Anking climate — normals and trends
Anking (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 1,622 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 (29.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Anking averages 23 frost days, 77 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Anking has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 32 to 14 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 10 August 1953) and the coldest -17.4 °C (on 11 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
AnkingAnhui
- coords
- 30.51°, 117.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.2°C
Average daily high
20.9°C
Average daily low
13.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,622mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
25.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
23 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
77 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.5 cm
Average feels-like high
21.6 °C
Average feels-like low
13.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
122 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
40.4 °C
10 August 1953
Coldest day
-17.4 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
174 mm
25 June 1998
Windiest day
44.5 km/h
13 August 2004
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
13 August 2004
Hottest feels-like
48.8 °C
26 July 2017
Coldest feels-like
-22.5 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
22.8 cm
18 January 1984
Sunniest day
13.8 h
30 May 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 | 12.7 °C | +4.9 °C | 24 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 11.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 22 mm | -63 mm |
| Mar | 17.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 84 mm | -55 mm |
| Apr | 26.6 °C | +5.5 °C | 59 mm | -121 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 220 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 361 mm | +38 mm |
| Jul | 35.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 42 mm | -174 mm |
| Aug | 34.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 129 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 158 mm | +58 mm |
| Oct | 24.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 75 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 18.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 29 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 13.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 22 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Anking?
Anking has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 1,622 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Anking?
The hottest day measured in Anking between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1953, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Anking?
The coldest day measured in Anking between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -17.4 °C.
Does it snow in Anking?
Yes. Anking gets on average 13.5 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.
Has the climate of Anking warmed?
Yes: Anking warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Anking?
The wettest day measured in Anking between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1998, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Anking?
The windiest day measured in Anking between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2004, with winds reaching 44.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Anking?
The warmest month in Anking is July (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Anking?
Anking receives on average 1,622 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Anking?
Anking gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Anking?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Anking between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1984, with 22.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Anking?
Yes: Anking has on average 122 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Anking?
In Anking, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.8 °C on 26 July 2017, and the lowest was -22.5 °C on 11 January 1955.
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