Hebao climate — normals and trends
Hebao (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 1,249 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hebao averages 1 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Hebao has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 20 August 2022) and the coldest -5.2 °C (on 14 December 1975).
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
HebaoChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 29.57°, 105.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
21.3°C
Average daily low
15.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,249mm
Sunshine / day
6.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
19.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
66 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.7 cm
Average feels-like high
22.5 °C
Average feels-like low
15.6 °C
Average peak gust
22.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
115 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
42.8 °C
20 August 2022
Coldest day
-5.2 °C
14 December 1975
Wettest day
125 mm
30 August 1970
Windiest day
63.8 km/h
13 May 1946
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
7 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
16 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-10.0 °C
14 December 1975
Snowiest day
6.0 cm
5 January 1970
Sunniest day
13.9 h
22 June 1986
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 | 11.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 41 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | 11.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 41 mm | +14 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 48 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 25.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 68 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 28.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 99 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 163 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 34.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 262 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 34.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 230 mm | +20 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 252 mm | +109 mm |
| Oct | 23.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 127 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 16.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 35 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 22 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hebao?
Hebao has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 1,249 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hebao?
The hottest day measured in Hebao between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2022, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hebao?
The coldest day measured in Hebao between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1975, at -5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Hebao?
Yes. Hebao gets on average 1.7 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Hebao warmed?
Yes: Hebao warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hebao?
The wettest day measured in Hebao between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1970, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hebao?
The windiest day measured in Hebao between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1946, with winds reaching 63.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hebao?
The warmest month in Hebao is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Hebao?
Hebao receives on average 1,249 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hebao?
Hebao gets on average 6.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,336 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hebao?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hebao between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1970, with 6.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hebao?
Yes: Hebao has on average 115 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hebao?
In Hebao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 16 July 2025, and the lowest was -10.0 °C on 14 December 1975.
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