Miaoyu climate — normals and trends
Miaoyu (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 1,854 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Miaoyu averages 49 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 184 rainy days per year.
Miaoyu has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 60 to 38 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 26 July 1971) and the coldest -19.0 °C (on 30 January 1977).
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
MiaoyuChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 30.87°, 109.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.9°C
Average daily high
16.5°C
Average daily low
9.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,854mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
7.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
49 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
184 d/yr
Annual snowfall
57.2 cm
Average feels-like high
16.5 °C
Average feels-like low
9.1 °C
Average peak gust
27.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
31 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
34.0 °C
26 July 1971
Coldest day
-19.0 °C
30 January 1977
Wettest day
199 mm
17 July 1982
Windiest day
26.4 km/h
16 June 1946
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
3 July 1946
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
4 August 1994
Coldest feels-like
-23.5 °C
30 January 1977
Snowiest day
26.0 cm
22 February 1989
Sunniest day
13.7 h
27 June 1965
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 56 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 6.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 34 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 131 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 20.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 126 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 23.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 146 mm | -66 mm |
| Jun | 25.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 268 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 128 mm | -159 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 317 mm | +109 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 157 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 18.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 271 mm | +117 mm |
| Nov | 13.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 48 mm | -46 mm |
| Dec | 9.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 50 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Miaoyu?
Miaoyu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 1,854 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Miaoyu?
The hottest day measured in Miaoyu between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1971, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Miaoyu?
The coldest day measured in Miaoyu between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1977, at -19.0 °C.
Does it snow in Miaoyu?
Yes. Miaoyu gets on average 57.2 cm of snow per year and has around 49 frost days.
Has the climate of Miaoyu warmed?
Yes: Miaoyu warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Miaoyu?
The wettest day measured in Miaoyu between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1982, with 199 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Miaoyu?
The windiest day measured in Miaoyu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1946, with winds reaching 26.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Miaoyu?
The warmest month in Miaoyu is July (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Miaoyu?
Miaoyu receives on average 1,854 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 184 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Miaoyu?
Miaoyu gets on average 6.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,446 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Miaoyu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Miaoyu between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1989, with 26.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Miaoyu?
Yes: Miaoyu has on average 31 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Miaoyu?
In Miaoyu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 4 August 1994, and the lowest was -23.5 °C on 30 January 1977.
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