Jinsha climate — normals and trends
Jinsha (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 1,279 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Jinsha averages 29 frost days, 50 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Jinsha has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 39 to 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 24 July 2017) and the coldest -11.3 °C (on 17 January 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
JinshaJiangsu
- coords
- 32.09°, 121.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.9°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
13.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,279mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
24.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
29 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
50 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.1 cm
Average feels-like high
19.4 °C
Average feels-like low
12.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
106 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
39.8 °C
24 July 2017
Coldest day
-11.3 °C
17 January 1945
Wettest day
174 mm
26 July 1949
Windiest day
59.1 km/h
22 August 1951
Strongest gust
112.7 km/h
22 August 1951
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
2 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-17.5 °C
16 January 1958
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
18 January 1984
Sunniest day
14.0 h
19 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 10 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 8.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 11 mm | -44 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 53 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 22.9 °C | +4.4 °C | 37 mm | -63 mm |
| May | 25.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 138 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 246 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 225 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 178 mm | +27 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 221 mm | +91 mm |
| Oct | 24.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 49 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 17.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 8 mm | -42 mm |
| Dec | 12.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 5 mm | -30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jinsha?
Jinsha has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 1,279 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jinsha?
The hottest day measured in Jinsha between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2017, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jinsha?
The coldest day measured in Jinsha between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1945, at -11.3 °C.
Does it snow in Jinsha?
Yes. Jinsha gets on average 7.1 cm of snow per year and has around 29 frost days.
Has the climate of Jinsha warmed?
Yes: Jinsha warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jinsha?
The wettest day measured in Jinsha between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1949, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jinsha?
The windiest day measured in Jinsha between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1951, with winds reaching 59.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jinsha?
The warmest month in Jinsha is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Jinsha?
Jinsha receives on average 1,279 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jinsha?
Jinsha 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 Jinsha?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jinsha between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1984, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jinsha?
Yes: Jinsha has on average 106 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jinsha?
In Jinsha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 2 August 2003, and the lowest was -17.5 °C on 16 January 1958.
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