Jingmen climate — normals and trends
Jingmen (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 1,300 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Jingmen averages 27 frost days, 75 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Jingmen has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 38 to 16 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 13 August 1953) and the coldest -18.2 °C (on 11 January 1955).
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
JingmenHubei
- coords
- 31.03°, 112.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
20.6°C
Average daily low
13.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,300mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
24.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
27 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
75 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
17.4 cm
Average feels-like high
20.9 °C
Average feels-like low
12.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
110 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
40.3 °C
13 August 1953
Coldest day
-18.2 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
153 mm
26 August 1950
Windiest day
50.7 km/h
12 April 1979
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
17 November 2019
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
24 July 1961
Coldest feels-like
-22.8 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
1 February 1943
Sunniest day
13.2 h
27 June 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 50 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 10.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 11 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 17.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 53 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 27.4 °C | +6.2 °C | 56 mm | -57 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 158 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 342 mm | +141 mm |
| Jul | 34.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 78 mm | -152 mm |
| Aug | 33.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 256 mm | +84 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 148 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 20.2 °C | -1.7 °C | 114 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 18.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 21 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 13.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 36 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jingmen?
Jingmen has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 1,300 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jingmen?
The hottest day measured in Jingmen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1953, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jingmen?
The coldest day measured in Jingmen between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -18.2 °C.
Does it snow in Jingmen?
Yes. Jingmen gets on average 17.4 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.
Has the climate of Jingmen warmed?
Yes: Jingmen warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jingmen?
The wettest day measured in Jingmen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1950, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jingmen?
The windiest day measured in Jingmen between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1979, with winds reaching 50.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jingmen?
The warmest month in Jingmen is July (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Jingmen?
Jingmen receives on average 1,300 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jingmen?
Jingmen gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jingmen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jingmen between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1943, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jingmen?
Yes: Jingmen has on average 110 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jingmen?
In Jingmen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 24 July 1961, and the lowest was -22.8 °C on 11 January 1955.
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