Gecheng climate — normals and trends
Gecheng (China) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 1,736 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gecheng averages 91 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 192 rainy days per year.
Gecheng has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 99 to 83 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.4 °C (on 1 August 2021) and the coldest -26.9 °C (on 28 December 1991).
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
GechengChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 31.95°, 108.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
14.5°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,736mm
Sunshine / day
6.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
6.4km/h
Seasonal range
22.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
91 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
192 d/yr
Annual snowfall
105.0 cm
Average feels-like high
14.2 °C
Average feels-like low
5.6 °C
Average peak gust
26.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
32.4 °C
1 August 2021
Coldest day
-26.9 °C
28 December 1991
Wettest day
127 mm
30 June 1991
Windiest day
25.7 km/h
31 May 1946
Strongest gust
90.7 km/h
28 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
37.2 °C
23 July 1961
Coldest feels-like
-31.4 °C
28 December 1991
Snowiest day
20.4 cm
17 November 2025
Sunniest day
13.8 h
5 July 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 53 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 5.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 31 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 10.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 115 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 60 mm | -71 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 96 mm | -78 mm |
| Jun | 23.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 174 mm | -28 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 156 mm | -124 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 233 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 21.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 432 mm | +201 mm |
| Oct | 16.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 262 mm | +118 mm |
| Nov | 10.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 71 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 7.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 55 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gecheng?
Gecheng has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 1,736 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gecheng?
The hottest day measured in Gecheng between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2021, reaching 32.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gecheng?
The coldest day measured in Gecheng between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1991, at -26.9 °C.
Does it snow in Gecheng?
Yes. Gecheng gets on average 105.0 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.
Has the climate of Gecheng warmed?
Yes: Gecheng warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gecheng?
The wettest day measured in Gecheng between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1991, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gecheng?
The windiest day measured in Gecheng between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1946, with winds reaching 25.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gecheng?
The warmest month in Gecheng is July (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Gecheng?
Gecheng receives on average 1,736 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 192 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gecheng?
Gecheng gets on average 6.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,373 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gecheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gecheng between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 2025, with 20.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gecheng?
Yes: Gecheng has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gecheng?
In Gecheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.2 °C on 23 July 1961, and the lowest was -31.4 °C on 28 December 1991.
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