Jinlong climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Jinlong?

Jinlong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 1,307 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Jinlong between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 2011, reaching 43.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Jinlong?

The coldest day measured in Jinlong between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1945, at -4.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Jinlong?

Yes. Jinlong gets on average 1.8 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Jinlong warmed?

Yes: Jinlong warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Jinlong?

The wettest day measured in Jinlong between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2009, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Jinlong?

The windiest day measured in Jinlong between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1946, with winds reaching 58.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Jinlong?

The warmest month in Jinlong is August (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Jinlong?

Jinlong receives on average 1,307 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Jinlong?

Jinlong gets on average 6.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,300 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Jinlong (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 1,307 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 August (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Jinlong averages 1 frost days, 72 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.

Jinlong has warmed by +1.1 °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 2 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 17 August 2011) and the coldest -4.6 °C (on 11 February 1945).

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

JinlongChongqing Municipality

coords: 29.51°, 106.06°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

18.3°C

Average daily high

21.6°C

Average daily low

15.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,307mm

Sunshine / day

6.3h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

10.1km/h

Seasonal range

20.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

72 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

171 d/yr

Annual snowfall

1.8 cm

Average feels-like high

22.9 °C

Average feels-like low

16.2 °C

Average peak gust

22.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

120 d/yr

Solar radiation

11.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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

43.5 °C

17 August 2011

Coldest day

-4.6 °C

11 February 1945

Wettest day

148 mm

4 August 2009

Windiest day

58.1 km/h

23 May 1946

Strongest gust

72.7 km/h

22 May 1946

Hottest feels-like

48.0 °C

16 July 2025

Coldest feels-like

-8.0 °C

11 February 1945

Snowiest day

6.8 cm

30 January 1980

Sunniest day

13.9 h

18 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	42.0 °C5 August 2025	1.2 °C12 January 2025	19.7 °C	1,430 mm	112	0
2024	43.0 °C24 August 2024	1.5 °C16 December 2024	20.2 °C	1,149 mm	102	0
2023	37.7 °C9 August 2023	0.2 °C19 January 2023	19.2 °C	1,492 mm	86	0
2022	43.5 °C20 August 2022	1.5 °C23 February 2022	19.8 °C	1,047 mm	96	0
2021	40.2 °C3 August 2021	-1.7 °C12 January 2021	18.7 °C	1,194 mm	78	4
2020	39.9 °C30 August 2020	1.1 °C21 December 2020	18.6 °C	1,277 mm	74	0
2019	38.7 °C26 August 2019	3.9 °C22 January 2019	18.6 °C	1,128 mm	72	0
2018	39.5 °C20 July 2018	-0.3 °C10 January 2018	18.8 °C	1,164 mm	85	1
2017	40.9 °C28 July 2017	2.5 °C21 December 2017	18.9 °C	1,094 mm	75	0
2016	40.9 °C25 August 2016	-2.1 °C25 January 2016	19.0 °C	1,293 mm	89	3
2015	37.1 °C2 August 2015	3.0 °C17 December 2015	19.2 °C	1,135 mm	73	0
2014	40.9 °C6 August 2014	2.2 °C19 February 2014	18.4 °C	1,378 mm	58	0
2013	41.7 °C23 August 2013	1.1 °C1 January 2013	19.8 °C	1,135 mm	106	0
2012	38.0 °C12 August 2012	0.2 °C31 December 2012	18.0 °C	1,154 mm	64	0
2011	43.5 °C17 August 2011	0.3 °C12 January 2011	19.0 °C	924 mm	105	0
2010	40.9 °C11 August 2010	0.4 °C17 December 2010	18.5 °C	1,196 mm	69	0
2009	40.4 °C8 September 2009	2.5 °C27 January 2009	18.9 °C	1,067 mm	86	0
2008	39.6 °C27 July 2008	-1.0 °C29 January 2008	18.5 °C	1,119 mm	82	1
2007	36.2 °C19 August 2007	1.7 °C19 January 2007	19.0 °C	1,241 mm	87	0
2006	42.4 °C14 August 2006	0.4 °C9 January 2006	19.5 °C	1,053 mm	90	0
2005	37.2 °C1 July 2005	0.5 °C2 January 2005	18.4 °C	1,212 mm	76	0
2004	37.6 °C11 August 2004	0.0 °C31 December 2004	18.2 °C	1,781 mm	66	0
2003	38.0 °C25 August 2003	1.3 °C6 January 2003	18.7 °C	1,228 mm	66	0
2002	37.9 °C16 July 2002	1.2 °C28 December 2002	18.8 °C	1,271 mm	74	0
2001	40.6 °C6 August 2001	1.5 °C23 December 2001	18.8 °C	1,149 mm	63	0
2000	37.0 °C27 July 2000	1.5 °C1 February 2000	18.2 °C	1,463 mm	68	0
1999	35.8 °C14 June 1999	0.2 °C27 December 1999	18.5 °C	1,544 mm	66	0
1998	37.0 °C16 September 1998	1.8 °C20 January 1998	19.1 °C	1,619 mm	77	0
1997	41.1 °C31 August 1997	2.1 °C24 January 1997	18.6 °C	1,194 mm	79	0
1996	37.2 °C23 August 1996	1.3 °C22 February 1996	17.7 °C	1,407 mm	72	0
1995	41.9 °C6 September 1995	2.8 °C5 January 1995	18.4 °C	1,162 mm	81	0
1994	40.7 °C5 August 1994	1.2 °C25 January 1994	18.6 °C	1,287 mm	86	0
1993	36.3 °C13 July 1993	0.5 °C27 January 1993	17.8 °C	1,201 mm	50	0
1992	42.2 °C9 August 1992	1.4 °C24 December 1992	18.0 °C	1,069 mm	72	0
1991	37.2 °C28 July 1991	-1.8 °C28 December 1991	18.0 °C	1,176 mm	71	1
1990	38.7 °C27 August 1990	1.5 °C31 January 1990	18.6 °C	1,116 mm	88	0
1989	37.1 °C22 July 1989	0.9 °C16 January 1989	17.6 °C	1,308 mm	60	0
1988	37.3 °C2 May 1988	2.4 °C17 January 1988	17.8 °C	1,295 mm	69	0
1987	35.9 °C23 May 1987	2.0 °C5 December 1987	18.3 °C	1,373 mm	53	0
1986	36.7 °C7 August 1986	0.5 °C2 March 1986	17.6 °C	1,301 mm	64	0
1985	36.9 °C5 August 1985	2.1 °C15 December 1985	17.7 °C	1,412 mm	65	0
1984	36.8 °C1 August 1984	0.9 °C19 December 1984	17.6 °C	1,461 mm	64	0
1983	35.7 °C27 July 1983	1.4 °C31 December 1983	18.0 °C	1,428 mm	49	0
1982	37.0 °C3 August 1982	-1.5 °C27 December 1982	17.5 °C	1,474 mm	53	3
1981	37.5 °C19 August 1981	1.5 °C23 December 1981	18.0 °C	1,081 mm	75	0
1980	38.3 °C27 July 1980	-1.9 °C9 February 1980	18.0 °C	1,277 mm	55	5
1979	36.3 °C9 August 1979	-0.7 °C24 November 1979	18.2 °C	1,510 mm	60	2
1978	40.0 °C4 September 1978	0.7 °C21 January 1978	18.7 °C	1,037 mm	88	0
1977	37.2 °C7 August 1977	-3.2 °C30 January 1977	18.1 °C	1,210 mm	69	3
1976	40.1 °C7 August 1976	0.9 °C28 December 1976	17.6 °C	1,103 mm	59	0
1975	38.4 °C9 September 1975	-2.9 °C15 December 1975	18.3 °C	1,353 mm	71	5
1974	38.3 °C30 July 1974	1.8 °C25 February 1974	17.9 °C	1,481 mm	53	0
1973	37.4 °C26 August 1973	1.9 °C31 December 1973	18.9 °C	1,313 mm	75	0
1972	41.7 °C26 August 1972	0.3 °C8 February 1972	18.3 °C	1,270 mm	83	0
1971	39.9 °C1 September 1971	2.2 °C3 January 1971	18.4 °C	1,085 mm	72	0
1970	38.3 °C18 August 1970	-0.4 °C7 January 1970	17.9 °C	1,339 mm	72	1
1969	37.0 °C2 August 1969	-0.1 °C4 February 1969	18.4 °C	1,242 mm	81	1
1968	36.3 °C31 July 1968	0.3 °C7 February 1968	17.6 °C	1,611 mm	53	0
1967	37.7 °C11 August 1967	-1.2 °C12 January 1967	17.7 °C	1,499 mm	67	2
1966	35.5 °C5 August 1966	-1.1 °C29 January 1966	17.9 °C	1,257 mm	63	1
1965	33.6 °C29 July 1965	-0.3 °C20 December 1965	17.5 °C	1,490 mm	44	1
1964	39.3 °C20 July 1964	0.8 °C25 February 1964	18.3 °C	1,427 mm	69	0
1963	38.1 °C14 August 1963	-1.8 °C14 January 1963	19.1 °C	1,270 mm	90	2
1962	38.0 °C18 July 1962	-0.3 °C30 December 1962	18.2 °C	1,464 mm	72	1
1961	37.8 °C22 August 1961	0.9 °C16 January 1961	18.6 °C	1,392 mm	93	0
1960	36.8 °C4 August 1960	0.5 °C3 January 1960	18.4 °C	1,328 mm	77	0
1959	40.1 °C28 August 1959	1.6 °C11 January 1959	18.9 °C	947 mm	97	0
1958	36.9 °C25 July 1958	0.1 °C15 January 1958	18.6 °C	1,162 mm	80	0
1957	38.2 °C31 August 1957	0.6 °C7 February 1957	18.1 °C	1,268 mm	52	0
1956	34.4 °C3 July 1956	-3.2 °C11 January 1956	17.9 °C	1,503 mm	71	5
1955	33.4 °C7 September 1955	-2.2 °C6 January 1955	18.0 °C	1,305 mm	62	4
1954	34.3 °C1 September 1954	0.2 °C23 January 1954	18.0 °C	1,865 mm	64	0
1953	36.2 °C2 August 1953	1.4 °C19 January 1953	18.9 °C	1,496 mm	80	0
1952	35.5 °C4 July 1952	0.2 °C7 January 1952	18.4 °C	1,445 mm	63	0
1951	34.5 °C8 September 1951	-3.2 °C14 January 1951	18.1 °C	1,335 mm	75	2
1950	33.4 °C23 July 1950	0.1 °C17 December 1950	17.7 °C	1,721 mm	37	0
1949	34.7 °C14 September 1949	-1.0 °C8 January 1949	18.2 °C	1,341 mm	75	3
1948	33.5 °C13 August 1948	-1.8 °C28 January 1948	18.2 °C	1,381 mm	69	2
1947	33.6 °C25 July 1947	-2.3 °C20 December 1947	18.4 °C	1,453 mm	77	4
1946	38.6 °C19 July 1946	-0.7 °C4 January 1946	18.9 °C	1,025 mm	99	1
1945	33.4 °C7 June 1945	-4.6 °C11 February 1945	17.1 °C	1,367 mm	55	13
1944	35.2 °C4 August 1944	-3.7 °C18 December 1944	17.5 °C	1,204 mm	78	10
1943	32.1 °C4 August 1943	-2.6 °C8 February 1943	17.9 °C	2,008 mm	38	1
1942	32.1 °C4 July 1942	-0.9 °C8 January 1942	18.3 °C	1,528 mm	53	1
1941	34.6 °C11 July 1941	1.5 °C30 January 1941	18.0 °C	1,324 mm	48	0
1940	34.7 °C28 August 1940	-1.9 °C3 February 1940	17.9 °C	1,074 mm	71	2

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.4 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

112 d/yr

+40

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

1430 mm

+123 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	12.0 °C	+1.6 °C	56 mm	+24 mm
Feb	12.2 °C	-0.4 °C	50 mm	+15 mm
Mar	17.2 °C	-0.4 °C	60 mm	-6 mm
Apr	25.7 °C	+3.0 °C	76 mm	-38 mm
May	28.1 °C	+2.0 °C	101 mm	-57 mm
Jun	31.2 °C	+2.8 °C	136 mm	-37 mm
Jul	34.9 °C	+3.1 °C	324 mm	+126 mm
Aug	35.5 °C	+3.3 °C	192 mm	+18 mm
Sep	29.1 °C	+1.7 °C	219 mm	+78 mm
Oct	23.8 °C	+2.4 °C	135 mm	+29 mm
Nov	16.6 °C	0.0 °C	48 mm	-21 mm
Dec	13.3 °C	+1.7 °C	33 mm	-7 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.0 °C

5 Aug 2025

Coldest day

1.2 °C

12 Jan 2025

Wettest day

113.9 mm

23 Jul 2025

Windiest day

33.1 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

68.4 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

48.0 °C

16 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-1.8 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

11 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Jinlong?

Jinlong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 1,307 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jinlong?

The hottest day measured in Jinlong between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 2011, reaching 43.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Jinlong?

The coldest day measured in Jinlong between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1945, at -4.6 °C.

Does it snow in Jinlong?

Yes. Jinlong gets on average 1.8 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.

Has the climate of Jinlong warmed?

Yes: Jinlong warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Jinlong?

The wettest day measured in Jinlong between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2009, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Jinlong?

The windiest day measured in Jinlong between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1946, with winds reaching 58.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Jinlong?

The warmest month in Jinlong is August (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Jinlong?

Jinlong receives on average 1,307 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Jinlong?

Jinlong gets on average 6.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,300 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jinlong?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jinlong between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1980, with 6.8 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Jinlong?

Yes: Jinlong has on average 120 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jinlong?

In Jinlong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.0 °C on 16 July 2025, and the lowest was -8.0 °C on 11 February 1945.

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