Peicheng climate — normals and trends
Peicheng (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 936 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Peicheng averages 74 frost days, 64 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Peicheng has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 86 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 3 July 1941) and the coldest -24.9 °C (on 11 January 1955).
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
PeichengJiangsu
- coords
- 34.74°, 116.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.7°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
10.6°C
Annual rainfall
936mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
27.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
74 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
64 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.3 cm
Average feels-like high
18.8 °C
Average feels-like low
9.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
90 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
3 July 1941
Coldest day
-24.9 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
175 mm
27 June 1967
Windiest day
44.0 km/h
17 April 1946
Strongest gust
86.4 km/h
28 July 2021
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
11 August 1946
Coldest feels-like
-30.4 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
7 February 1964
Sunniest day
13.9 h
17 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 8.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 4 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 16.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 49 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 27 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 26 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 135 mm | +26 mm |
| Jul | 35.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 15 mm | -255 mm |
| Aug | 32.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 168 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 25.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 238 mm | +141 mm |
| Oct | 19.1 °C | -1.9 °C | 141 mm | +98 mm |
| Nov | 16.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 11 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 9.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 12 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Peicheng?
Peicheng has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 936 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Peicheng?
The hottest day measured in Peicheng between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1941, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Peicheng?
The coldest day measured in Peicheng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -24.9 °C.
Does it snow in Peicheng?
Yes. Peicheng gets on average 13.3 cm of snow per year and has around 74 frost days.
Has the climate of Peicheng warmed?
Yes: Peicheng warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Peicheng?
The wettest day measured in Peicheng between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1967, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Peicheng?
The windiest day measured in Peicheng between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1946, with winds reaching 44.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Peicheng?
The warmest month in Peicheng is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Peicheng?
Peicheng receives on average 936 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Peicheng?
Peicheng gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Peicheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Peicheng between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1964, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Peicheng?
Yes: Peicheng has on average 90 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Peicheng?
In Peicheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 11 August 1946, and the lowest was -30.4 °C on 11 January 1955.
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