Climate and Weather of Wuhan, China

The climate of Wuhan

According to DigoPaul, Wuhan is the most populous city in central China. The city is a crossroads of all kinds of transport routes, both by water and by train. As a result, many industries have been established and the city is a busy center of all kinds of activity. The city actually consists of three cities, namely Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang. Merged so Wuhan. Despite its modern industrial character, Wuhan has also preserved some beautiful old buildings, such as the Yellow Crane Tower, which dates from the year 220 AD. In December 2019, the Coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) was diagnosed in the city of Wuhan) discovers. From Wuhan, the virus spread all over the world. Italy, South Korea and Iran were particularly hard hit. Thanks to strict measures by the Chinese government, the spread of the virus in Wuhan itself was considerably slowed down within two months. Public life is slowly picking up in Wuhan, while the rest of the world is still in the midst of the pandemic. Wuhan has a warm maritime climate with very humid, warm summers. Because it can get very hot in the summer, it is one of the three “furnaces of China”. The winters are not very cold. The temperature barely falls below freezing and it snows only occasionally. Precipitation amounts are greatest in the summer months. It is striking that the number of days that it rains is not so great during the wetter months. Since most of the rain falls during the really hot period in Wuhan, the relative humidity skyrockets. This leads to clammy weather with a high wind chill.

Climate figures

The figures below are based on long-term average climate statistics. The temperatures are displayed in degrees Celsius (°C).

	maximum temperature	minimum temperature	hours of sunshine per day	days of rainfall per month	amount of rainfall per month
January	8℃	-1℃	4	11
February	10℃	1℃	4	12
March	15℃	6℃	4	15
April	21℃	12℃	5	16
May	26℃	18℃	6	14
June	30℃	22℃	6	12
July	33℃	25℃	8	11
August	33℃	25℃	8	9
September	28℃	19℃	6	10
October	23℃	14℃	5	12
November	17℃	7℃	5	12
December	11℃	1℃	5	10

The weather in Wuhan

Here you will find the weather forecast for Wuhan. View the current weather in Wuhan and the forecast for the coming days, such as temperatures, the chance of precipitation, the wind direction and the wind strength. With this weather data you can see what kind of weather you can expect in Wuhan. Based on the climate statistics, we describe the weather per month in Wuhan. This is not a long-term forecast, but gives the average weather forecast for all months of the year. Do you want to see the detailed weather forecast for Wuhan? On the page with extra weather information we show the chance of snow, the wind chill, visibility, UV strength, air pressure and more good weather information.

An average weather picture per month can be compiled on the basis of long-term climate statistics, certain weather patterns and specific events.

The weather in January

In January, the average maximum temperature in Wuhan is around 8 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in January is -1 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in January at this destination is around 4 hours per day. Within the whole month there is rainfall for about 11 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means that there will not be much precipitation this month.

The weather in February

In the month of February, the average maximum temperature in Wuhan is around 10 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in February is 1 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in February at this destination is around 4 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 12 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means that there will not be much precipitation this month.

The weather in March

In the month of March, the average maximum temperature in Wuhan is around 15 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in March is 6 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in March at this destination is around 4 hours per day. Within the whole month there is rainfall for about 15 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this ensures a reasonable amount of precipitation during this month.

The weather in April

In the month of April, the average maximum temperature in Wuhan is around 21 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in April is 12 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in April at this destination is around 5 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 16 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.

The weather in May

In May, the average maximum temperature in Wuhan is around 26 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in May is 18 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in May in this destination is around 6 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 14 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.

The weather in June

In the month of June, the average maximum temperature in Wuhan is around 30 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in June is 22 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in June at this destination is around 6 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 12 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for a wet month.

The weather in July

In July, the average maximum temperature in Wuhan is around 33 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in July is 25 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in July at this destination is around 8 hours per day. Within the whole month there is rainfall for about 11 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.

The weather in August

In the month of August, the average maximum temperature in Wuhan is around 33 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in August is 25 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in August in this destination is around 8 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 9 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.

The weather in September

In September, the average maximum temperature in Wuhan is around 28 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in September is 19 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in September at this destination is around 6 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 10 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this ensures a reasonable amount of precipitation during this month.

The weather in October

In October, the average maximum temperature in Wuhan is around 23 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in October is 14 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in October at this destination is around 5 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 12 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this ensures a reasonable amount of precipitation during this month.

The weather in November

In November, the average maximum temperature in Wuhan is around 17 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in November is 7 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in November at this destination is around 5 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 12 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means that there will not be much precipitation this month.

The weather in December

In December, the average maximum temperature in Wuhan is around 11 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in December is 1 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in December at this destination is around 5 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 10 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.