Pingliang climate — normals and trends
Pingliang (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 808 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 (20.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Pingliang averages 137 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Pingliang has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 148 to 126 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 22 July 2000) and the coldest -25.9 °C (on 28 December 1991).
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
PingliangGansu
- coords
- 35.54°, 106.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.6°C
Average daily high
14.0°C
Average daily low
3.7°C
Annual rainfall
808mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
25.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
137 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
46.9 cm
Average feels-like high
11.9 °C
Average feels-like low
1.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °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
35.2 °C
22 July 2000
Coldest day
-25.9 °C
28 December 1991
Wettest day
115 mm
3 June 1954
Windiest day
43.7 km/h
26 April 2010
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
28 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
36.6 °C
26 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-31.7 °C
20 February 1955
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
16 October 1994
Sunniest day
14.0 h
31 May 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 | 3.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 19 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 3.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 10 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 10.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 18 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 19.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 8 mm | -42 mm |
| May | 23.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 33 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 79 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 90 mm | -61 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 136 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 19.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 141 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | -1.7 °C | 180 mm | +112 mm |
| Nov | 9.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 18 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 5.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 13 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pingliang?
Pingliang has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 808 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pingliang?
The hottest day measured in Pingliang between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2000, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pingliang?
The coldest day measured in Pingliang between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1991, at -25.9 °C.
Does it snow in Pingliang?
Yes. Pingliang gets on average 46.9 cm of snow per year and has around 137 frost days.
Has the climate of Pingliang warmed?
Yes: Pingliang warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pingliang?
The wettest day measured in Pingliang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1954, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pingliang?
The windiest day measured in Pingliang between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2010, with winds reaching 43.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pingliang?
The warmest month in Pingliang is July (20.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Pingliang?
Pingliang receives on average 808 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pingliang?
Pingliang gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pingliang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pingliang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1994, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pingliang?
Yes: Pingliang has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pingliang?
In Pingliang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.6 °C on 26 July 2000, and the lowest was -31.7 °C on 20 February 1955.
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