Changping climate — normals and trends
Changping (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 778 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Changping averages 135 frost days, 39 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 81 rainy days per year.
Changping has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 145 to 125 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 10 June 1961) and the coldest -31.3 °C (on 10 January 1951).
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
ChangpingBeijing Municipality
- coords
- 40.22°, 116.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
15.9°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
778mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
31.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
135 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
39 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
81 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.1 cm
Average feels-like high
14.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
45 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
41.0 °C
10 June 1961
Coldest day
-31.3 °C
10 January 1951
Wettest day
228 mm
25 July 1962
Windiest day
40.1 km/h
12 April 2025
Strongest gust
93.6 km/h
12 April 2025
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
24 July 1999
Coldest feels-like
-36.6 °C
10 January 1951
Snowiest day
14.4 cm
23 November 1957
Sunniest day
14.2 h
7 July 1971
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 3.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 19 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 21.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 19 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 24.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 67 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 42 mm | -57 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 269 mm | +45 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 207 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 25.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 30 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 15.9 °C | -1.2 °C | 82 mm | +44 mm |
| Nov | 11.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 8 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 2.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Changping?
Changping has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 778 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Changping?
The hottest day measured in Changping between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1961, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Changping?
The coldest day measured in Changping between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1951, at -31.3 °C.
Does it snow in Changping?
Yes. Changping gets on average 24.1 cm of snow per year and has around 135 frost days.
Has the climate of Changping warmed?
Yes: Changping warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Changping?
The wettest day measured in Changping between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1962, with 228 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Changping?
The windiest day measured in Changping between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2025, with winds reaching 40.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Changping?
The warmest month in Changping is July (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Changping?
Changping receives on average 778 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 81 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Changping?
Changping gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Changping?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Changping between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 1957, with 14.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Changping?
Yes: Changping has on average 45 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Changping?
In Changping, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 24 July 1999, and the lowest was -36.6 °C on 10 January 1951.
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