Changqing climate — normals and trends
Changqing (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 768 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Changqing averages 95 frost days, 57 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Changqing has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 107 to 83 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 3 July 1941) and the coldest -23.6 °C (on 12 January 1955).
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
ChangqingShandong
- coords
- 36.56°, 116.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.5°C
Average daily high
18.3°C
Average daily low
9.2°C
Annual rainfall
768mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
28.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
95 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
57 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.2 cm
Average feels-like high
17.3 °C
Average feels-like low
7.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
76 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
41.0 °C
3 July 1941
Coldest day
-23.6 °C
12 January 1955
Wettest day
156 mm
22 August 1947
Windiest day
40.6 km/h
11 July 1954
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
11 July 1954
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
28 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-28.8 °C
12 January 1955
Snowiest day
13.6 cm
1 March 1971
Sunniest day
14.0 h
27 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 7.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 44 mm | +24 mm |
| Apr | 23.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 22 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 48 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 90 mm | -129 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 180 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 26.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 113 mm | +39 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | -2.6 °C | 164 mm | +125 mm |
| Nov | 14.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 5 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 7.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 11 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Changqing?
Changqing has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 768 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Changqing?
The hottest day measured in Changqing between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1941, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Changqing?
The coldest day measured in Changqing between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at -23.6 °C.
Does it snow in Changqing?
Yes. Changqing gets on average 15.2 cm of snow per year and has around 95 frost days.
Has the climate of Changqing warmed?
Yes: Changqing warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Changqing?
The wettest day measured in Changqing between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1947, with 156 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Changqing?
The windiest day measured in Changqing between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1954, with winds reaching 40.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Changqing?
The warmest month in Changqing is July (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Changqing?
Changqing receives on average 768 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Changqing?
Changqing gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Changqing?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Changqing between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1971, with 13.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Changqing?
Yes: Changqing has on average 76 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Changqing?
In Changqing, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 28 July 1958, and the lowest was -28.8 °C on 12 January 1955.
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