Honghe climate — normals and trends
Honghe (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 731 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Honghe averages 101 frost days, 52 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Honghe has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 113 to 89 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 25 June 2009) and the coldest -24.0 °C (on 27 January 1972).
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
HongheShandong
- coords
- 36.40°, 118.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.1°C
Average daily high
18.1°C
Average daily low
8.6°C
Annual rainfall
731mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
28.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
101 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
52 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
18.0 cm
Average feels-like high
16.8 °C
Average feels-like low
6.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
68 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 = 0.42 · 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
40.8 °C
25 June 2009
Coldest day
-24.0 °C
27 January 1972
Wettest day
140 mm
6 July 1947
Windiest day
60.8 km/h
2 August 1940
Strongest gust
120.6 km/h
2 August 1940
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
7 August 1966
Coldest feels-like
-29.4 °C
27 January 1972
Snowiest day
18.0 cm
19 November 1962
Sunniest day
14.0 h
18 May 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 | 6.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 7.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 4 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 63 mm | +40 mm |
| Apr | 23.7 °C | +4.2 °C | 47 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 39 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 70 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +4.4 °C | 78 mm | -111 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 134 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 174 mm | +96 mm |
| Oct | 18.2 °C | -1.9 °C | 150 mm | +112 mm |
| Nov | 15.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 2 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 7.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 17 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Honghe?
Honghe has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 731 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Honghe?
The hottest day measured in Honghe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2009, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Honghe?
The coldest day measured in Honghe between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1972, at -24.0 °C.
Does it snow in Honghe?
Yes. Honghe gets on average 18.0 cm of snow per year and has around 101 frost days.
Has the climate of Honghe warmed?
Yes: Honghe warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Honghe?
The wettest day measured in Honghe between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1947, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Honghe?
The windiest day measured in Honghe between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with winds reaching 60.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Honghe?
The warmest month in Honghe is July (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Honghe?
Honghe receives on average 731 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Honghe?
Honghe gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Honghe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Honghe between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1962, with 18.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Honghe?
Yes: Honghe has on average 68 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Honghe?
In Honghe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 7 August 1966, and the lowest was -29.4 °C on 27 January 1972.
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