Dali Old Town climate — normals and trends
Dali Old Town (China) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 1,216 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 (19.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Dali Old Town averages 1 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.
Dali Old Town has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.0 °C (on 31 May 2023) and the coldest -2.1 °C (on 26 January 1953).
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
Dali Old TownYunnan
- coords
- 25.69°, 100.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.8°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
10.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,216mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
12.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
156 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.1 cm
Average feels-like high
19.2 °C
Average feels-like low
10.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
33.0 °C
31 May 2023
Coldest day
-2.1 °C
26 January 1953
Wettest day
82 mm
20 June 1949
Windiest day
22.9 km/h
20 February 1989
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
25 March 1991
Hottest feels-like
32.9 °C
1 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-5.4 °C
3 March 1986
Snowiest day
19.5 cm
28 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.2 h
12 June 2013
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 | 14.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 27 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 16.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 10 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 19.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 38 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 23.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 26 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 22.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 170 mm | +78 mm |
| Jun | 24.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 245 mm | +43 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 269 mm | +39 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 265 mm | +26 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 210 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 109 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 17.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 62 mm | +28 mm |
| Dec | 16.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dali Old Town?
Dali Old Town has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 1,216 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dali Old Town?
The hottest day measured in Dali Old Town between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2023, reaching 33.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dali Old Town?
The coldest day measured in Dali Old Town between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1953, at -2.1 °C.
Does it snow in Dali Old Town?
Yes. Dali Old Town gets on average 2.1 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Dali Old Town warmed?
Yes: Dali Old Town warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dali Old Town?
The wettest day measured in Dali Old Town between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1949, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dali Old Town?
The windiest day measured in Dali Old Town between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1989, with winds reaching 22.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dali Old Town?
The warmest month in Dali Old Town is June (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Dali Old Town?
Dali Old Town receives on average 1,216 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dali Old Town?
Dali Old Town gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dali Old Town?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dali Old Town between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, with 19.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dali Old Town?
Yes: Dali Old Town has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dali Old Town?
In Dali Old Town, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.9 °C on 1 August 2024, and the lowest was -5.4 °C on 3 March 1986.
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