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
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
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
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
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 7 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 25.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 28 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 27.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 12 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 28.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 46 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 209 mm | +68 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 287 mm | +58 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 478 mm | +196 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 203 mm | -55 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 219 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 25.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 137 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 22.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 114 mm | +56 mm |
| Dec | 22.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 8 mm | -18 mm |
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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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