Gengqing climate — normals and trends
Gengqing (China) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -1.6 °C and it receives 942 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 (11.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gengqing averages 226 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Gengqing has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 233 to 219 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.4 °C (on 9 August 2022) and the coldest -38.5 °C (on 6 December 1943).
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
GengqingSichuan
- coords
- 31.82°, 98.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-1.6°C
Average daily high
4.2°C
Average daily low
-7.7°C
Annual rainfall
942mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
5.5km/h
Seasonal range
27.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
226 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
155.9 cm
Average feels-like high
2.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-10.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
24.4 °C
9 August 2022
Coldest day
-38.5 °C
6 December 1943
Wettest day
38 mm
31 July 1954
Windiest day
19.9 km/h
18 February 1987
Strongest gust
85.7 km/h
18 February 2009
Hottest feels-like
25.4 °C
9 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-42.9 °C
6 December 1943
Snowiest day
18.2 cm
13 June 1976
Sunniest day
13.6 h
28 June 1940
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 | -1.7 °C | +7.2 °C | 19 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | -4.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 31 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | -5.0 °C | -1.9 °C | 56 mm | +25 mm |
| Apr | 0.0 °C | -2.4 °C | 71 mm | +22 mm |
| May | 8.8 °C | -1.7 °C | 113 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 15.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 156 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 17.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 108 mm | -65 mm |
| Aug | 16.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 154 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 15.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 111 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 10.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 73 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 1.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 31 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 2.8 °C | +10.9 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gengqing?
Gengqing has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -1.6 °C and it receives 942 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gengqing?
The hottest day measured in Gengqing between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2022, reaching 24.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gengqing?
The coldest day measured in Gengqing between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1943, at -38.5 °C.
Does it snow in Gengqing?
Yes. Gengqing gets on average 155.9 cm of snow per year and has around 226 frost days.
Has the climate of Gengqing warmed?
Yes: Gengqing warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gengqing?
The wettest day measured in Gengqing between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1954, with 38 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gengqing?
The windiest day measured in Gengqing between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1987, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gengqing?
The warmest month in Gengqing is July (11.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Gengqing?
Gengqing receives on average 942 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gengqing?
Gengqing gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gengqing?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gengqing between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1976, with 18.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gengqing?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gengqing.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gengqing?
In Gengqing, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 25.4 °C on 9 August 2022, and the lowest was -42.9 °C on 6 December 1943.
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