Nanling climate — normals and trends
Nanling (China) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,608 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Nanling averages 0 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 180 rainy days per year.
Nanling has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 20 May 2019) and the coldest 0.4 °C (on 5 January 1963).
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
NanlingYunnan
- coords
- 22.71°, 100.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.2°C
Average daily high
24.1°C
Average daily low
13.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,608mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
9.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
180 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.8 °C
Average feels-like low
14.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °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
36.0 °C
20 May 2019
Coldest day
0.4 °C
5 January 1963
Wettest day
124 mm
8 October 2006
Windiest day
24.2 km/h
28 March 1968
Strongest gust
80.6 km/h
28 March 1968
Hottest feels-like
36.7 °C
2 June 1958
Coldest feels-like
-2.3 °C
5 January 1963
Snowiest day
2.1 cm
3 March 1986
Sunniest day
13.0 h
30 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 9 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 24.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 21 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 26.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 15 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 27.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 55 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 25.9 °C | -1.2 °C | 263 mm | +97 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 293 mm | +39 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 514 mm | +210 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 209 mm | -79 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 251 mm | +43 mm |
| Oct | 25.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 173 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 21.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 124 mm | +60 mm |
| Dec | 21.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 8 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nanling?
Nanling has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,608 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nanling?
The hottest day measured in Nanling between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2019, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nanling?
The coldest day measured in Nanling between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1963, at 0.4 °C.
Does it snow in Nanling?
Almost never: Nanling sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nanling warmed?
Yes: Nanling warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nanling?
The wettest day measured in Nanling between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2006, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nanling?
The windiest day measured in Nanling between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1968, with winds reaching 24.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nanling?
The warmest month in Nanling is June (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Nanling?
Nanling receives on average 1,608 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 180 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nanling?
Nanling 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 Nanling?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nanling between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1986, with 2.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nanling?
Yes: Nanling has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nanling?
In Nanling, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.7 °C on 2 June 1958, and the lowest was -2.3 °C on 5 January 1963.
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