Chamdo climate — normals and trends
Chamdo (China) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.7 °C and it receives 714 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 (12.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (-12.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chamdo averages 219 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Chamdo has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 228 to 210 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.8 °C (on 13 July 1972) and the coldest -38.9 °C (on 17 January 1968).
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
ChamdoTibet
- coords
- 31.13°, 97.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.7°C
Average daily high
6.9°C
Average daily low
-5.6°C
Annual rainfall
714mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
8.1km/h
Seasonal range
24.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
219 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
103.7 cm
Average feels-like high
4.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-8.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
27.8 °C
13 July 1972
Coldest day
-38.9 °C
17 January 1968
Wettest day
34 mm
17 July 1943
Windiest day
24.2 km/h
9 February 2012
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
9 February 2012
Hottest feels-like
26.1 °C
13 July 1972
Coldest feels-like
-43.7 °C
17 January 1968
Snowiest day
16.6 cm
27 October 2008
Sunniest day
13.5 h
3 July 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.6 °C | +6.9 °C | 7 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 2.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 9 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 1.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 35 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 8.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 73 mm | +35 mm |
| May | 10.6 °C | -2.2 °C | 119 mm | +58 mm |
| Jun | 15.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 100 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 18.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 115 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 17.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 112 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 16.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 68 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 11.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 28 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 2.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 30 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | 3.4 °C | +8.0 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chamdo?
Chamdo has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.7 °C and it receives 714 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chamdo?
The hottest day measured in Chamdo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1972, reaching 27.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chamdo?
The coldest day measured in Chamdo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1968, at -38.9 °C.
Does it snow in Chamdo?
Yes. Chamdo gets on average 103.7 cm of snow per year and has around 219 frost days.
Has the climate of Chamdo warmed?
Yes: Chamdo warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chamdo?
The wettest day measured in Chamdo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1943, with 34 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chamdo?
The windiest day measured in Chamdo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2012, with winds reaching 24.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chamdo?
The warmest month in Chamdo is July (12.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (-12.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Chamdo?
Chamdo receives on average 714 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chamdo?
Chamdo gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chamdo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chamdo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 2008, with 16.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chamdo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Chamdo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chamdo?
In Chamdo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.1 °C on 13 July 1972, and the lowest was -43.7 °C on 17 January 1968.
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