Pingli climate — normals and trends
Pingli (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 1,243 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pingli averages 64 frost days, 37 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Pingli has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 82 to 46 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 13 August 2022) and the coldest -21.6 °C (on 23 January 1940).
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
PingliShaanxi
- coords
- 32.38°, 109.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.5°C
Average daily high
17.8°C
Average daily low
9.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,243mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
8.3km/h
Seasonal range
23.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
64 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
37 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
40.8 cm
Average feels-like high
18.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.0 °C
Average peak gust
24.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
54 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
38.6 °C
13 August 2022
Coldest day
-21.6 °C
23 January 1940
Wettest day
136 mm
5 July 1947
Windiest day
29.2 km/h
14 May 1946
Strongest gust
70.2 km/h
28 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
22 August 1959
Coldest feels-like
-26.1 °C
23 January 1940
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
13 March 1960
Sunniest day
13.8 h
28 June 2022
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 | 8.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 42 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 8.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 11 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 14.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 72 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 24.2 °C | +5.2 °C | 27 mm | -54 mm |
| May | 27.2 °C | +4.0 °C | 71 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 160 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 117 mm | -128 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 234 mm | +44 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 399 mm | +236 mm |
| Oct | 16.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 163 mm | +61 mm |
| Nov | 14.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 47 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 9.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 31 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pingli?
Pingli has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 1,243 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pingli?
The hottest day measured in Pingli between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2022, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pingli?
The coldest day measured in Pingli between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1940, at -21.6 °C.
Does it snow in Pingli?
Yes. Pingli gets on average 40.8 cm of snow per year and has around 64 frost days.
Has the climate of Pingli warmed?
Yes: Pingli warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pingli?
The wettest day measured in Pingli between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1947, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pingli?
The windiest day measured in Pingli between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1946, with winds reaching 29.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pingli?
The warmest month in Pingli is July (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Pingli?
Pingli receives on average 1,243 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pingli?
Pingli gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pingli?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pingli between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1960, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pingli?
Yes: Pingli has on average 54 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pingli?
In Pingli, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 22 August 1959, and the lowest was -26.1 °C on 23 January 1940.
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