Gongchangling climate — normals and trends
Gongchangling (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 911 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 (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gongchangling averages 155 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 102 rainy days per year.
Gongchangling has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 164 to 146 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 2 August 2018) and the coldest -32.1 °C (on 13 January 1951).
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
GongchanglingLiaoning
- coords
- 41.12°, 123.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.8°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
1.9°C
Annual rainfall
911mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
35.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
155 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
102 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.7 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.8 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
22 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
37.0 °C
2 August 2018
Coldest day
-32.1 °C
13 January 1951
Wettest day
198 mm
17 July 1959
Windiest day
43.3 km/h
25 March 1953
Strongest gust
109.4 km/h
21 August 1997
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
30 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-37.6 °C
12 January 1951
Snowiest day
32.2 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.1 h
21 June 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 20 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | -2.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 5 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 8.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 6 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 81 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 75 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 94 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 216 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 312 mm | +110 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 102 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 39 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 8.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 11 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | -2.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 17 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gongchangling?
Gongchangling has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 911 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gongchangling?
The hottest day measured in Gongchangling between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2018, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gongchangling?
The coldest day measured in Gongchangling between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1951, at -32.1 °C.
Does it snow in Gongchangling?
Yes. Gongchangling gets on average 54.7 cm of snow per year and has around 155 frost days.
Has the climate of Gongchangling warmed?
Yes: Gongchangling warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gongchangling?
The wettest day measured in Gongchangling between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1959, with 198 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gongchangling?
The windiest day measured in Gongchangling between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1953, with winds reaching 43.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gongchangling?
The warmest month in Gongchangling is July (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Gongchangling?
Gongchangling receives on average 911 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gongchangling?
Gongchangling gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gongchangling?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gongchangling between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 32.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gongchangling?
Yes: Gongchangling has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gongchangling?
In Gongchangling, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 30 July 2018, and the lowest was -37.6 °C on 12 January 1951.
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