Picheng climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Picheng?

Picheng has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 960 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Picheng?

The hottest day measured in Picheng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1946, reaching 41.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Picheng?

The coldest day measured in Picheng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -24.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Picheng?

Yes. Picheng gets on average 13.5 cm of snow per year and has around 81 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Picheng warmed?

Yes: Picheng warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Picheng?

The wettest day measured in Picheng between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2018, with 151 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Picheng?

The windiest day measured in Picheng between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1946, with winds reaching 43.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Picheng?

The warmest month in Picheng is July (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Picheng?

Picheng receives on average 960 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Picheng?

Picheng gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Picheng (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 960 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Picheng averages 81 frost days, 60 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.

Picheng has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 93 to 69 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 11 August 1946) and the coldest -24.8 °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

PichengJiangsu

coords: 34.47°, 117.97°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

14.4°C

Average daily high

19.2°C

Average daily low

10.0°C

Annual rainfall

960mm

Sunshine / day

8.5h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

14.8km/h

Seasonal range

27.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

81 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

60 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

88 d/yr

Annual snowfall

13.5 cm

Average feels-like high

18.7 °C

Average feels-like low

8.8 °C

Average peak gust

30.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

83 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.1 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

19402025

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

41.7 °C

11 August 1946

Coldest day

-24.8 °C

11 January 1955

Wettest day

151 mm

9 July 2018

Windiest day

43.3 km/h

17 April 1946

Strongest gust

87.5 km/h

28 July 2021

Hottest feels-like

45.7 °C

12 August 1946

Coldest feels-like

-30.4 °C

11 January 1955

Snowiest day

19.3 cm

7 February 1964

Sunniest day

14.0 h

27 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	38.0 °C5 July 2025	-10.4 °C9 February 2025	16.5 °C	943 mm	89	59
2024	37.1 °C3 August 2024	-9.0 °C23 January 2024	16.1 °C	938 mm	96	78
2023	37.2 °C22 June 2023	-10.6 °C25 January 2023	15.8 °C	883 mm	84	65
2022	38.6 °C17 June 2022	-7.6 °C25 December 2022	15.8 °C	767 mm	87	78
2021	35.9 °C7 June 2021	-13.2 °C7 January 2021	15.8 °C	1,311 mm	76	55
2020	36.1 °C4 June 2020	-13.4 °C30 December 2020	15.4 °C	1,078 mm	62	53
2019	36.3 °C23 May 2019	-7.7 °C31 December 2019	15.5 °C	625 mm	73	68
2018	36.2 °C13 June 2018	-9.6 °C12 January 2018	15.5 °C	832 mm	77	63
2017	37.2 °C24 July 2017	-6.7 °C17 December 2017	15.7 °C	906 mm	82	64
2016	36.6 °C25 July 2016	-13.8 °C24 January 2016	15.4 °C	804 mm	73	68
2015	35.7 °C13 June 2015	-15.3 °C27 November 2015	14.9 °C	693 mm	49	73
2014	38.1 °C22 July 2014	-8.7 °C11 February 2014	15.1 °C	797 mm	52	72
2013	36.9 °C7 August 2013	-9.8 °C4 January 2013	15.0 °C	738 mm	73	74
2012	35.5 °C22 July 2012	-9.0 °C23 January 2012	14.6 °C	715 mm	65	83
2011	37.8 °C8 June 2011	-10.8 °C16 January 2011	14.5 °C	1,010 mm	52	86
2010	36.9 °C6 July 2010	-9.0 °C5 January 2010	14.8 °C	762 mm	71	68
2009	37.7 °C25 June 2009	-9.9 °C24 January 2009	14.9 °C	646 mm	64	75
2008	33.8 °C3 July 2008	-11.4 °C22 December 2008	14.6 °C	1,093 mm	42	80
2007	35.7 °C28 July 2007	-6.2 °C6 March 2007	15.4 °C	1,149 mm	60	59
2006	37.0 °C19 June 2006	-7.3 °C4 February 2006	15.5 °C	670 mm	62	68
2005	37.0 °C23 June 2005	-10.2 °C1 January 2005	14.5 °C	1,190 mm	63	88
2004	36.2 °C5 July 2004	-8.6 °C31 December 2004	15.2 °C	845 mm	57	61
2003	35.6 °C1 August 2003	-9.4 °C5 January 2003	14.2 °C	1,456 mm	38	75
2002	39.3 °C15 July 2002	-9.5 °C26 December 2002	15.3 °C	762 mm	69	60
2001	37.4 °C9 July 2001	-9.9 °C15 January 2001	15.0 °C	631 mm	65	68
2000	35.4 °C24 May 2000	-9.8 °C26 January 2000	14.9 °C	1,169 mm	70	65
1999	35.2 °C8 September 1999	-9.4 °C22 December 1999	15.0 °C	718 mm	55	67
1998	35.6 °C10 July 1998	-12.5 °C19 January 1998	15.2 °C	1,182 mm	63	60
1997	37.1 °C22 June 1997	-9.2 °C8 January 1997	14.8 °C	694 mm	83	73
1996	36.8 °C15 June 1996	-9.7 °C9 January 1996	14.1 °C	1,049 mm	53	82
1995	35.0 °C15 July 1995	-7.3 °C2 February 1995	14.6 °C	781 mm	59	81
1994	37.5 °C8 July 1994	-7.1 °C19 January 1994	15.3 °C	831 mm	77	74
1993	34.9 °C14 June 1993	-11.8 °C16 January 1993	13.9 °C	925 mm	31	84
1992	36.0 °C2 July 1992	-7.2 °C2 January 1992	14.0 °C	927 mm	52	87
1991	35.4 °C19 July 1991	-11.3 °C28 December 1991	13.8 °C	905 mm	45	74
1990	36.3 °C9 July 1990	-13.3 °C1 February 1990	14.6 °C	1,304 mm	60	66
1989	33.8 °C2 June 1989	-7.6 °C12 January 1989	14.1 °C	856 mm	37	74
1988	39.3 °C7 July 1988	-8.8 °C24 January 1988	14.0 °C	710 mm	52	96
1987	35.1 °C4 July 1987	-11.8 °C4 January 1987	14.1 °C	992 mm	57	87
1986	35.1 °C29 June 1986	-9.7 °C5 January 1986	13.7 °C	868 mm	42	95
1985	34.1 °C3 August 1985	-11.3 °C9 December 1985	13.6 °C	1,001 mm	64	94
1984	34.3 °C1 July 1984	-10.5 °C29 December 1984	13.5 °C	1,112 mm	52	89
1983	35.8 °C5 August 1983	-10.9 °C31 December 1983	14.1 °C	1,066 mm	55	93
1982	37.8 °C25 May 1982	-13.5 °C6 February 1982	14.1 °C	898 mm	52	81
1981	35.2 °C8 May 1981	-18.5 °C27 January 1981	13.9 °C	614 mm	68	96
1980	34.9 °C26 July 1980	-12.4 °C30 January 1980	13.3 °C	897 mm	25	90
1979	34.7 °C17 June 1979	-13.9 °C27 December 1979	14.1 °C	995 mm	63	89
1978	38.5 °C11 June 1978	-9.9 °C10 February 1978	14.7 °C	783 mm	79	82
1977	37.2 °C12 June 1977	-11.3 °C4 January 1977	14.3 °C	792 mm	55	82
1976	35.4 °C30 July 1976	-10.6 °C28 December 1976	13.4 °C	769 mm	39	100
1975	35.8 °C1 June 1975	-9.2 °C3 January 1975	14.3 °C	1,020 mm	65	91
1974	34.3 °C22 July 1974	-13.2 °C19 December 1974	13.5 °C	1,037 mm	55	87
1973	34.8 °C6 August 1973	-11.9 °C25 December 1973	13.9 °C	795 mm	57	91
1972	36.7 °C11 June 1972	-8.4 °C27 January 1972	13.4 °C	842 mm	38	98
1971	36.5 °C16 July 1971	-11.2 °C5 February 1971	13.7 °C	1,036 mm	56	95
1970	34.7 °C9 August 1970	-14.2 °C5 January 1970	13.6 °C	945 mm	46	97
1969	36.2 °C29 June 1969	-20.1 °C5 February 1969	12.8 °C	896 mm	56	109
1968	37.1 °C11 June 1968	-10.4 °C2 February 1968	14.2 °C	714 mm	60	83
1967	38.0 °C11 June 1967	-18.5 °C16 January 1967	13.9 °C	802 mm	89	97
1966	37.5 °C31 August 1966	-15.9 °C24 February 1966	14.9 °C	629 mm	72	81
1965	37.6 °C29 June 1965	-8.9 °C31 December 1965	14.2 °C	1,499 mm	55	92
1964	37.1 °C8 July 1964	-15.6 °C12 February 1964	13.7 °C	1,166 mm	55	83
1963	33.8 °C14 July 1963	-10.4 °C23 January 1963	13.5 °C	1,607 mm	44	94
1962	35.9 °C20 May 1962	-9.7 °C31 January 1962	14.2 °C	1,031 mm	55	91
1961	37.4 °C25 July 1961	-10.8 °C11 January 1961	14.9 °C	1,083 mm	69	73
1960	38.7 °C5 June 1960	-10.9 °C19 December 1960	14.3 °C	914 mm	64	84
1959	38.6 °C20 August 1959	-12.3 °C17 January 1959	14.2 °C	840 mm	71	84
1958	36.6 °C22 July 1958	-13.2 °C16 January 1958	14.0 °C	1,097 mm	61	85
1957	33.9 °C19 June 1957	-19.0 °C23 January 1957	13.0 °C	989 mm	52	89
1956	34.5 °C10 July 1956	-11.8 °C8 January 1956	13.1 °C	1,402 mm	42	102
1955	34.3 °C20 June 1955	-24.8 °C11 January 1955	13.5 °C	1,328 mm	45	70
1954	34.4 °C13 August 1954	-14.9 °C29 January 1954	13.1 °C	1,901 mm	24	84
1953	35.9 °C30 July 1953	-10.4 °C18 January 1953	14.4 °C	1,076 mm	57	86
1952	34.4 °C28 June 1952	-11.8 °C20 February 1952	13.4 °C	1,564 mm	27	92
1951	34.7 °C20 June 1951	-14.9 °C13 January 1951	13.7 °C	1,182 mm	32	81
1950	33.5 °C14 July 1950	-14.6 °C5 February 1950	13.9 °C	1,378 mm	47	90
1949	33.6 °C22 July 1949	-11.2 °C15 February 1949	14.4 °C	1,300 mm	37	70
1948	34.2 °C2 July 1948	-12.9 °C26 January 1948	14.4 °C	1,326 mm	48	66
1947	34.3 °C20 June 1947	-8.7 °C26 January 1947	14.4 °C	1,195 mm	66	78
1946	41.7 °C11 August 1946	-9.3 °C10 January 1946	16.1 °C	584 mm	101	85
1945	38.3 °C25 June 1945	-9.0 °C18 January 1945	14.4 °C	685 mm	73	98
1944	36.9 °C18 June 1944	-11.1 °C20 December 1944	14.7 °C	900 mm	75	89
1943	34.2 °C14 June 1943	-9.7 °C12 January 1943	14.6 °C	872 mm	37	87
1942	40.1 °C7 August 1942	-8.7 °C13 February 1942	15.6 °C	517 mm	89	87
1941	40.8 °C3 July 1941	-10.2 °C1 February 1941	15.6 °C	447 mm	95	83
1940	36.8 °C18 June 1940	-9.9 °C14 February 1940	14.5 °C	842 mm	65	94

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

21.5 °C

+2.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

89 d/yr

+29

Frost days (< 0 °C)

59 d/yr

-22

Annual rainfall

943 mm

-17 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	8.6 °C	+3.7 °C	3 mm	-14 mm
Feb	9.1 °C	+1.7 °C	4 mm	-21 mm
Mar	16.7 °C	+3.5 °C	40 mm	+2 mm
Apr	24.4 °C	+4.4 °C	21 mm	-34 mm
May	27.1 °C	+1.6 °C	26 mm	-45 mm
Jun	31.5 °C	+1.8 °C	123 mm	+8 mm
Jul	34.6 °C	+3.9 °C	29 mm	-246 mm
Aug	32.4 °C	+2.1 °C	204 mm	+35 mm
Sep	26.2 °C	0.0 °C	333 mm	+231 mm
Oct	19.8 °C	-1.3 °C	135 mm	+90 mm
Nov	16.9 °C	+2.9 °C	14 mm	-17 mm
Dec	9.8 °C	+2.7 °C	11 mm	-6 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.0 °C

5 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-10.4 °C

9 Feb 2025

Wettest day

89.4 mm

12 Sep 2025

Windiest day

37.7 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

69.5 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.2 °C

6 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-15.1 °C

9 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

1.9 cm

12 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

28 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Picheng?

Picheng has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 960 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Picheng?

The hottest day measured in Picheng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1946, reaching 41.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Picheng?

The coldest day measured in Picheng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -24.8 °C.

Does it snow in Picheng?

Yes. Picheng gets on average 13.5 cm of snow per year and has around 81 frost days.

Has the climate of Picheng warmed?

Yes: Picheng warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Picheng?

The wettest day measured in Picheng between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2018, with 151 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Picheng?

The windiest day measured in Picheng between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1946, with winds reaching 43.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Picheng?

The warmest month in Picheng is July (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Picheng?

Picheng receives on average 960 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Picheng?

Picheng gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Picheng?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Picheng between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1964, with 19.3 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Picheng?

Yes: Picheng has on average 83 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Picheng?

In Picheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 12 August 1946, and the lowest was -30.4 °C on 11 January 1955.

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