Gongqingcheng climate — normals and trends
Gongqingcheng (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 1,644 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 (29.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Gongqingcheng averages 17 frost days, 83 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Gongqingcheng has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 23 to 11 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 10 August 1953) and the coldest -11.1 °C (on 6 February 1969).
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
GongqingchengJiangxi
- coords
- 29.25°, 115.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.6°C
Average daily high
21.4°C
Average daily low
14.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,644mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
24.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
17 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
83 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.9 cm
Average feels-like high
22.6 °C
Average feels-like low
14.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
125 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
40.9 °C
10 August 1953
Coldest day
-11.1 °C
6 February 1969
Wettest day
177 mm
3 August 1990
Windiest day
36.5 km/h
12 April 2025
Strongest gust
83.9 km/h
13 August 2004
Hottest feels-like
47.9 °C
2 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-16.2 °C
24 January 1940
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
22 January 1998
Sunniest day
13.6 h
10 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.3 °C | +4.7 °C | 33 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 10.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 58 mm | -37 mm |
| Mar | 17.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 77 mm | -75 mm |
| Apr | 26.2 °C | +4.8 °C | 148 mm | -47 mm |
| May | 28.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 243 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 240 mm | -78 mm |
| Jul | 35.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 71 mm | -105 mm |
| Aug | 36.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 48 mm | -81 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 110 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 25.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 20 mm | -44 mm |
| Nov | 19.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 33 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 15.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 23 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gongqingcheng?
Gongqingcheng has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 1,644 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gongqingcheng?
The hottest day measured in Gongqingcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1953, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gongqingcheng?
The coldest day measured in Gongqingcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, at -11.1 °C.
Does it snow in Gongqingcheng?
Yes. Gongqingcheng gets on average 10.9 cm of snow per year and has around 17 frost days.
Has the climate of Gongqingcheng warmed?
Yes: Gongqingcheng warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gongqingcheng?
The wettest day measured in Gongqingcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1990, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gongqingcheng?
The windiest day measured in Gongqingcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2025, with winds reaching 36.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gongqingcheng?
The warmest month in Gongqingcheng is July (29.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Gongqingcheng?
Gongqingcheng receives on average 1,644 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gongqingcheng?
Gongqingcheng gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gongqingcheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gongqingcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1998, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gongqingcheng?
Yes: Gongqingcheng has on average 125 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gongqingcheng?
In Gongqingcheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.9 °C on 2 August 2003, and the lowest was -16.2 °C on 24 January 1940.
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