Dapeng climate — normals and trends
Dapeng (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 973 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dapeng averages 72 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Dapeng has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 85 to 59 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 11 August 1946) and the coldest -24.8 °C (on 11 January 1955).
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
DapengJiangsu
- coords
- 34.28°, 117.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.8°C
Average daily high
19.4°C
Average daily low
10.5°C
Annual rainfall
973mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
26.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
72 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
66 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
88 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
41.7 °C
11 August 1946
Coldest day
-24.8 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
253 mm
29 June 1942
Windiest day
43.6 km/h
17 April 1946
Strongest gust
86.4 km/h
28 July 2021
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
11 August 1946
Coldest feels-like
-30.2 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
20.0 cm
7 February 1964
Sunniest day
13.9 h
17 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 9.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 48 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 24.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 24 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 27.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 32 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 125 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 35.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 28 mm | -250 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 192 mm | +28 mm |
| Sep | 25.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 265 mm | +162 mm |
| Oct | 19.3 °C | -1.9 °C | 137 mm | +90 mm |
| Nov | 17.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 17 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 10.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 14 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dapeng?
Dapeng has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 973 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dapeng?
The hottest day measured in Dapeng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1946, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dapeng?
The coldest day measured in Dapeng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -24.8 °C.
Does it snow in Dapeng?
Yes. Dapeng gets on average 15.3 cm of snow per year and has around 72 frost days.
Has the climate of Dapeng warmed?
Yes: Dapeng warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dapeng?
The wettest day measured in Dapeng between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1942, with 253 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dapeng?
The windiest day measured in Dapeng between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1946, with winds reaching 43.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dapeng?
The warmest month in Dapeng is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Dapeng?
Dapeng receives on average 973 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dapeng?
Dapeng 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 Dapeng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dapeng between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1964, with 20.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dapeng?
Yes: Dapeng has on average 88 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dapeng?
In Dapeng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 11 August 1946, and the lowest was -30.2 °C on 11 January 1955.
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