Changzhi climate — normals and trends
Changzhi (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 673 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 (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Changzhi averages 136 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Changzhi has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 146 to 126 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 25 June 2009) and the coldest -29.2 °C (on 19 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
ChangzhiShanxi
- coords
- 36.18°, 113.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
15.4°C
Average daily low
4.4°C
Annual rainfall
673mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
28.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
136 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
34.4 cm
Average feels-like high
13.5 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
36.1 °C
25 June 2009
Coldest day
-29.2 °C
19 February 1952
Wettest day
131 mm
25 August 1946
Windiest day
50.3 km/h
28 April 1983
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
26 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
21 July 1997
Coldest feels-like
-34.6 °C
19 February 1952
Snowiest day
17.5 cm
18 March 1964
Sunniest day
14.3 h
24 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 5.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 5 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 16 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 21.6 °C | +4.2 °C | 12 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 24.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 42 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 58 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 75 mm | -80 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 97 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 22.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 103 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 14.4 °C | -2.1 °C | 146 mm | +102 mm |
| Nov | 12.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 12 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 5.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 9 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Changzhi?
Changzhi has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 673 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Changzhi?
The hottest day measured in Changzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2009, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Changzhi?
The coldest day measured in Changzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1952, at -29.2 °C.
Does it snow in Changzhi?
Yes. Changzhi gets on average 34.4 cm of snow per year and has around 136 frost days.
Has the climate of Changzhi warmed?
Yes: Changzhi warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Changzhi?
The wettest day measured in Changzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1946, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Changzhi?
The windiest day measured in Changzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1983, with winds reaching 50.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Changzhi?
The warmest month in Changzhi is July (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Changzhi?
Changzhi receives on average 673 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Changzhi?
Changzhi gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Changzhi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Changzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1964, with 17.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Changzhi?
Yes: Changzhi has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Changzhi?
In Changzhi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 21 July 1997, and the lowest was -34.6 °C on 19 February 1952.
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