Mingshan climate — normals and trends
Mingshan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 1,417 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Mingshan averages 3 frost days, 68 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Mingshan has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °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 40.8 °C (on 18 August 2022) and the coldest -7.2 °C (on 11 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
MingshanChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 29.88°, 107.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.6°C
Average daily high
21.2°C
Average daily low
14.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,417mm
Sunshine / day
6.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
7.4km/h
Seasonal range
20.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
68 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.1 cm
Average feels-like high
22.6 °C
Average feels-like low
15.1 °C
Average peak gust
21.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
108 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
40.8 °C
18 August 2022
Coldest day
-7.2 °C
11 February 1945
Wettest day
113 mm
5 July 1950
Windiest day
46.5 km/h
23 May 1946
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
24 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
23 July 1961
Coldest feels-like
-10.9 °C
11 February 1945
Snowiest day
8.9 cm
6 February 1972
Sunniest day
13.8 h
6 July 2022
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 | +2.0 °C | 62 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | 11.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 34 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 17.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 110 mm | +18 mm |
| Apr | 24.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 132 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 132 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 213 mm | +27 mm |
| Jul | 34.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 120 mm | -70 mm |
| Aug | 34.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 104 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 181 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 24.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 185 mm | +61 mm |
| Nov | 16.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 82 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 13.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 67 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mingshan?
Mingshan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 1,417 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mingshan?
The hottest day measured in Mingshan between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2022, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mingshan?
The coldest day measured in Mingshan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1945, at -7.2 °C.
Does it snow in Mingshan?
Yes. Mingshan gets on average 3.1 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Mingshan warmed?
Yes: Mingshan warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mingshan?
The wettest day measured in Mingshan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1950, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mingshan?
The windiest day measured in Mingshan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1946, with winds reaching 46.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mingshan?
The warmest month in Mingshan is July (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Mingshan?
Mingshan receives on average 1,417 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mingshan?
Mingshan gets on average 6.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,336 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mingshan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mingshan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1972, with 8.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mingshan?
Yes: Mingshan has on average 108 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mingshan?
In Mingshan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 23 July 1961, and the lowest was -10.9 °C on 11 February 1945.
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