Baolong climate — normals and trends
Baolong (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,887 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Baolong averages 39 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 178 rainy days per year.
Baolong has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 51 to 27 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 21 August 1959) and the coldest -16.3 °C (on 30 January 1977).
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
BaolongChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 30.94°, 110.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.7°C
Average daily high
17.2°C
Average daily low
10.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,887mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
6.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
39 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
178 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.7 cm
Average feels-like high
17.7 °C
Average feels-like low
10.2 °C
Average peak gust
27.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
52 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
34.5 °C
21 August 1959
Coldest day
-16.3 °C
30 January 1977
Wettest day
355 mm
20 July 1987
Windiest day
17.7 km/h
25 May 1946
Strongest gust
80.3 km/h
28 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
23 July 1961
Coldest feels-like
-20.7 °C
30 January 1977
Snowiest day
21.4 cm
22 February 1989
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 | 8.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 60 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 7.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 31 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 127 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 21.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 85 mm | -62 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 114 mm | -86 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 254 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 101 mm | -246 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 303 mm | +73 mm |
| Sep | 24.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 265 mm | +65 mm |
| Oct | 18.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 296 mm | +157 mm |
| Nov | 14.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 51 mm | -40 mm |
| Dec | 10.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 58 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baolong?
Baolong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,887 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baolong?
The hottest day measured in Baolong between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1959, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baolong?
The coldest day measured in Baolong between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1977, at -16.3 °C.
Does it snow in Baolong?
Yes. Baolong gets on average 49.7 cm of snow per year and has around 39 frost days.
Has the climate of Baolong warmed?
Yes: Baolong warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baolong?
The wettest day measured in Baolong between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1987, with 355 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baolong?
The windiest day measured in Baolong between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1946, with winds reaching 17.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baolong?
The warmest month in Baolong is July (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Baolong?
Baolong receives on average 1,887 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 178 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baolong?
Baolong 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 Baolong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baolong between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1989, with 21.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baolong?
Yes: Baolong has on average 52 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baolong?
In Baolong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 23 July 1961, and the lowest was -20.7 °C on 30 January 1977.
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