Zhuzhou climate
Zhuzhou is warmest in July, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 2.8 °C. June is the wettest month (317 mm) and December the driest (56 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Zhuzhou averages 1,852 mm of rain, 167 days above 25 °C and 12 days below freezing.
China · population 1,129,687 · 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 2.8 °C
- Driest month December 56 mm
- Wettest month June 317 mm
- Least cloud October 54 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 42 °C
- Coldest on record December -9.6 °C
What to expectZhuzhou through the year
Zhuzhou has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 10 °C in January to 33 °C in July, a swing of 23 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 167 days a year reach 25 °C, 93 of them reach 30 °C, 12 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C, in August.
Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 317 mm against 56 mm in December — 5.7 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.1 °C | 83 mm | 69 % |
| February | 12.8 °C | 102 mm | 72 % |
| March | 16.8 °C | 206 mm | 75 % |
| April | 22.8 °C | 268 mm | 74 % |
| May | 26.9 °C | 284 mm | 72 % |
| June | 29.7 °C | 317 mm | 79 % |
| July | 33.2 °C | 167 mm | 71 % |
| August | 32.8 °C | 135 mm | 64 % |
| September | 29.3 °C | 82 mm | 57 % |
| October | 24.3 °C | 67 mm | 54 % |
| November | 18.2 °C | 86 mm | 55 % |
| December | 12.5 °C | 56 mm | 55 % |
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 | 10.1 °C | 2.8 °C | 6.6 °C | 27.0 °C | -6.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| February | 12.8 °C | 5.2 °C | 9.1 °C | 29.1 °C | -3.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| March | 16.8 °C | 9.2 °C | 13.0 °C | 30.8 °C | -2.1 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 22.8 °C | 15.0 °C | 18.7 °C | 32.8 °C | 2.0 °C | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 26.9 °C | 19.5 °C | 23.0 °C | 34.3 °C | 9.2 °C | 22 | 7 | 0 |
| June | 29.7 °C | 23.4 °C | 26.3 °C | 36.0 °C | 16.5 °C | 27 | 16 | 0 |
| July | 33.2 °C | 26.5 °C | 29.5 °C | 40.0 °C | 19.2 °C | 31 | 26 | 0 |
| August | 32.8 °C | 25.8 °C | 29.0 °C | 42.0 °C | 18.8 °C | 30 | 25 | 0 |
| September | 29.3 °C | 21.7 °C | 25.2 °C | 39.0 °C | 13.2 °C | 25 | 14 | 0 |
| October | 24.3 °C | 16.2 °C | 20.0 °C | 35.7 °C | 6.7 °C | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| November | 18.2 °C | 10.1 °C | 14.1 °C | 32.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 12.5 °C | 4.4 °C | 8.5 °C | 24.2 °C | -9.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 83 mm | 12 | 11 h/day | 69 % | 77 % | 12 km/h |
| February | 102 mm | 13 | 11 h/day | 72 % | 78 % | 13 km/h |
| March | 206 mm | 18 | 12 h/day | 75 % | 80 % | 13 km/h |
| April | 268 mm | 18 | 13 h/day | 74 % | 80 % | 14 km/h |
| May | 284 mm | 17 | 14 h/day | 72 % | 80 % | 13 km/h |
| June | 317 mm | 18 | 14 h/day | 79 % | 82 % | 13 km/h |
| July | 167 mm | 13 | 14 h/day | 71 % | 74 % | 15 km/h |
| August | 135 mm | 14 | 13 h/day | 64 % | 75 % | 13 km/h |
| September | 82 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 57 % | 75 % | 12 km/h |
| October | 67 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 54 % | 72 % | 12 km/h |
| November | 86 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 55 % | 75 % | 12 km/h |
| December | 56 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 55 % | 74 % | 12 km/h |
How Zhuzhou 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhuzhou | 33 °C | 2.8 °C | 1,852 mm | 167 |
| Xiangtan · China | 33 °C | 2.5 °C | 1,775 mm | 164 |
| Changsha · China | 33 °C | 2.2 °C | 1,730 mm | 161 |
| Guankou · China | 33 °C | 2.6 °C | 1,923 mm | 164 |
| Pingxiang · China | 33 °C | 2.7 °C | 1,904 mm | 162 |
| Heshan · China | 32 °C | 1.7 °C | 1,679 mm | 148 |
| Loudi · China | 32 °C | 1.8 °C | 1,578 mm | 151 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Zhuzhou.
QuestionsCommon questions about Zhuzhou’s climate
When is the best time to visit Zhuzhou?
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 Zhuzhou get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 93 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 2.8 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 12 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Zhuzhou?
June, averaging 317 mm over 18 days with rain. The driest month is December with 56 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,852 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 Zhuzhou 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.