Chuxiong climate — normals and trends
Chuxiong (China) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,081 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 June (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chuxiong averages 3 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Chuxiong has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 1 June 2023) and the coldest -6.8 °C (on 27 December 1982).
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
ChuxiongYunnan
- coords
- 25.04°, 101.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
11.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,081mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
11.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.1 cm
Average feels-like high
20.8 °C
Average feels-like low
11.0 °C
Average peak gust
40.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
36.0 °C
1 June 2023
Coldest day
-6.8 °C
27 December 1982
Wettest day
102 mm
15 July 1972
Windiest day
32.1 km/h
15 March 1988
Strongest gust
84.2 km/h
17 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
34.3 °C
4 June 2014
Coldest feels-like
-11.2 °C
27 December 1982
Snowiest day
27.8 cm
28 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.3 h
14 June 1970
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 | 16.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 27 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 20.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 7 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 23.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 18 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 26.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 37 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 25.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 161 mm | +72 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 234 mm | +41 mm |
| Jul | 26.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 270 mm | +50 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 191 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 194 mm | +54 mm |
| Oct | 22.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 141 mm | +49 mm |
| Nov | 17.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 112 mm | +76 mm |
| Dec | 17.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chuxiong?
Chuxiong has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,081 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chuxiong?
The hottest day measured in Chuxiong between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 2023, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chuxiong?
The coldest day measured in Chuxiong between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1982, at -6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Chuxiong?
Yes. Chuxiong gets on average 2.1 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Chuxiong warmed?
Yes: Chuxiong warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chuxiong?
The wettest day measured in Chuxiong between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1972, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chuxiong?
The windiest day measured in Chuxiong between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1988, with winds reaching 32.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chuxiong?
The warmest month in Chuxiong is June (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Chuxiong?
Chuxiong receives on average 1,081 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chuxiong?
Chuxiong gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chuxiong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chuxiong between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, with 27.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chuxiong?
Yes: Chuxiong has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chuxiong?
In Chuxiong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.3 °C on 4 June 2014, and the lowest was -11.2 °C on 27 December 1982.
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