Gongyi climate — normals and trends
Gongyi (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 860 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gongyi averages 86 frost days, 69 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Gongyi has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 99 to 73 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.6 °C (on 24 June 2022) and the coldest -23.0 °C (on 16 January 1958).
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
GongyiHenan
- coords
- 34.76°, 113.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.2°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
9.6°C
Annual rainfall
860mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
27.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
86 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
69 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
28.5 cm
Average feels-like high
18.6 °C
Average feels-like low
8.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
77 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
42.6 °C
24 June 2022
Coldest day
-23.0 °C
16 January 1958
Wettest day
138 mm
10 July 1977
Windiest day
44.3 km/h
2 April 1970
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
26 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
46.0 °C
1 August 1969
Coldest feels-like
-28.2 °C
16 January 1958
Snowiest day
22.6 cm
25 November 1954
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 35 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 9.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 4 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 29 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 26.5 °C | +5.2 °C | 14 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 28 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 97 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 109 mm | -103 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 171 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 24.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 244 mm | +139 mm |
| Oct | 16.9 °C | -3.4 °C | 152 mm | +98 mm |
| Nov | 16.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 12 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 9.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 16 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gongyi?
Gongyi has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 860 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gongyi?
The hottest day measured in Gongyi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 2022, reaching 42.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gongyi?
The coldest day measured in Gongyi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1958, at -23.0 °C.
Does it snow in Gongyi?
Yes. Gongyi gets on average 28.5 cm of snow per year and has around 86 frost days.
Has the climate of Gongyi warmed?
Yes: Gongyi warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gongyi?
The wettest day measured in Gongyi between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1977, with 138 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gongyi?
The windiest day measured in Gongyi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1970, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gongyi?
The warmest month in Gongyi is July (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Gongyi?
Gongyi receives on average 860 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gongyi?
Gongyi gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gongyi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gongyi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1954, with 22.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gongyi?
Yes: Gongyi has on average 77 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gongyi?
In Gongyi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 1 August 1969, and the lowest was -28.2 °C on 16 January 1958.
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