Yangzhou features a humid climate being in the subtropical zone, and its annual average temperature is 15°C. In July, the average temperature is 27.6°C. The coldest month is January, with an average temperature of 1.5°C.
The annual average precipitation is 1,030 mm, and about 45 percent of rainfall is concentrated in the summer. The rainy season known as "plum rain season" usually lasts from mid-June to late July. During this season, the plums are ripening, hence the name plum rain.