Baoding climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Baoding?

Baoding has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,286 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baoding?

The hottest day measured in Baoding between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 2011, reaching 43.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Baoding?

The coldest day measured in Baoding between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1956, at -5.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Baoding?

Yes. Baoding gets on average 2.4 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Baoding warmed?

Yes: Baoding warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Baoding?

The wettest day measured in Baoding between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1970, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Baoding?

The windiest day measured in Baoding between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1946, with winds reaching 63.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Baoding?

The warmest month in Baoding is August (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Baoding?

Baoding receives on average 1,286 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Baoding?

Baoding gets on average 6.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,263 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Baoding (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,286 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 August (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Baoding averages 2 frost days, 67 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.

Baoding 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 4 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.4 °C (on 17 August 2011) and the coldest -5.1 °C (on 9 January 1956).

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

BaodingChongqing Municipality

coords: 29.75°, 105.76°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

18.1°C

Average daily high

21.4°C

Average daily low

15.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,286mm

Sunshine / day

6.2h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

10.9km/h

Seasonal range

20.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

67 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

167 d/yr

Annual snowfall

2.4 cm

Average feels-like high

22.6 °C

Average feels-like low

15.7 °C

Average peak gust

22.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

116 d/yr

Solar radiation

11.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

43.4 °C

17 August 2011

Coldest day

-5.1 °C

9 January 1956

Wettest day

124 mm

30 August 1970

Windiest day

63.7 km/h

23 May 1946

Strongest gust

81.4 km/h

22 May 1946

Hottest feels-like

47.5 °C

16 July 2025

Coldest feels-like

-9.4 °C

9 January 1956

Snowiest day

9.5 cm

30 January 1980

Sunniest day

13.9 h

27 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	42.3 °C4 August 2025	1.6 °C12 January 2025	19.6 °C	1,521 mm	109	0
2024	41.9 °C4 September 2024	1.1 °C16 December 2024	19.9 °C	1,117 mm	102	0
2023	37.5 °C9 August 2023	0.2 °C18 January 2023	19.0 °C	1,411 mm	85	0
2022	43.4 °C20 August 2022	1.5 °C23 February 2022	19.6 °C	993 mm	94	0
2021	40.0 °C3 August 2021	-1.9 °C12 January 2021	18.5 °C	1,167 mm	73	5
2020	37.9 °C30 August 2020	-0.2 °C21 December 2020	18.4 °C	1,325 mm	72	1
2019	38.4 °C26 August 2019	2.7 °C22 January 2019	18.4 °C	1,145 mm	65	0
2018	38.8 °C20 July 2018	-1.4 °C10 January 2018	18.5 °C	1,225 mm	80	2
2017	40.6 °C28 July 2017	1.8 °C19 December 2017	18.7 °C	1,033 mm	69	0
2016	40.0 °C25 August 2016	-3.5 °C25 January 2016	18.7 °C	1,200 mm	88	3
2015	36.8 °C2 August 2015	2.4 °C17 December 2015	19.0 °C	1,062 mm	76	0
2014	39.4 °C6 August 2014	0.9 °C19 February 2014	18.2 °C	1,339 mm	50	0
2013	41.9 °C23 August 2013	0.5 °C1 January 2013	19.5 °C	1,059 mm	106	0
2012	37.7 °C11 August 2012	0.5 °C30 December 2012	17.8 °C	1,149 mm	59	0
2011	43.4 °C17 August 2011	-0.2 °C21 January 2011	18.8 °C	881 mm	100	1
2010	40.1 °C11 August 2010	0.0 °C17 December 2010	18.3 °C	1,086 mm	65	0
2009	39.0 °C8 September 2009	2.3 °C27 January 2009	18.7 °C	1,041 mm	75	0
2008	37.6 °C27 July 2008	-2.0 °C29 January 2008	18.2 °C	1,086 mm	76	2
2007	36.6 °C22 August 2007	1.9 °C19 January 2007	18.8 °C	1,246 mm	80	0
2006	42.0 °C15 August 2006	0.3 °C9 January 2006	19.3 °C	1,016 mm	88	0
2005	36.1 °C20 September 2005	-0.5 °C2 January 2005	18.1 °C	1,243 mm	69	1
2004	37.0 °C11 August 2004	-0.7 °C31 December 2004	18.0 °C	1,591 mm	62	1
2003	37.1 °C25 August 2003	0.8 °C6 January 2003	18.4 °C	1,198 mm	56	0
2002	37.1 °C16 July 2002	0.4 °C28 December 2002	18.6 °C	1,232 mm	69	0
2001	39.6 °C6 August 2001	0.4 °C22 December 2001	18.6 °C	1,112 mm	59	0
2000	36.7 °C27 July 2000	1.4 °C6 February 2000	18.0 °C	1,412 mm	59	0
1999	35.2 °C1 August 1999	0.5 °C27 December 1999	18.3 °C	1,552 mm	58	0
1998	36.4 °C16 September 1998	1.9 °C20 January 1998	19.0 °C	1,556 mm	78	0
1997	39.8 °C29 August 1997	1.2 °C24 January 1997	18.3 °C	1,061 mm	78	0
1996	36.8 °C4 August 1996	1.0 °C22 February 1996	17.4 °C	1,351 mm	68	0
1995	40.2 °C6 September 1995	1.1 °C5 January 1995	18.1 °C	1,137 mm	74	0
1994	40.1 °C5 August 1994	0.3 °C21 January 1994	18.4 °C	1,238 mm	86	0
1993	35.4 °C13 July 1993	-0.6 °C24 January 1993	17.6 °C	1,155 mm	51	1
1992	38.7 °C9 August 1992	0.1 °C16 January 1992	17.7 °C	1,045 mm	66	0
1991	36.8 °C25 July 1991	-3.3 °C28 December 1991	17.8 °C	1,148 mm	64	3
1990	36.9 °C10 August 1990	0.9 °C1 February 1990	18.2 °C	1,101 mm	84	0
1989	36.6 °C22 July 1989	0.4 °C16 January 1989	17.3 °C	1,325 mm	58	0
1988	36.7 °C2 May 1988	1.6 °C18 January 1988	17.5 °C	1,291 mm	64	0
1987	35.1 °C23 May 1987	0.8 °C27 January 1987	18.0 °C	1,331 mm	47	0
1986	36.6 °C11 August 1986	0.0 °C3 March 1986	17.3 °C	1,348 mm	57	0
1985	36.6 °C5 August 1985	0.7 °C15 December 1985	17.4 °C	1,445 mm	60	0
1984	35.9 °C1 August 1984	-0.2 °C21 January 1984	17.3 °C	1,465 mm	60	1
1983	35.0 °C25 July 1983	1.5 °C31 December 1983	17.7 °C	1,455 mm	44	0
1982	36.4 °C3 August 1982	-1.4 °C27 December 1982	17.3 °C	1,415 mm	51	3
1981	36.4 °C6 August 1981	1.3 °C20 December 1981	17.7 °C	1,144 mm	65	0
1980	37.0 °C27 July 1980	-3.6 °C9 February 1980	17.7 °C	1,299 mm	52	8
1979	36.0 °C9 August 1979	-2.7 °C19 November 1979	18.0 °C	1,433 mm	56	6
1978	38.7 °C25 August 1978	0.2 °C18 January 1978	18.4 °C	979 mm	85	0
1977	36.5 °C7 August 1977	-4.4 °C30 January 1977	17.9 °C	1,110 mm	66	5
1976	39.2 °C7 August 1976	-0.9 °C28 December 1976	17.3 °C	1,094 mm	54	2
1975	36.4 °C9 September 1975	-4.2 °C15 December 1975	18.0 °C	1,343 mm	68	6
1974	37.3 °C30 July 1974	0.5 °C18 January 1974	17.7 °C	1,415 mm	48	0
1973	37.1 °C26 August 1973	0.6 °C2 January 1973	18.6 °C	1,342 mm	67	0
1972	41.6 °C26 August 1972	0.1 °C8 February 1972	18.1 °C	1,257 mm	77	0
1971	38.5 °C1 September 1971	1.7 °C31 January 1971	18.2 °C	1,023 mm	73	0
1970	37.6 °C18 August 1970	-2.4 °C7 January 1970	17.7 °C	1,239 mm	69	5
1969	36.7 °C28 July 1969	-1.0 °C31 January 1969	18.1 °C	1,181 mm	77	3
1968	35.7 °C31 July 1968	-0.3 °C8 February 1968	17.3 °C	1,580 mm	44	2
1967	36.8 °C10 August 1967	-2.3 °C6 January 1967	17.4 °C	1,481 mm	68	4
1966	34.3 °C3 August 1966	-0.9 °C29 January 1966	17.7 °C	1,223 mm	56	1
1965	33.4 °C29 July 1965	-0.8 °C20 December 1965	17.3 °C	1,574 mm	33	1
1964	37.1 °C12 July 1964	0.5 °C25 February 1964	17.9 °C	1,501 mm	62	0
1963	37.5 °C26 July 1963	-2.5 °C14 January 1963	18.7 °C	1,225 mm	78	2
1962	36.7 °C18 July 1962	-1.1 °C30 December 1962	18.0 °C	1,453 mm	70	2
1961	37.0 °C21 July 1961	0.4 °C17 January 1961	18.4 °C	1,486 mm	91	0
1960	36.0 °C6 August 1960	0.2 °C3 January 1960	18.2 °C	1,413 mm	71	0
1959	39.6 °C28 August 1959	0.8 °C11 January 1959	18.7 °C	908 mm	94	0
1958	36.7 °C25 July 1958	-0.5 °C1 February 1958	18.3 °C	1,150 mm	76	1
1957	38.0 °C31 August 1957	0.8 °C13 February 1957	17.9 °C	1,232 mm	51	0
1956	33.7 °C8 June 1956	-5.1 °C9 January 1956	17.6 °C	1,456 mm	63	10
1955	32.8 °C8 August 1955	-2.7 °C6 January 1955	17.7 °C	1,348 mm	54	11
1954	33.7 °C2 September 1954	-1.1 °C31 December 1954	17.7 °C	1,884 mm	52	4
1953	35.4 °C18 August 1953	1.2 °C19 January 1953	18.5 °C	1,521 mm	71	0
1952	34.8 °C4 July 1952	-1.1 °C7 January 1952	18.1 °C	1,564 mm	62	2
1951	33.8 °C8 September 1951	-2.9 °C14 January 1951	17.8 °C	1,451 mm	70	3
1950	33.5 °C23 July 1950	-0.9 °C17 December 1950	17.5 °C	1,719 mm	33	1
1949	33.4 °C23 August 1949	-2.9 °C8 January 1949	18.0 °C	1,306 mm	65	3
1948	33.2 °C13 August 1948	-2.6 °C28 January 1948	18.0 °C	1,357 mm	58	2
1947	32.9 °C25 July 1947	-3.3 °C20 December 1947	18.2 °C	1,408 mm	70	4
1946	38.0 °C19 July 1946	-1.3 °C4 January 1946	18.6 °C	1,011 mm	97	2
1945	33.4 °C5 June 1945	-4.3 °C11 February 1945	16.9 °C	1,358 mm	41	13
1944	34.9 °C4 August 1944	-4.5 °C19 December 1944	17.3 °C	1,170 mm	70	11
1943	32.5 °C4 August 1943	-2.6 °C8 February 1943	17.7 °C	1,803 mm	38	1
1942	32.0 °C4 July 1942	-1.4 °C8 January 1942	18.2 °C	1,524 mm	44	1
1941	34.0 °C11 July 1941	-0.1 °C24 January 1941	17.9 °C	1,197 mm	51	1
1940	34.2 °C14 July 1940	-2.6 °C24 January 1940	17.6 °C	1,123 mm	66	4

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?

Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.2 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

109 d/yr

+42

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-2

Annual rainfall

1521 mm

+235 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	11.9 °C	+1.6 °C	49 mm	+21 mm
Feb	12.2 °C	-0.3 °C	43 mm	+11 mm
Mar	17.2 °C	-0.3 °C	55 mm	-5 mm
Apr	25.8 °C	+3.2 °C	77 mm	-26 mm
May	28.3 °C	+2.3 °C	88 mm	-55 mm
Jun	31.6 °C	+3.3 °C	138 mm	-28 mm
Jul	34.9 °C	+3.5 °C	246 mm	+28 mm
Aug	35.0 °C	+3.2 °C	300 mm	+105 mm
Sep	28.1 °C	+1.1 °C	310 mm	+163 mm
Oct	23.2 °C	+2.0 °C	153 mm	+56 mm
Nov	16.6 °C	+0.1 °C	37 mm	-25 mm
Dec	13.3 °C	+1.8 °C	25 mm	-11 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.3 °C

4 Aug 2025

Coldest day

1.6 °C

12 Jan 2025

Wettest day

87.4 mm

11 Aug 2025

Windiest day

35.0 km/h

27 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

64.1 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

47.5 °C

16 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-1.6 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

27 Jun 2025

What was the weather like that day?

Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.

Date

Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Baoding?

Baoding has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,286 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baoding?

The hottest day measured in Baoding between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 2011, reaching 43.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Baoding?

The coldest day measured in Baoding between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1956, at -5.1 °C.

Does it snow in Baoding?

Yes. Baoding gets on average 2.4 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.

Has the climate of Baoding warmed?

Yes: Baoding warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Baoding?

The wettest day measured in Baoding between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1970, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Baoding?

The windiest day measured in Baoding between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1946, with winds reaching 63.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Baoding?

The warmest month in Baoding is August (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Baoding?

Baoding receives on average 1,286 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Baoding?

Baoding gets on average 6.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,263 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baoding?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baoding between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1980, with 9.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Baoding?

Yes: Baoding has on average 116 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baoding?

In Baoding, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 16 July 2025, and the lowest was -9.4 °C on 9 January 1956.

Compare Baoding with another city

Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.

Nearby cities

The climate around Baoding

Other cities — China

All cities in China →