Jinshi climate — normals and trends
Jinshi (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 1,601 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 (28.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Jinshi averages 16 frost days, 83 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Jinshi 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 25 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 13 August 1953) and the coldest -18.9 °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
JinshiHunan
- coords
- 29.60°, 111.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.4°C
Average daily high
21.1°C
Average daily low
14.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,601mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
24.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
16 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
83 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
18.9 cm
Average feels-like high
21.8 °C
Average feels-like low
14.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
120 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 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
41.8 °C
13 August 1953
Coldest day
-18.9 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
166 mm
28 June 1981
Windiest day
46.9 km/h
16 March 1995
Strongest gust
91.1 km/h
22 April 1976
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
10 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-23.9 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
15.5 cm
12 March 1954
Sunniest day
13.2 h
28 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.0 °C | +4.7 °C | 40 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 10.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 41 mm | -39 mm |
| Mar | 17.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 65 mm | -72 mm |
| Apr | 27.6 °C | +6.1 °C | 76 mm | -97 mm |
| May | 28.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 191 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 353 mm | +104 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 141 mm | -75 mm |
| Aug | 33.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 159 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 137 mm | +34 mm |
| Oct | 22.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 83 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 19.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 50 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 14.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 34 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jinshi?
Jinshi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 1,601 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jinshi?
The hottest day measured in Jinshi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1953, reaching 41.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jinshi?
The coldest day measured in Jinshi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -18.9 °C.
Does it snow in Jinshi?
Yes. Jinshi gets on average 18.9 cm of snow per year and has around 16 frost days.
Has the climate of Jinshi warmed?
Yes: Jinshi warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jinshi?
The wettest day measured in Jinshi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1981, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jinshi?
The windiest day measured in Jinshi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1995, with winds reaching 46.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jinshi?
The warmest month in Jinshi is July (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Jinshi?
Jinshi receives on average 1,601 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jinshi?
Jinshi gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jinshi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jinshi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1954, with 15.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jinshi?
Yes: Jinshi has on average 120 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jinshi?
In Jinshi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 10 July 1988, and the lowest was -23.9 °C on 11 January 1955.
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