Kuangshi climate — normals and trends
Kuangshi (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 852 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kuangshi averages 117 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Kuangshi has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 128 to 106 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -24.5 °C (on 15 January 1953).
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
KuangshiHebei
- coords
- 38.07°, 114.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
16.7°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
852mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
28.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
117 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
36 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
30.0 cm
Average feels-like high
15.4 °C
Average feels-like low
4.7 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
40 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-24.5 °C
15 January 1953
Wettest day
238 mm
5 July 2000
Windiest day
41.9 km/h
28 April 1983
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
28 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-29.2 °C
12 January 1951
Snowiest day
20.2 cm
3 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.4 h
30 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 5.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 14.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 27 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 23.2 °C | +4.0 °C | 18 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 42 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 30.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 75 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 126 mm | -103 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 214 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 34 mm | -60 mm |
| Oct | 14.8 °C | -3.0 °C | 144 mm | +100 mm |
| Nov | 13.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 20 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 5.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 7 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kuangshi?
Kuangshi has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 852 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kuangshi?
The hottest day measured in Kuangshi between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kuangshi?
The coldest day measured in Kuangshi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1953, at -24.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kuangshi?
Yes. Kuangshi gets on average 30.0 cm of snow per year and has around 117 frost days.
Has the climate of Kuangshi warmed?
Yes: Kuangshi warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kuangshi?
The wettest day measured in Kuangshi between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2000, with 238 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kuangshi?
The windiest day measured in Kuangshi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1983, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kuangshi?
The warmest month in Kuangshi is July (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kuangshi?
Kuangshi receives on average 852 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kuangshi?
Kuangshi gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kuangshi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kuangshi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 2007, with 20.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kuangshi?
Yes: Kuangshi has on average 40 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kuangshi?
In Kuangshi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 29 July 2010, and the lowest was -29.2 °C on 12 January 1951.
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