Mawang climate — normals and trends
Mawang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 2,131 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Mawang averages 23 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 205 rainy days per year.
Mawang has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 35 to 11 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 20 August 2022) and the coldest -16.4 °C (on 20 December 1947).
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
MawangChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 28.89°, 108.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.2°C
Average daily high
18.4°C
Average daily low
12.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,131mm
Sunshine / day
5.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
8.5km/h
Seasonal range
21.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
23 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
34 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
205 d/yr
Annual snowfall
44.4 cm
Average feels-like high
19.1 °C
Average feels-like low
12.3 °C
Average peak gust
23.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
85 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
37.7 °C
20 August 2022
Coldest day
-16.4 °C
20 December 1947
Wettest day
255 mm
28 July 1982
Windiest day
32.5 km/h
5 June 1946
Strongest gust
72.4 km/h
12 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
5 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-20.6 °C
20 December 1947
Snowiest day
16.9 cm
24 January 2001
Sunniest day
13.7 h
10 July 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 70 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 8.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 88 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 14.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 102 mm | -63 mm |
| Apr | 23.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 145 mm | -78 mm |
| May | 25.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 229 mm | -50 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 357 mm | +62 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 119 mm | -162 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 192 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 253 mm | +86 mm |
| Oct | 20.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 178 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 15.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 85 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 11.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 68 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mawang?
Mawang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 2,131 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mawang?
The hottest day measured in Mawang between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2022, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mawang?
The coldest day measured in Mawang between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1947, at -16.4 °C.
Does it snow in Mawang?
Yes. Mawang gets on average 44.4 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.
Has the climate of Mawang warmed?
Yes: Mawang warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mawang?
The wettest day measured in Mawang between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1982, with 255 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mawang?
The windiest day measured in Mawang between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 1946, with winds reaching 32.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mawang?
The warmest month in Mawang is July (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Mawang?
Mawang receives on average 2,131 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 205 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mawang?
Mawang gets on average 5.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 1,971 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mawang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mawang between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2001, with 16.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mawang?
Yes: Mawang has on average 85 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mawang?
In Mawang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 5 August 2025, and the lowest was -20.6 °C on 20 December 1947.
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