Changling climate — normals and trends
Changling (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 1,583 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Changling averages 5 frost days, 65 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 173 rainy days per year.
Changling has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 8 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 3 August 2025) and the coldest -8.1 °C (on 12 February 1945).
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
ChanglingChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 30.77°, 108.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.2°C
Average daily high
20.9°C
Average daily low
13.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,583mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
7.9km/h
Seasonal range
20.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
65 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
173 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.1 °C
Average feels-like low
14.3 °C
Average peak gust
22.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
101 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °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
41.2 °C
3 August 2025
Coldest day
-8.1 °C
12 February 1945
Wettest day
172 mm
4 August 1947
Windiest day
43.1 km/h
28 May 1946
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
24 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
24 July 1961
Coldest feels-like
-11.8 °C
12 February 1945
Snowiest day
6.7 cm
18 January 1984
Sunniest day
13.8 h
28 June 2008
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 | 11.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 62 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 11.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 42 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 16.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 125 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | 24.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 91 mm | -53 mm |
| May | 28.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 90 mm | -88 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 168 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 35.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 43 mm | -186 mm |
| Aug | 34.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 170 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 211 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 23.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 203 mm | +71 mm |
| Nov | 16.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 68 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 13.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 55 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Changling?
Changling has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 1,583 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Changling?
The hottest day measured in Changling between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2025, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Changling?
The coldest day measured in Changling between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1945, at -8.1 °C.
Does it snow in Changling?
Yes. Changling gets on average 5.0 cm of snow per year and has around 5 frost days.
Has the climate of Changling warmed?
Yes: Changling warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Changling?
The wettest day measured in Changling between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1947, with 172 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Changling?
The windiest day measured in Changling between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1946, with winds reaching 43.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Changling?
The warmest month in Changling is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Changling?
Changling receives on average 1,583 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 173 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Changling?
Changling gets on average 6.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,482 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Changling?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Changling between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1984, with 6.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Changling?
Yes: Changling has on average 101 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Changling?
In Changling, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 24 July 1961, and the lowest was -11.8 °C on 12 February 1945.
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