Ankang climate — normals and trends
Ankang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 900 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ankang averages 45 frost days, 64 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Ankang has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 61 to 29 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.6 °C (on 14 August 2022) and the coldest -20.3 °C (on 10 January 1955).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AnkangShaanxi
- coords
- 32.68°, 109.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.2°C
Average daily high
19.6°C
Average daily low
11.3°C
Annual rainfall
900mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
8.6km/h
Seasonal range
24.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
45 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
64 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
23.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.7 °C
Average feels-like low
11.1 °C
Average peak gust
23.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
81 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
42.6 °C
14 August 2022
Coldest day
-20.3 °C
10 January 1955
Wettest day
306 mm
14 August 1946
Windiest day
31.8 km/h
14 May 1946
Strongest gust
66.2 km/h
24 March 1952
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
16 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-25.2 °C
10 January 1955
Snowiest day
16.8 cm
13 March 1960
Sunniest day
13.9 h
30 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 35 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 10.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 9 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 16.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 53 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 27.3 °C | +6.6 °C | 17 mm | -45 mm |
| May | 30.6 °C | +5.6 °C | 48 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 91 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 35.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 53 mm | -91 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 122 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 24.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 319 mm | +184 mm |
| Oct | 18.0 °C | -1.6 °C | 153 mm | +65 mm |
| Nov | 15.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 38 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 11.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 26 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ankang?
Ankang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 900 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ankang?
The hottest day measured in Ankang between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2022, reaching 42.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ankang?
The coldest day measured in Ankang between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1955, at -20.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ankang?
Yes. Ankang gets on average 23.0 cm of snow per year and has around 45 frost days.
Has the climate of Ankang warmed?
Yes: Ankang warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ankang?
The wettest day measured in Ankang between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1946, with 306 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ankang?
The windiest day measured in Ankang between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1946, with winds reaching 31.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ankang?
The warmest month in Ankang is July (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Ankang?
Ankang receives on average 900 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ankang?
Ankang gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ankang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ankang between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1960, with 16.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ankang?
Yes: Ankang has on average 81 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ankang?
In Ankang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 16 July 2025, and the lowest was -25.2 °C on 10 January 1955.
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