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 11.4 °C and it receives 767 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 (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Changzhi averages 112 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Changzhi has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 123 to 101 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 30 June 1941) and the coldest -26.5 °C (on 16 January 1958).
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
- 35.21°, 111.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.4°C
Average daily high
16.2°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
767mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
27.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
112 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
37.1 cm
Average feels-like high
14.9 °C
Average feels-like low
5.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
36 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
37.3 °C
30 June 1941
Coldest day
-26.5 °C
16 January 1958
Wettest day
118 mm
7 July 1972
Windiest day
42.1 km/h
2 April 1970
Strongest gust
109.1 km/h
26 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
1 August 1969
Coldest feels-like
-32.1 °C
16 January 1958
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
20 November 1941
Sunniest day
14.1 h
24 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 24 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 5.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 27 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 22.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 12 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 25.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 13 mm | -51 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 62 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 55 mm | -108 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 144 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 226 mm | +120 mm |
| Oct | 14.6 °C | -2.4 °C | 180 mm | +121 mm |
| Nov | 12.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 10 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 13 mm | +1 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
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 11.4 °C and it receives 767 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 30 June 1941, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Changzhi?
The coldest day measured in Changzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1958, at -26.5 °C.
Does it snow in Changzhi?
Yes. Changzhi gets on average 37.1 cm of snow per year and has around 112 frost days.
Has the climate of Changzhi warmed?
Yes: Changzhi warmed by +1.9 °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 7 July 1972, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Changzhi?
The windiest day measured in Changzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1970, with winds reaching 42.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Changzhi?
The warmest month in Changzhi is July (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Changzhi?
Changzhi receives on average 767 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Changzhi?
Changzhi gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 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 20 November 1941, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Changzhi?
Yes: Changzhi has on average 36 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 41.3 °C on 1 August 1969, and the lowest was -32.1 °C on 16 January 1958.
Compare Changzhi with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Changzhi