Jinghong climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Jinghong?

Jinghong has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 1,786 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jinghong?

The hottest day measured in Jinghong between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2019, reaching 40.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Jinghong?

The coldest day measured in Jinghong between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1974, at 0.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Jinghong?

Almost never: Jinghong sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Jinghong warmed?

Yes: Jinghong warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Jinghong?

The wettest day measured in Jinghong between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1991, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Jinghong?

The windiest day measured in Jinghong between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1968, with winds reaching 20.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Jinghong?

The warmest month in Jinghong is June (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Jinghong?

Jinghong receives on average 1,786 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 180 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Jinghong?

Jinghong gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Jinghong (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 1,786 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 June (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Jinghong averages 0 frost days, 105 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 180 rainy days per year.

Jinghong has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 20 May 2019) and the coldest 0.9 °C (on 5 January 1974).

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

JinghongYunnan

coords: 22.00°, 100.77°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

21.3°C

Average daily high

27.6°C

Average daily low

16.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,786mm

Sunshine / day

8.9h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

7.2km/h

Seasonal range

9.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

105 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

180 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.0 °C

Average feels-like low

18.4 °C

Average peak gust

27.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

132 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

20 May 2019

Coldest day

0.9 °C

5 January 1974

Wettest day

157 mm

15 August 1991

Windiest day

20.8 km/h

28 March 1968

Strongest gust

66.2 km/h

24 August 1987

Hottest feels-like

42.1 °C

20 May 2019

Coldest feels-like

-2.0 °C

5 January 1974

Sunniest day

13.0 h

13 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.6 °C26 April 2025	7.0 °C29 November 2025	21.9 °C	2,086 mm	133
2024	38.9 °C9 April 2024	8.0 °C19 February 2024	22.7 °C	1,992 mm	175
2023	37.6 °C1 June 2023	6.9 °C16 January 2023	22.6 °C	1,400 mm	162
2022	36.4 °C28 April 2022	6.1 °C14 February 2022	22.1 °C	1,669 mm	121
2021	37.8 °C24 April 2021	7.3 °C14 January 2021	22.1 °C	1,448 mm	151
2020	37.8 °C8 May 2020	5.4 °C26 January 2020	22.5 °C	1,372 mm	163
2019	40.8 °C20 May 2019	3.6 °C8 December 2019	22.8 °C	857 mm	198
2018	36.0 °C23 April 2018	6.9 °C30 January 2018	21.8 °C	1,925 mm	123
2017	36.7 °C4 May 2017	4.1 °C21 December 2017	22.3 °C	1,775 mm	135
2016	39.0 °C11 May 2016	5.9 °C25 January 2016	22.3 °C	1,391 mm	163
2015	36.1 °C6 May 2015	6.3 °C14 January 2015	22.2 °C	1,919 mm	156
2014	38.9 °C23 April 2014	5.2 °C23 January 2014	22.4 °C	1,496 mm	164
2013	36.9 °C18 May 2013	3.5 °C17 December 2013	22.2 °C	1,654 mm	168
2012	38.4 °C26 April 2012	5.9 °C16 January 2012	22.6 °C	1,734 mm	161
2011	35.7 °C11 May 2011	5.4 °C21 January 2011	21.7 °C	1,622 mm	110
2010	37.2 °C5 May 2010	5.9 °C7 February 2010	22.6 °C	1,418 mm	154
2009	36.1 °C9 May 2009	5.4 °C30 December 2009	22.2 °C	1,511 mm	149
2008	36.4 °C21 April 2008	5.3 °C2 December 2008	21.8 °C	1,996 mm	99
2007	35.8 °C31 March 2007	5.8 °C22 February 2007	21.8 °C	1,662 mm	134
2006	37.5 °C12 April 2006	5.9 °C23 December 2006	22.1 °C	1,608 mm	133
2005	37.2 °C17 May 2005	7.1 °C8 February 2005	22.2 °C	1,486 mm	159
2004	35.9 °C26 April 2004	5.9 °C30 January 2004	21.6 °C	1,655 mm	116
2003	36.5 °C8 May 2003	7.7 °C24 February 2003	22.2 °C	1,310 mm	124
2002	35.1 °C21 April 2002	7.2 °C22 December 2002	21.8 °C	1,844 mm	115
2001	37.3 °C7 April 2001	5.0 °C11 January 2001	22.0 °C	1,894 mm	111
2000	34.3 °C8 April 2000	6.7 °C9 January 2000	21.7 °C	1,930 mm	91
1999	36.6 °C26 April 1999	0.9 °C27 December 1999	21.9 °C	2,152 mm	99
1998	35.7 °C10 May 1998	5.7 °C12 February 1998	22.5 °C	1,697 mm	137
1997	37.3 °C15 May 1997	4.7 °C10 February 1997	21.6 °C	1,887 mm	98
1996	36.1 °C17 April 1996	4.8 °C1 January 1996	21.7 °C	1,673 mm	100
1995	36.8 °C22 April 1995	5.1 °C31 December 1995	21.9 °C	1,880 mm	118
1994	36.7 °C11 April 1994	5.5 °C4 January 1994	21.8 °C	2,343 mm	111
1993	34.7 °C6 April 1993	2.8 °C29 December 1993	21.4 °C	1,728 mm	108
1992	37.0 °C14 May 1992	5.6 °C5 January 1992	21.2 °C	1,501 mm	138
1991	37.0 °C18 April 1991	5.5 °C17 February 1991	21.6 °C	2,068 mm	110
1990	35.9 °C22 April 1990	4.6 °C11 January 1990	21.4 °C	1,951 mm	83
1989	37.0 °C23 April 1989	3.9 °C9 January 1989	21.5 °C	1,585 mm	114
1988	36.1 °C7 April 1988	5.9 °C2 February 1988	21.5 °C	1,842 mm	93
1987	37.9 °C28 May 1987	4.9 °C29 December 1987	21.6 °C	1,748 mm	126
1986	35.8 °C2 June 1986	4.9 °C5 March 1986	21.2 °C	1,877 mm	95
1985	35.1 °C3 April 1985	3.9 °C25 December 1985	21.2 °C	2,257 mm	90
1984	36.1 °C20 April 1984	5.4 °C22 January 1984	21.5 °C	1,839 mm	112
1983	38.3 °C18 April 1983	4.9 °C1 December 1983	21.3 °C	2,014 mm	121
1982	35.4 °C12 May 1982	3.8 °C28 December 1982	21.0 °C	2,046 mm	100
1981	35.1 °C9 April 1981	6.9 °C24 February 1981	21.3 °C	2,025 mm	105
1980	37.4 °C30 April 1980	4.9 °C26 January 1980	21.7 °C	1,681 mm	105
1979	37.0 °C15 May 1979	4.5 °C12 January 1979	21.4 °C	1,578 mm	128
1978	34.9 °C26 April 1978	4.6 °C29 January 1978	20.9 °C	2,105 mm	89
1977	34.9 °C17 April 1977	5.4 °C25 December 1977	20.7 °C	2,067 mm	100
1976	35.3 °C15 April 1976	4.2 °C1 January 1976	20.8 °C	2,130 mm	99
1975	37.0 °C30 April 1975	2.3 °C24 December 1975	21.2 °C	1,902 mm	114
1974	34.2 °C16 March 1974	0.9 °C5 January 1974	20.8 °C	1,845 mm	70
1973	35.8 °C15 April 1973	2.9 °C31 December 1973	21.1 °C	2,082 mm	91
1972	35.0 °C13 May 1972	5.1 °C20 January 1972	20.9 °C	2,235 mm	93
1971	35.6 °C19 May 1971	3.3 °C6 January 1971	20.2 °C	2,283 mm	73
1970	35.1 °C20 April 1970	4.7 °C14 January 1970	21.1 °C	2,149 mm	102
1969	37.3 °C28 April 1969	4.1 °C23 January 1969	21.1 °C	1,743 mm	120
1968	35.2 °C26 May 1968	4.1 °C25 January 1968	20.8 °C	2,066 mm	84
1967	35.7 °C4 April 1967	6.4 °C28 January 1967	20.8 °C	2,093 mm	87
1966	39.2 °C2 May 1966	6.5 °C26 December 1966	21.2 °C	1,879 mm	69
1965	37.6 °C15 May 1965	5.1 °C8 January 1965	20.6 °C	1,984 mm	73
1964	34.8 °C10 April 1964	3.7 °C29 December 1964	21.1 °C	1,790 mm	86
1963	37.2 °C25 April 1963	4.7 °C28 January 1963	20.9 °C	1,779 mm	103
1962	36.3 °C7 May 1962	2.7 °C29 December 1962	21.2 °C	1,534 mm	106
1961	36.4 °C25 April 1961	5.9 °C20 December 1961	21.3 °C	1,996 mm	88
1960	39.4 °C29 April 1960	6.6 °C3 January 1960	21.5 °C	2,126 mm	103
1959	38.6 °C12 April 1959	3.8 °C2 January 1959	21.1 °C	1,821 mm	86
1958	38.7 °C31 May 1958	3.9 °C26 December 1958	21.1 °C	1,820 mm	113
1957	38.7 °C26 May 1957	4.4 °C26 January 1957	21.3 °C	1,589 mm	107
1956	38.1 °C19 April 1956	3.2 °C4 January 1956	20.9 °C	1,594 mm	89
1955	34.9 °C22 March 1955	4.1 °C13 January 1955	20.4 °C	1,787 mm	65
1954	36.6 °C27 April 1954	3.8 °C17 December 1954	20.8 °C	1,450 mm	85
1953	33.1 °C22 July 1953	4.5 °C26 January 1953	20.5 °C	1,556 mm	67
1952	36.9 °C7 May 1952	6.8 °C17 December 1952	20.8 °C	1,674 mm	68
1951	35.5 °C13 May 1951	6.7 °C31 January 1951	20.7 °C	1,803 mm	60
1950	37.5 °C3 May 1950	5.6 °C4 January 1950	20.9 °C	1,692 mm	67
1949	32.6 °C9 July 1949	6.1 °C12 February 1949	20.7 °C	1,614 mm	49
1948	33.4 °C15 March 1948	4.9 °C4 January 1948	20.2 °C	1,624 mm	47
1947	35.2 °C8 May 1947	5.8 °C31 December 1947	20.5 °C	1,617 mm	38
1946	35.0 °C11 March 1946	5.0 °C12 January 1946	20.5 °C	1,175 mm	66
1945	34.1 °C2 April 1945	5.9 °C19 February 1945	20.1 °C	2,052 mm	31
1944	35.1 °C24 April 1944	6.9 °C22 December 1944	20.4 °C	1,722 mm	62
1943	35.3 °C10 May 1943	5.2 °C5 February 1943	20.3 °C	1,513 mm	70
1942	35.7 °C16 April 1942	6.0 °C5 January 1942	20.0 °C	1,873 mm	55
1941	35.4 °C9 May 1941	5.8 °C24 January 1941	20.3 °C	2,025 mm	52
1940	34.8 °C26 April 1940	3.9 °C1 January 1940	20.1 °C	1,797 mm	38

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.3 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

133 d/yr

+28

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2086 mm

+300 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	23.7 °C	+0.1 °C	5 mm	-22 mm
Feb	28.2 °C	+1.5 °C	38 mm	+13 mm
Mar	30.3 °C	+0.6 °C	8 mm	-38 mm
Apr	31.1 °C	-0.2 °C	59 mm	-38 mm
May	29.8 °C	-0.7 °C	314 mm	+93 mm
Jun	30.0 °C	+0.6 °C	354 mm	+72 mm
Jul	29.3 °C	+0.6 °C	564 mm	+236 mm
Aug	29.2 °C	+0.6 °C	296 mm	-25 mm
Sep	29.7 °C	+1.3 °C	245 mm	+32 mm
Oct	28.6 °C	+1.8 °C	108 mm	-30 mm
Nov	24.6 °C	0.0 °C	89 mm	+29 mm
Dec	24.8 °C	+2.2 °C	8 mm	-23 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.6 °C

26 Apr 2025

Coldest day

7.0 °C

29 Nov 2025

Wettest day

107.8 mm

17 Jul 2025

Windiest day

16.5 km/h

26 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

54.4 km/h

9 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.0 °C

19 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

5.6 °C

29 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

14 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Jinghong?

Jinghong has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 1,786 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jinghong?

The hottest day measured in Jinghong between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2019, reaching 40.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Jinghong?

The coldest day measured in Jinghong between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1974, at 0.9 °C.

Does it snow in Jinghong?

Almost never: Jinghong sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Jinghong warmed?

Yes: Jinghong warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Jinghong?

The wettest day measured in Jinghong between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1991, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Jinghong?

The windiest day measured in Jinghong between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1968, with winds reaching 20.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Jinghong?

The warmest month in Jinghong is June (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Jinghong?

Jinghong receives on average 1,786 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 180 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Jinghong?

Jinghong gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Jinghong?

Yes: Jinghong has on average 132 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jinghong?

In Jinghong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 20 May 2019, and the lowest was -2.0 °C on 5 January 1974.

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