Meishan climate — normals and trends
Meishan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,277 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Meishan averages 3 frost days, 53 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Meishan has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 22 August 2022) and the coldest -4.6 °C (on 16 February 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
MeishanSichuan
- coords
- 30.04°, 103.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
21.1°C
Average daily low
14.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,277mm
Sunshine / day
6.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
19.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
53 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.9 cm
Average feels-like high
22.0 °C
Average feels-like low
14.8 °C
Average peak gust
21.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
110 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
41.9 °C
22 August 2022
Coldest day
-4.6 °C
16 February 1945
Wettest day
230 mm
8 July 1965
Windiest day
66.3 km/h
16 May 1946
Strongest gust
78.5 km/h
18 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
23 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-8.8 °C
16 February 1945
Snowiest day
5.3 cm
12 February 1945
Sunniest day
13.9 h
14 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 46 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 11.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 65 mm | +28 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 66 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 48 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 51 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 32.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 116 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 241 mm | -54 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 260 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 27.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 213 mm | +76 mm |
| Oct | 22.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 90 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 16.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 36 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 13.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 13 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Meishan?
Meishan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,277 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Meishan?
The hottest day measured in Meishan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2022, reaching 41.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Meishan?
The coldest day measured in Meishan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1945, at -4.6 °C.
Does it snow in Meishan?
Yes. Meishan gets on average 2.9 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Meishan warmed?
Yes: Meishan warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Meishan?
The wettest day measured in Meishan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1965, with 230 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Meishan?
The windiest day measured in Meishan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1946, with winds reaching 66.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Meishan?
The warmest month in Meishan is July (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Meishan?
Meishan receives on average 1,277 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Meishan?
Meishan gets on average 6.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,409 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Meishan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Meishan between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1945, with 5.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Meishan?
Yes: Meishan has on average 110 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Meishan?
In Meishan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 23 August 2024, and the lowest was -8.8 °C on 16 February 1945.
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