Ma’anshan climate — normals and trends
Ma’anshan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 1,322 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ma’anshan averages 39 frost days, 68 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Ma’anshan 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 49 to 29 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 10 August 2024) and the coldest -21.3 °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
Ma’anshanAnhui
- coords
- 31.69°, 118.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
20.3°C
Average daily low
12.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,322mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
25.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
39 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
68 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.7 °C
Average feels-like low
12.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
106 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 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
39.5 °C
10 August 2024
Coldest day
-21.3 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
219 mm
13 June 1984
Windiest day
42.8 km/h
2 August 1956
Strongest gust
90.7 km/h
6 August 2005
Hottest feels-like
47.9 °C
2 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-26.2 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
25.9 cm
18 January 1984
Sunniest day
13.9 h
17 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 16 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 10.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 12 mm | -50 mm |
| Mar | 17.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 54 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | +5.6 °C | 54 mm | -59 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 206 mm | +59 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 300 mm | +52 mm |
| Jul | 34.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 81 mm | -140 mm |
| Aug | 33.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 128 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 210 mm | +100 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 65 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 17.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 23 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 12.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 8 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ma’anshan?
Ma’anshan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 1,322 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ma’anshan?
The hottest day measured in Ma’anshan between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2024, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ma’anshan?
The coldest day measured in Ma’anshan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -21.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ma’anshan?
Yes. Ma’anshan gets on average 16.0 cm of snow per year and has around 39 frost days.
Has the climate of Ma’anshan warmed?
Yes: Ma’anshan warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ma’anshan?
The wettest day measured in Ma’anshan between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1984, with 219 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ma’anshan?
The windiest day measured in Ma’anshan between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1956, with winds reaching 42.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ma’anshan?
The warmest month in Ma’anshan is July (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Ma’anshan?
Ma’anshan receives on average 1,322 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ma’anshan?
Ma’anshan 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 Ma’anshan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ma’anshan between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1984, with 25.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ma’anshan?
Yes: Ma’anshan has on average 106 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ma’anshan?
In Ma’anshan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.9 °C on 2 August 2003, and the lowest was -26.2 °C on 11 January 1955.
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