Changxin climate — normals and trends
Changxin (China) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 336 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 (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Changxin averages 149 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 53 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Changxin between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 8 July 1953) and the coldest -28.6 °C (on 18 February 1952).
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
ChangxinNingxia
- coords
- 38.67°, 106.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
14.7°C
Average daily low
3.2°C
Annual rainfall
336mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
30.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
149 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
53 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.9 cm
Average feels-like high
12.3 °C
Average feels-like low
0.4 °C
Average peak gust
27.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
39.7 °C
8 July 1953
Coldest day
-28.6 °C
18 February 1952
Wettest day
130 mm
6 September 1955
Windiest day
36.9 km/h
26 November 2025
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
25 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
24 July 1944
Coldest feels-like
-33.7 °C
18 February 1952
Snowiest day
10.2 cm
2 February 1951
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 May 1940
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 | 0.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 8 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 2.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 10.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 7 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 19.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 5 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 23.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 12 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 21 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 85 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 72 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 37 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 14.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 37 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 21 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 3.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Changxin?
Changxin has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 336 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Changxin?
The hottest day measured in Changxin between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1953, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Changxin?
The coldest day measured in Changxin between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1952, at -28.6 °C.
Does it snow in Changxin?
Yes. Changxin gets on average 13.9 cm of snow per year and has around 149 frost days.
Has the climate of Changxin warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Changxin.
What is the wettest day in Changxin?
The wettest day measured in Changxin between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1955, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Changxin?
The windiest day measured in Changxin between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 2025, with winds reaching 36.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Changxin?
The warmest month in Changxin is July (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Changxin?
Changxin receives on average 336 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 53 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Changxin?
Changxin gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Changxin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Changxin between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1951, with 10.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Changxin?
Yes: Changxin has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Changxin?
In Changxin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 24 July 1944, and the lowest was -33.7 °C on 18 February 1952.
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