Menglang climate — normals and trends

Menglang (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 1,405 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 May (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Menglang averages 0 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 173 rainy days per year.

Menglang has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 2 June 1958) and the coldest -0.1 °C (on 2 January 1974).

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

MenglangYunnan

coords
22.56°, 99.91°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

19.0°C

Average daily high

24.9°C

Average daily low

14.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,405mm

Sunshine / day

9.3h

Mean relative humidity

74%

Average peak wind

9.7km/h

Seasonal range

9.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

24 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

173 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.6 °C

Average feels-like low

15.0 °C

Average peak gust

34.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

24 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

36.7 °C

2 June 1958

Coldest day

-0.1 °C

2 January 1974

Wettest day

139 mm

8 October 2006

Windiest day

26.2 km/h

28 March 1968

Strongest gust

78.8 km/h

28 March 1968

Hottest feels-like

37.4 °C

2 June 1958

Coldest feels-like

-2.7 °C

2 January 1974

Snowiest day

0.1 cm

3 March 1986

Sunniest day

13.0 h

30 June 1940

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202532.8 °C30 March 20254.3 °C29 November 202519.5 °C1,746 mm200
202434.3 °C9 April 20246.0 °C13 January 202420.1 °C1,480 mm440
202334.0 °C8 May 20234.7 °C16 January 202320.2 °C1,182 mm440
202231.9 °C28 April 20223.6 °C14 February 202219.7 °C1,245 mm230
202134.1 °C25 April 20215.3 °C10 February 202119.8 °C1,217 mm360
202033.6 °C31 March 20203.2 °C26 January 202020.3 °C1,075 mm590
201936.7 °C20 May 20193.0 °C10 December 201920.3 °C743 mm650
201832.6 °C25 April 20184.4 °C31 January 201819.5 °C1,446 mm200
201734.4 °C5 May 20173.0 °C21 December 201719.8 °C1,419 mm290
201635.2 °C11 May 20163.6 °C26 January 201619.8 °C1,199 mm280
201533.0 °C7 May 20153.6 °C14 January 201519.6 °C1,500 mm340
201434.9 °C19 May 20144.6 °C23 January 201420.3 °C1,152 mm620
201334.9 °C22 April 20131.7 °C18 December 201319.9 °C1,318 mm370
201234.2 °C25 May 20122.8 °C16 January 201220.1 °C1,333 mm530
201131.2 °C8 March 20112.9 °C21 January 201119.4 °C1,291 mm150
201034.9 °C5 May 20103.8 °C3 January 201020.5 °C1,095 mm600
200934.2 °C30 April 20093.5 °C30 December 200920.1 °C1,249 mm330
200833.4 °C21 April 20085.1 °C2 December 200819.6 °C1,553 mm180
200731.6 °C31 May 20074.8 °C4 February 200719.5 °C1,234 mm330
200634.3 °C14 April 20064.1 °C1 January 200619.7 °C1,286 mm180
200532.6 °C18 March 20052.9 °C28 December 200519.9 °C1,150 mm470
200434.4 °C3 May 20044.5 °C30 January 200419.3 °C1,335 mm290
200333.5 °C26 April 20035.1 °C27 January 200319.7 °C1,047 mm260
200231.6 °C21 April 20024.3 °C12 January 200219.6 °C1,444 mm140
200134.7 °C26 April 20013.0 °C11 January 200119.7 °C1,429 mm360
200031.9 °C10 April 20004.1 °C9 January 200019.2 °C1,560 mm50
199935.8 °C26 April 19990.3 °C27 December 199919.6 °C1,404 mm210
199833.4 °C17 May 19985.4 °C12 February 199820.0 °C1,342 mm290
199734.1 °C15 May 19972.2 °C19 January 199719.1 °C1,291 mm130
199634.1 °C20 May 19963.8 °C1 January 199619.4 °C1,452 mm200
199532.9 °C30 April 19953.8 °C30 December 199519.6 °C1,432 mm330
199433.2 °C17 May 19944.6 °C4 January 199419.4 °C1,701 mm270
199333.1 °C8 April 19932.4 °C29 December 199319.3 °C1,322 mm210
199234.5 °C14 May 19922.2 °C6 January 199218.6 °C1,423 mm330
199133.1 °C19 April 19913.7 °C21 January 199119.5 °C1,504 mm470
199034.8 °C4 May 19902.5 °C2 January 199019.0 °C1,442 mm250
198934.9 °C24 April 19893.2 °C9 January 198919.4 °C1,308 mm370
198833.4 °C8 April 19884.4 °C20 December 198819.3 °C1,287 mm150
198735.1 °C28 May 19873.6 °C30 December 198719.2 °C1,477 mm330
198634.1 °C3 June 19862.5 °C5 March 198619.1 °C1,232 mm360
198532.6 °C15 April 19851.9 °C25 December 198518.8 °C1,698 mm160
198433.0 °C22 April 19843.3 °C22 January 198419.0 °C1,399 mm250
198334.4 °C26 May 19832.4 °C5 January 198318.7 °C1,629 mm320
198233.7 °C21 May 19822.9 °C28 December 198218.7 °C1,399 mm220
198131.3 °C9 May 19814.5 °C27 December 198118.9 °C1,512 mm100
198034.0 °C15 May 19802.8 °C17 January 198019.3 °C1,435 mm460
197934.4 °C10 April 19791.9 °C23 December 197919.2 °C1,237 mm360
197832.1 °C24 April 19782.1 °C13 January 197818.7 °C1,585 mm110
197732.0 °C11 June 19772.3 °C25 December 197718.5 °C1,505 mm180
197631.3 °C1 April 19762.1 °C3 January 197618.3 °C1,824 mm120
197533.7 °C2 May 19751.0 °C23 December 197518.8 °C1,440 mm290
197430.9 °C24 April 1974-0.1 °C2 January 197418.5 °C1,482 mm41
197333.3 °C1 May 19732.1 °C29 December 197318.9 °C1,567 mm230
197232.5 °C15 May 19723.4 °C20 January 197218.8 °C1,715 mm200
197134.1 °C26 April 19712.6 °C10 January 197118.1 °C1,856 mm180
197034.0 °C20 April 19702.5 °C15 January 197018.9 °C1,476 mm190
196932.3 °C6 May 19692.6 °C23 January 196918.8 °C1,423 mm250
196833.4 °C22 April 19682.2 °C25 January 196818.4 °C1,584 mm100
196730.3 °C5 April 19674.2 °C1 January 196718.3 °C1,772 mm40
196634.6 °C2 May 19664.2 °C26 December 196618.6 °C1,529 mm250
196533.2 °C16 May 19652.2 °C9 January 196518.2 °C1,492 mm130
196431.9 °C29 April 19641.7 °C29 December 196418.8 °C1,417 mm100
196332.6 °C25 April 19630.9 °C5 January 196318.7 °C1,317 mm160
196233.7 °C18 April 19621.4 °C29 December 196218.8 °C1,336 mm200
196134.6 °C26 April 19613.1 °C25 January 196118.9 °C1,588 mm160
196035.0 °C30 April 19603.7 °C3 January 196019.2 °C1,546 mm290
195933.8 °C12 April 19592.2 °C2 January 195918.5 °C1,513 mm210
195836.7 °C2 June 19581.0 °C2 February 195818.8 °C1,538 mm320
195734.5 °C24 May 19572.0 °C26 January 195719.0 °C1,348 mm410
195634.0 °C16 April 19562.1 °C3 January 195618.6 °C1,222 mm230
195531.9 °C19 April 19552.0 °C13 January 195518.0 °C1,447 mm70
195432.7 °C27 April 19542.9 °C19 January 195418.3 °C1,284 mm130
195329.5 °C16 April 19531.4 °C28 January 195317.8 °C1,286 mm00
195233.1 °C8 May 19523.6 °C14 January 195218.4 °C1,307 mm160
195131.3 °C12 May 19513.7 °C4 February 195118.1 °C1,488 mm40
195033.7 °C17 May 19503.2 °C3 January 195018.5 °C1,319 mm310
194929.5 °C12 April 19493.2 °C13 February 194918.0 °C1,573 mm00
194830.0 °C15 March 19483.3 °C4 January 194817.8 °C1,383 mm10
194733.8 °C14 May 19475.1 °C17 January 194718.3 °C1,277 mm120
194630.8 °C12 March 19463.2 °C13 January 194617.8 °C1,128 mm40
194531.6 °C19 April 19454.0 °C24 December 194517.8 °C1,690 mm60
194431.8 °C24 April 19444.8 °C14 January 194418.0 °C1,308 mm60
194331.8 °C14 May 19433.7 °C26 January 194317.8 °C1,522 mm90
194232.9 °C25 April 19422.5 °C5 January 194217.8 °C1,415 mm160
194131.7 °C24 March 19413.8 °C24 January 194117.9 °C1,488 mm110
194030.8 °C27 April 19401.9 °C1 January 194017.6 °C1,233 mm30

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
25.5 °C
+0.6 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
-4
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
1746 mm
+341 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan21.2 °C+0.2 °C7 mm-18 mm
Feb25.1 °C+1.6 °C28 mm+8 mm
Mar27.4 °C+0.7 °C12 mm-15 mm
Apr28.2 °C-0.5 °C46 mm+0 mm
May26.5 °C-1.4 °C209 mm+68 mm
Jun27.0 °C+0.6 °C287 mm+58 mm
Jul26.5 °C+1.0 °C478 mm+196 mm
Aug26.6 °C+0.8 °C203 mm-55 mm
Sep26.9 °C+1.0 °C219 mm+41 mm
Oct25.9 °C+1.5 °C137 mm+18 mm
Nov22.2 °C-0.1 °C114 mm+56 mm
Dec22.3 °C+2.1 °C8 mm-18 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
32.8 °C
30 Mar 2025
Coldest day
4.3 °C
29 Nov 2025
Wettest day
102.6 mm
27 Jul 2025
Windiest day
18.9 km/h
17 Mar 2025
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
1 Jun 2025
Hottest feels-like
34.9 °C
13 Jun 2025
Coldest feels-like
2.7 °C
29 Nov 2025
Sunniest day
13.0 h
6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Menglang?

Menglang has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 1,405 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Menglang?

The hottest day measured in Menglang between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1958, reaching 36.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Menglang?

The coldest day measured in Menglang between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1974, at -0.1 °C.

Does it snow in Menglang?

Almost never: Menglang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Menglang warmed?

Yes: Menglang warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Menglang?

The wettest day measured in Menglang between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2006, with 139 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Menglang?

The windiest day measured in Menglang between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1968, with winds reaching 26.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Menglang?

The warmest month in Menglang is May (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Menglang?

Menglang receives on average 1,405 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 173 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Menglang?

Menglang gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Menglang?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Menglang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1986, with 0.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Menglang?

Yes: Menglang has on average 24 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Menglang?

In Menglang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 2 June 1958, and the lowest was -2.7 °C on 2 January 1974.

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