Bashan climate — normals and trends
Bashan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 1,795 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 (29.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Bashan averages 13 frost days, 102 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.
Bashan has warmed by +1.2 °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 19 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.5 °C (on 10 August 1953) and the coldest -14.7 °C (on 29 December 1991).
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
BashanJiangxi
- coords
- 27.77°, 116.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.6°C
Average daily high
22.7°C
Average daily low
15.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,795mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
23.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
102 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
156 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.5 cm
Average feels-like high
24.2 °C
Average feels-like low
15.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
135 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
41.5 °C
10 August 1953
Coldest day
-14.7 °C
29 December 1991
Wettest day
178 mm
16 June 2002
Windiest day
35.7 km/h
13 April 1995
Strongest gust
85.7 km/h
20 July 1946
Hottest feels-like
47.7 °C
2 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-18.7 °C
29 December 1991
Snowiest day
13.3 cm
6 February 1972
Sunniest day
13.4 h
11 June 1967
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 | 14.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 34 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 11.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 62 mm | -37 mm |
| Mar | 18.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 114 mm | -69 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 199 mm | -59 mm |
| May | 28.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 273 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 211 mm | -119 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 166 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 36.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 37 mm | -90 mm |
| Sep | 34.9 °C | +5.0 °C | 84 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 39 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | 19.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 45 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 17.1 °C | +4.5 °C | 17 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bashan?
Bashan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 1,795 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bashan?
The hottest day measured in Bashan between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1953, reaching 41.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bashan?
The coldest day measured in Bashan between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1991, at -14.7 °C.
Does it snow in Bashan?
Yes. Bashan gets on average 9.5 cm of snow per year and has around 13 frost days.
Has the climate of Bashan warmed?
Yes: Bashan warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bashan?
The wettest day measured in Bashan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 2002, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bashan?
The windiest day measured in Bashan between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1995, with winds reaching 35.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bashan?
The warmest month in Bashan is July (29.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Bashan?
Bashan receives on average 1,795 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bashan?
Bashan gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bashan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bashan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1972, with 13.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bashan?
Yes: Bashan has on average 135 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bashan?
In Bashan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 2 August 2003, and the lowest was -18.7 °C on 29 December 1991.
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