Micheng climate — normals and trends
Micheng (China) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 1,147 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 June (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Micheng averages 13 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Micheng has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 21 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.1 °C (on 2 June 1958) and the coldest -6.9 °C (on 29 December 1983).
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
MichengYunnan
- coords
- 25.34°, 100.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.0°C
Average daily high
20.8°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,147mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
12.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.6 cm
Average feels-like high
19.7 °C
Average feels-like low
9.3 °C
Average peak gust
44.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
34.1 °C
2 June 1958
Coldest day
-6.9 °C
29 December 1983
Wettest day
111 mm
2 August 2014
Windiest day
29.4 km/h
21 February 2016
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
6 February 1972
Hottest feels-like
33.1 °C
16 June 2013
Coldest feels-like
-10.3 °C
29 December 1983
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
28 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.1 h
13 June 2013
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 20 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 19.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 6 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 21.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 44 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 30 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 24.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 148 mm | +63 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 239 mm | +57 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 276 mm | +47 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 236 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 24.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 182 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 114 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 17.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 80 mm | +42 mm |
| Dec | 17.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Micheng?
Micheng has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 1,147 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Micheng?
The hottest day measured in Micheng between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1958, reaching 34.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Micheng?
The coldest day measured in Micheng between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1983, at -6.9 °C.
Does it snow in Micheng?
Yes. Micheng gets on average 1.6 cm of snow per year and has around 13 frost days.
Has the climate of Micheng warmed?
Yes: Micheng warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Micheng?
The wettest day measured in Micheng between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2014, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Micheng?
The windiest day measured in Micheng between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2016, with winds reaching 29.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Micheng?
The warmest month in Micheng is June (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Micheng?
Micheng receives on average 1,147 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Micheng?
Micheng gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Micheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Micheng between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Micheng?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Micheng.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Micheng?
In Micheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.1 °C on 16 June 2013, and the lowest was -10.3 °C on 29 December 1983.
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