What are the characteristics of Huaiji’s climate?

Huaiji has a subtropical monsoon climate, with hot and rainy summers and warm and humid winters

1. Temperature

Statistics on temperature data measured by the county meteorological observatory, Huaiji County The average annual temperature from 1979 to 2000 was 21.1°C (degrees Celsius. The same below). The average highest temperature was 22.0°C in 1998, and the average lowest temperature was 20.2°C in 1984. The average monthly temperature starts to rise month by month from February to the highest in July. The average temperature rises gradually from the second pentad of February to the highest in the fourth pentad of July. The daily extreme maximum temperature was 39.4℃ on July 17, 1989; the daily extreme minimum temperature was -2.4℃ on December 23, 1999.

2. Precipitation

The county has abundant rainfall, but it varies greatly between years and months, and its regional distribution is also uneven, with more rainfall in the north than in the south. The average annual rainfall measured by the county meteorological station from 1979 to 2000 was 1782.0 mm, making it the county with the highest rainfall in Zhaoqing City. The highest annual rainfall was 2231.7 mm in 1997, and the lowest was 1264.8 mm in 1991. The highest monthly rainfall was 552.2 mm in May 1989, and the lowest was 0.0 mm in November 1989. The highest daily rainfall was 188.9 mm on April 26, 1999. Heavy rain (greater than or equal to 50 mm) mainly occurs in the pre-flood season from April to June, accounting for 70% of the number of heavy rain days. If affected by special weather systems such as typhoons and low pressure, heavy rainfall such as heavy rains may also occur in winter.