Nanpiao climate — normals and trends
Nanpiao (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 640 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Nanpiao averages 144 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Nanpiao has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 152 to 136 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 15 June 2017) and the coldest -32.2 °C (on 13 December 1947).
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
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- coords
- 41.10°, 120.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
14.8°C
Average daily low
4.4°C
Annual rainfall
640mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
33.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
144 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
29 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.4 cm
Average feels-like high
12.6 °C
Average feels-like low
1.8 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
42 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
41.0 °C
15 June 2017
Coldest day
-32.2 °C
13 December 1947
Wettest day
192 mm
30 July 1975
Windiest day
49.3 km/h
4 March 2007
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
21 August 1969
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
24 July 1955
Coldest feels-like
-37.2 °C
26 January 1948
Snowiest day
32.6 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.0 h
17 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 | 0.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 6 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 3.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 11.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 4 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 35 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 23.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 51 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 73 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 133 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 213 mm | +58 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 39 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 15.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 11 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 11.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 5 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 1.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nanpiao?
Nanpiao has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 640 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nanpiao?
The hottest day measured in Nanpiao between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 2017, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nanpiao?
The coldest day measured in Nanpiao between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1947, at -32.2 °C.
Does it snow in Nanpiao?
Yes. Nanpiao gets on average 21.4 cm of snow per year and has around 144 frost days.
Has the climate of Nanpiao warmed?
Yes: Nanpiao warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nanpiao?
The wettest day measured in Nanpiao between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1975, with 192 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nanpiao?
The windiest day measured in Nanpiao between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with winds reaching 49.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nanpiao?
The warmest month in Nanpiao is July (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Nanpiao?
Nanpiao receives on average 640 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nanpiao?
Nanpiao gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Nanpiao?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nanpiao between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 32.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nanpiao?
Yes: Nanpiao has on average 42 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nanpiao?
In Nanpiao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 24 July 1955, and the lowest was -37.2 °C on 26 January 1948.
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