Bowangshan climate — normals and trends
Bowangshan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 1,815 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bowangshan averages 6 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 237 rainy days per year.
Bowangshan has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 9 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 21 August 2022) and the coldest -14.5 °C (on 16 December 1975).
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
BowangshanSichuan
- coords
- 28.31°, 105.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
13.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,815mm
Sunshine / day
5.6h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
8.7km/h
Seasonal range
19.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
237 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.9 cm
Average feels-like high
20.3 °C
Average feels-like low
13.5 °C
Average peak gust
24.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
80 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
40.5 °C
21 August 2022
Coldest day
-14.5 °C
16 December 1975
Wettest day
144 mm
5 July 1946
Windiest day
39.3 km/h
13 May 1946
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
28 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
12 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-18.9 °C
16 December 1975
Snowiest day
10.5 cm
11 January 1999
Sunniest day
13.8 h
20 June 2016
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 70 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 9.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 75 mm | +13 mm |
| Mar | 14.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 92 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 22.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 99 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 25.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 216 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 151 mm | -88 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 265 mm | -40 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 209 mm | -64 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 284 mm | +93 mm |
| Oct | 21.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 175 mm | +46 mm |
| Nov | 14.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 90 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 11.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 47 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bowangshan?
Bowangshan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 1,815 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bowangshan?
The hottest day measured in Bowangshan between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2022, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bowangshan?
The coldest day measured in Bowangshan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1975, at -14.5 °C.
Does it snow in Bowangshan?
Yes. Bowangshan gets on average 10.9 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.
Has the climate of Bowangshan warmed?
Yes: Bowangshan warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bowangshan?
The wettest day measured in Bowangshan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1946, with 144 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bowangshan?
The windiest day measured in Bowangshan between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1946, with winds reaching 39.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bowangshan?
The warmest month in Bowangshan is July (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Bowangshan?
Bowangshan receives on average 1,815 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 237 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bowangshan?
Bowangshan gets on average 5.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,044 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bowangshan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bowangshan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1999, with 10.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bowangshan?
Yes: Bowangshan has on average 80 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bowangshan?
In Bowangshan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 12 July 2022, and the lowest was -18.9 °C on 16 December 1975.
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