Nyingchi climate — normals and trends
Nyingchi (China) has a tundra climate (ET) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -1.9 °C and it receives 1,630 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 (9.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Nyingchi averages 222 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 251 rainy days per year.
Nyingchi has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 227 to 217 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 19.6 °C (on 7 July 2022) and the coldest -33.6 °C (on 21 January 1988).
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
- 29.65°, 94.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-1.9°C
Average daily high
2.5°C
Average daily low
-6.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,630mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
6.7km/h
Seasonal range
23.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
222 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
251 d/yr
Annual snowfall
422.8 cm
Average feels-like high
0.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-9.3 °C
Average peak gust
27.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
19.6 °C
7 July 2022
Coldest day
-33.6 °C
21 January 1988
Wettest day
46 mm
17 August 1962
Windiest day
14.0 km/h
7 July 1976
Strongest gust
77.0 km/h
23 February 1952
Hottest feels-like
19.8 °C
7 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-38.8 °C
21 January 1988
Snowiest day
25.8 cm
27 October 2008
Sunniest day
13.7 h
25 June 2023
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 | -6.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 30 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | -5.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 94 mm | +30 mm |
| Mar | -2.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 120 mm | +27 mm |
| Apr | 2.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 130 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 6.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 186 mm | +42 mm |
| Jun | 11.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 219 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 15.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 169 mm | -92 mm |
| Aug | 13.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 197 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 12.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 165 mm | -49 mm |
| Oct | 6.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 196 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | -0.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 63 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | -2.1 °C | +5.6 °C | 11 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nyingchi?
Nyingchi has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -1.9 °C and it receives 1,630 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nyingchi?
The hottest day measured in Nyingchi between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 2022, reaching 19.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nyingchi?
The coldest day measured in Nyingchi between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1988, at -33.6 °C.
Does it snow in Nyingchi?
Yes. Nyingchi gets on average 422.8 cm of snow per year and has around 222 frost days.
Has the climate of Nyingchi warmed?
Yes: Nyingchi warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nyingchi?
The wettest day measured in Nyingchi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1962, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nyingchi?
The windiest day measured in Nyingchi between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1976, with winds reaching 14.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nyingchi?
The warmest month in Nyingchi is July (9.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Nyingchi?
Nyingchi receives on average 1,630 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 251 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nyingchi?
Nyingchi gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Nyingchi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nyingchi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 2008, with 25.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nyingchi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Nyingchi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nyingchi?
In Nyingchi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 19.8 °C on 7 July 2022, and the lowest was -38.8 °C on 21 January 1988.
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