Wuhan in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Wuhan sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 157 mm of precipitation over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Wuhan's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Wuhan's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 10°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 3°C
- Precipitation
- 157 mm
- 23 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 2.3
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Wuhan in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C.
A typical winter day in Wuhan reaches about 10°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Wuhan
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 39 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Wuhan weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8° / 2° | 53 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 10.2 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 11° / 4° | 72 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 10.9 | 2.6 |
| Mar | 16° / 9° | 109 | 12 | 0.2 | 11.8 | 4.5 |
| Apr | 22° / 15° | 162 | 12 | 0 | 12.7 | 6.1 |
| May | 27° / 20° | 191 | 12.7 | 0 | 13.5 | 6.0 |
| Jun | 30° / 24° | 275 | 13.9 | 0 | 13.9 | 4.5 |
| Jul | 33° / 27° | 237 | 13.2 | 0 | 13.8 | 3.3 |
| Aug | 32° / 26° | 128 | 12.1 | 0 | 13.1 | 3.7 |
| Sep | 28° / 22° | 96 | 8.4 | 0 | 12.2 | 6.1 |
| Oct | 23° / 16° | 66 | 7.5 | 0 | 11.2 | 7.2 |
| Nov | 17° / 9° | 54 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 10.5 | 5.5 |
| Dec | 11° / 4° | 32 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 2.8 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Wuhan gets around 157 mm of rain and snow over 23 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 10 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min in early December to 11 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.7 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Wuhan
In winter, Wuhan overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Wuhan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.
Wuhan's rainy season runs April–August, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Wuhan?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wuhan.
What to pack for Wuhan in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Wuhan sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 23 days see rain.
UV index in Wuhan in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wuhan peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 2 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Moderate |
| Feb | 5 | Moderate |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 7 | Very high |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 3 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Air quality in Wuhan in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Wuhan is worst in January — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 30 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Wuhan's WHO annual average of 52.5 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 73 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 48 | 39 | 30 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 72 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 73 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 67 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 62 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 53 | Poor |
| May | 48 | Poor |
| Jun | 39 | Poor |
| Jul | 30 | Moderate |
| Aug | 31 | Moderate |
| Sep | 41 | Poor |
| Oct | 53 | Poor |
| Nov | 62 | Unhealthy |
| Dec | 72 | Unhealthy |
Where is Wuhan?
Wuhan sits at 30.6°N, 114.3°E, 20 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Zhangjiajie, 399 km away.
Topography around Wuhan
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Wuhan.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Wuhan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 929 m.
The land around Wuhan is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (48%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.
China travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type A / I
- 220 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 47% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $13,862
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.1 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Homicide rate
- 0.5
- per 100k, 2020
- Road deaths
- 17.4
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Low
- EF EPI 464
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Wuhan (30.5833°, 114.2667°, elevation 20 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.