Hejiang climate — normals and trends
Hejiang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 1,308 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hejiang averages 1 frost days, 67 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 186 rainy days per year.
Hejiang 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 3 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 24 August 2022) and the coldest -5.7 °C (on 16 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
HejiangSichuan
- coords
- 28.81°, 105.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.9°C
Average daily high
21.2°C
Average daily low
15.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,308mm
Sunshine / day
6.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
8.4km/h
Seasonal range
20.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
67 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
186 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.3 cm
Average feels-like high
22.7 °C
Average feels-like low
15.9 °C
Average peak gust
21.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
114 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
41.6 °C
24 August 2022
Coldest day
-5.7 °C
16 December 1975
Wettest day
127 mm
19 July 1984
Windiest day
51.4 km/h
29 May 1946
Strongest gust
89.6 km/h
14 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
16 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-9.7 °C
16 December 1975
Snowiest day
8.0 cm
27 December 1991
Sunniest day
13.8 h
16 June 2025
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 | 11.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 58 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | 11.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 43 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 16.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 64 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 72 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 27.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 148 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 134 mm | -46 mm |
| Jul | 33.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 278 mm | +81 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 145 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 156 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 23.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 145 mm | +45 mm |
| Nov | 16.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 72 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 12.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 40 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hejiang?
Hejiang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 1,308 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hejiang?
The hottest day measured in Hejiang between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2022, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hejiang?
The coldest day measured in Hejiang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1975, at -5.7 °C.
Does it snow in Hejiang?
Yes. Hejiang gets on average 3.3 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Hejiang warmed?
Yes: Hejiang warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hejiang?
The wettest day measured in Hejiang between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1984, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hejiang?
The windiest day measured in Hejiang between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1946, with winds reaching 51.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hejiang?
The warmest month in Hejiang is July (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Hejiang?
Hejiang receives on average 1,308 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 186 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hejiang?
Hejiang gets on average 6.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,190 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hejiang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hejiang between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1991, with 8.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hejiang?
Yes: Hejiang has on average 114 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hejiang?
In Hejiang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 16 July 2002, and the lowest was -9.7 °C on 16 December 1975.
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