Jincheng climate — normals and trends
Jincheng (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.6 °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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Jincheng averages 115 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Jincheng has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 126 to 104 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 24 June 2022) and the coldest -27.4 °C (on 16 January 1958).
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
JinchengShanxi
- coords
- 35.50°, 112.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.6°C
Average daily high
16.8°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
731mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
26.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
115 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.0 cm
Average feels-like high
15.4 °C
Average feels-like low
5.1 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
37 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
37.8 °C
24 June 2022
Coldest day
-27.4 °C
16 January 1958
Wettest day
166 mm
17 July 1984
Windiest day
44.9 km/h
28 April 1983
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
28 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
1 August 1969
Coldest feels-like
-33.5 °C
16 January 1958
Snowiest day
16.2 cm
24 February 2021
Sunniest day
14.1 h
23 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 14 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 6.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 14.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 22 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 23.7 °C | +5.2 °C | 10 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 26.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 22 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 56 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 61 mm | -113 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 147 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 22.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 221 mm | +129 mm |
| Oct | 15.3 °C | -2.4 °C | 154 mm | +107 mm |
| Nov | 14.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 13 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 7.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 13 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jincheng?
Jincheng has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.6 °C and it receives 731 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jincheng?
The hottest day measured in Jincheng between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 2022, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jincheng?
The coldest day measured in Jincheng between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1958, at -27.4 °C.
Does it snow in Jincheng?
Yes. Jincheng gets on average 31.0 cm of snow per year and has around 115 frost days.
Has the climate of Jincheng warmed?
Yes: Jincheng warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jincheng?
The wettest day measured in Jincheng between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1984, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jincheng?
The windiest day measured in Jincheng between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1983, with winds reaching 44.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jincheng?
The warmest month in Jincheng is July (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Jincheng?
Jincheng receives on average 731 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jincheng?
Jincheng gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jincheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jincheng between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2021, with 16.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jincheng?
Yes: Jincheng has on average 37 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jincheng?
In Jincheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 1 August 1969, and the lowest was -33.5 °C on 16 January 1958.
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