Baitao climate — normals and trends
Baitao (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 1,543 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Baitao averages 13 frost days, 42 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 180 rainy days per year.
Baitao has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 20 to 6 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 15 August 2006) and the coldest -11.6 °C (on 6 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
BaitaoChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 29.55°, 107.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.8°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
12.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,543mm
Sunshine / day
6.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
7.7km/h
Seasonal range
20.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
42 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
180 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.6 cm
Average feels-like high
20.1 °C
Average feels-like low
12.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
80 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
39.4 °C
15 August 2006
Coldest day
-11.6 °C
6 January 1955
Wettest day
142 mm
3 July 1948
Windiest day
33.7 km/h
28 May 1946
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
24 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
5 August 1994
Coldest feels-like
-15.8 °C
6 January 1955
Snowiest day
15.4 cm
22 February 1989
Sunniest day
13.8 h
25 June 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 62 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | 9.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 34 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 15.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 97 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 22.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 123 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 25.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 182 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 294 mm | +90 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 181 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 85 mm | -69 mm |
| Sep | 27.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 141 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 21.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 175 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 15.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 96 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 11.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 63 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baitao?
Baitao has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 1,543 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baitao?
The hottest day measured in Baitao between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2006, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baitao?
The coldest day measured in Baitao between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1955, at -11.6 °C.
Does it snow in Baitao?
Yes. Baitao gets on average 11.6 cm of snow per year and has around 13 frost days.
Has the climate of Baitao warmed?
Yes: Baitao warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baitao?
The wettest day measured in Baitao between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1948, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baitao?
The windiest day measured in Baitao between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1946, with winds reaching 33.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baitao?
The warmest month in Baitao is July (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Baitao?
Baitao receives on average 1,543 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 180 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baitao?
Baitao gets on average 6.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,190 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baitao?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baitao between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1989, with 15.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baitao?
Yes: Baitao has on average 80 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baitao?
In Baitao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 5 August 1994, and the lowest was -15.8 °C on 6 January 1955.
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