Apengjiang climate — normals and trends
Apengjiang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 2,062 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Apengjiang averages 33 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 208 rainy days per year.
Apengjiang has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 46 to 20 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 19 August 2022) and the coldest -16.1 °C (on 20 December 1947).
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
ApengjiangChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 29.15°, 108.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.0°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,062mm
Sunshine / day
5.1h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
7.9km/h
Seasonal range
21.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
33 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
208 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.1 cm
Average feels-like high
17.8 °C
Average feels-like low
11.1 °C
Average peak gust
25.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
63 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
35.1 °C
19 August 2022
Coldest day
-16.1 °C
20 December 1947
Wettest day
142 mm
28 July 1982
Windiest day
30.2 km/h
23 May 1946
Strongest gust
85.7 km/h
12 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
14 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-20.0 °C
30 January 1977
Snowiest day
19.4 cm
3 February 2024
Sunniest day
13.7 h
2 July 1973
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 62 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 6.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 83 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 121 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 21.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 151 mm | -70 mm |
| May | 23.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 231 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 299 mm | +28 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 145 mm | -128 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 218 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 248 mm | +84 mm |
| Oct | 19.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 212 mm | +55 mm |
| Nov | 14.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 80 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 10.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 59 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Apengjiang?
Apengjiang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 2,062 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Apengjiang?
The hottest day measured in Apengjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 2022, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Apengjiang?
The coldest day measured in Apengjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1947, at -16.1 °C.
Does it snow in Apengjiang?
Yes. Apengjiang gets on average 54.1 cm of snow per year and has around 33 frost days.
Has the climate of Apengjiang warmed?
Yes: Apengjiang warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Apengjiang?
The wettest day measured in Apengjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1982, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Apengjiang?
The windiest day measured in Apengjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1946, with winds reaching 30.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Apengjiang?
The warmest month in Apengjiang is July (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Apengjiang?
Apengjiang receives on average 2,062 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 208 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Apengjiang?
Apengjiang gets on average 5.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 1,861 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Apengjiang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Apengjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 2024, with 19.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Apengjiang?
Yes: Apengjiang has on average 63 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Apengjiang?
In Apengjiang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 14 July 2002, and the lowest was -20.0 °C on 30 January 1977.
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