mm over 14 days with rain. The driest month is December with 40 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,358 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 Wuhu rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
31.353°, 118.429° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
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.