Gulin climate — normals and trends
Gulin (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 1,499 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Gulin averages 14 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 226 rainy days per year.
Gulin 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 21 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 23 July 1961) and the coldest -14.6 °C (on 21 December 1944).
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
GulinSichuan
- coords
- 28.04°, 105.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.7°C
Average daily high
18.1°C
Average daily low
11.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,499mm
Sunshine / day
5.6h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
20.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
226 d/yr
Annual snowfall
23.2 cm
Average feels-like high
18.3 °C
Average feels-like low
11.6 °C
Average peak gust
26.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
55 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
38.4 °C
23 July 1961
Coldest day
-14.6 °C
21 December 1944
Wettest day
111 mm
9 August 1947
Windiest day
40.8 km/h
28 May 1946
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
2 July 1946
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
23 July 1961
Coldest feels-like
-19.1 °C
21 December 1944
Snowiest day
13.3 cm
11 January 1999
Sunniest day
13.8 h
24 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 | 9.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 61 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 7.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 70 mm | +13 mm |
| Mar | 13.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 81 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 21.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 110 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 23.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 201 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 204 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 315 mm | +128 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 147 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 119 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 21.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 167 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 13.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 101 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | 10.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 48 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gulin?
Gulin has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 1,499 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gulin?
The hottest day measured in Gulin between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1961, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gulin?
The coldest day measured in Gulin between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1944, at -14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Gulin?
Yes. Gulin gets on average 23.2 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of Gulin warmed?
Yes: Gulin warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gulin?
The wettest day measured in Gulin between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1947, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gulin?
The windiest day measured in Gulin between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1946, with winds reaching 40.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gulin?
The warmest month in Gulin is July (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Gulin?
Gulin receives on average 1,499 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 226 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gulin?
Gulin gets on average 5.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,044 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gulin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gulin between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1999, with 13.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gulin?
Yes: Gulin has on average 55 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gulin?
In Gulin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 23 July 1961, and the lowest was -19.1 °C on 21 December 1944.
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