Hancheng climate — normals and trends
Hancheng (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 776 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hancheng averages 104 frost days, 55 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Hancheng has warmed by +2.0 °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 114 to 94 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 23 June 2005) and the coldest -25.4 °C (on 16 January 1955).
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
HanchengShaanxi
- coords
- 35.46°, 110.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.9°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
8.1°C
Annual rainfall
776mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
28.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
104 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
55 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
29.6 cm
Average feels-like high
17.0 °C
Average feels-like low
6.4 °C
Average peak gust
27.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
57 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
40.4 °C
23 June 2005
Coldest day
-25.4 °C
16 January 1955
Wettest day
217 mm
13 August 1946
Windiest day
47.7 km/h
12 April 1979
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
12 April 1979
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
1 August 1969
Coldest feels-like
-30.9 °C
16 January 1955
Snowiest day
20.9 cm
14 November 1994
Sunniest day
14.0 h
18 June 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 28 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 7.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 5 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 15.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 32 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 25.1 °C | +4.8 °C | 3 mm | -47 mm |
| May | 28.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 14 mm | -50 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 53 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 85 mm | -69 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 129 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 23.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 140 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 16.1 °C | -2.3 °C | 169 mm | +106 mm |
| Nov | 13.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 13 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 8.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 19 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hancheng?
Hancheng has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 776 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hancheng?
The hottest day measured in Hancheng between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2005, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hancheng?
The coldest day measured in Hancheng between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1955, at -25.4 °C.
Does it snow in Hancheng?
Yes. Hancheng gets on average 29.6 cm of snow per year and has around 104 frost days.
Has the climate of Hancheng warmed?
Yes: Hancheng warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hancheng?
The wettest day measured in Hancheng between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1946, with 217 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hancheng?
The windiest day measured in Hancheng between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1979, with winds reaching 47.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hancheng?
The warmest month in Hancheng is July (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Hancheng?
Hancheng receives on average 776 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hancheng?
Hancheng gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hancheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hancheng between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 1994, with 20.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hancheng?
Yes: Hancheng has on average 57 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hancheng?
In Hancheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 1 August 1969, and the lowest was -30.9 °C on 16 January 1955.
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