Pingshan climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Pingshan?

Pingshan has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 1,731 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Pingshan between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2004, reaching 37.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Pingshan?

The coldest day measured in Pingshan between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at -1.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Pingshan?

Almost never: Pingshan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Pingshan warmed?

Yes: Pingshan warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Pingshan?

The wettest day measured in Pingshan between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1975, with 224 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Pingshan?

The windiest day measured in Pingshan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2018, with winds reaching 47.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Pingshan?

The warmest month in Pingshan is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Pingshan?

Pingshan receives on average 1,731 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Pingshan?

Pingshan gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Pingshan (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 1,731 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Pingshan averages 0 frost days, 90 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.

Pingshan has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 1 July 2004) and the coldest -1.3 °C (on 12 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

PingshanGuangdong

coords: 22.99°, 114.71°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

21.8°C

Average daily high

25.8°C

Average daily low

18.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,731mm

Sunshine / day

8.4h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

12.4km/h

Seasonal range

13.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

90 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

167 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.4 °C

Average feels-like low

20.6 °C

Average peak gust

32.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

188 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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

37.9 °C

1 July 2004

Coldest day

-1.3 °C

12 January 1955

Wettest day

224 mm

14 October 1975

Windiest day

47.9 km/h

16 September 2018

Strongest gust

135.4 km/h

16 September 2018

Hottest feels-like

45.1 °C

4 August 2024

Coldest feels-like

-6.5 °C

16 January 1967

Snowiest day

0.4 cm

24 January 2016

Sunniest day

13.0 h

12 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	34.9 °C25 July 2025	4.1 °C13 January 2025	22.8 °C	1,783 mm	126	0
2024	36.3 °C5 August 2024	2.3 °C24 January 2024	23.1 °C	2,353 mm	127	0
2023	36.9 °C30 May 2023	4.3 °C30 January 2023	22.9 °C	1,628 mm	117	0
2022	36.4 °C25 July 2022	5.0 °C19 December 2022	22.5 °C	1,963 mm	120	0
2021	35.7 °C23 July 2021	1.6 °C13 January 2021	23.3 °C	1,625 mm	148	0
2020	34.8 °C14 July 2020	4.3 °C31 December 2020	23.1 °C	1,403 mm	126	0
2019	36.4 °C24 August 2019	7.1 °C23 January 2019	23.2 °C	1,782 mm	123	0
2018	37.1 °C29 May 2018	3.5 °C6 February 2018	22.7 °C	1,486 mm	116	0
2017	36.5 °C22 August 2017	6.9 °C12 February 2017	22.8 °C	1,713 mm	123	0
2016	35.6 °C9 July 2016	1.3 °C25 January 2016	22.3 °C	2,598 mm	118	0
2015	36.1 °C8 August 2015	5.3 °C18 December 2015	23.0 °C	1,682 mm	117	0
2014	35.0 °C30 September 2014	3.5 °C20 February 2014	22.3 °C	1,562 mm	128	0
2013	34.9 °C12 August 2013	3.9 °C30 December 2013	22.1 °C	2,089 mm	95	0
2012	35.2 °C1 August 2012	3.8 °C31 December 2012	22.2 °C	1,753 mm	113	0
2011	34.6 °C29 August 2011	3.4 °C12 January 2011	21.8 °C	1,366 mm	114	0
2010	34.9 °C4 August 2010	1.6 °C18 December 2010	22.1 °C	1,973 mm	99	0
2009	35.3 °C18 July 2009	2.0 °C11 January 2009	22.4 °C	1,235 mm	119	0
2008	36.2 °C28 July 2008	4.5 °C3 February 2008	21.9 °C	1,893 mm	102	0
2007	34.3 °C29 September 2007	3.3 °C29 January 2007	22.6 °C	1,556 mm	123	0
2006	36.5 °C13 July 2006	4.1 °C7 January 2006	22.6 °C	1,963 mm	117	0
2005	36.6 °C18 July 2005	2.4 °C1 January 2005	22.1 °C	1,933 mm	101	0
2004	37.9 °C1 July 2004	4.3 °C25 January 2004	22.3 °C	1,169 mm	120	0
2003	34.9 °C15 July 2003	4.9 °C8 January 2003	22.4 °C	1,525 mm	114	0
2002	34.0 °C7 May 2002	3.5 °C27 December 2002	22.7 °C	1,500 mm	108	0
2001	34.9 °C4 July 2001	4.4 °C24 December 2001	22.6 °C	1,850 mm	112	0
2000	35.3 °C5 June 2000	3.5 °C28 January 2000	22.4 °C	1,832 mm	119	0
1999	35.3 °C20 August 1999	1.4 °C23 December 1999	22.5 °C	1,962 mm	103	0
1998	33.7 °C2 August 1998	6.1 °C6 February 1998	22.7 °C	1,905 mm	109	0
1997	34.9 °C29 August 1997	4.9 °C12 January 1997	22.0 °C	2,445 mm	75	0
1996	34.5 °C25 July 1996	3.0 °C20 February 1996	21.9 °C	1,593 mm	103	0
1995	34.7 °C22 July 1995	4.0 °C7 January 1995	21.6 °C	1,790 mm	90	0
1994	35.5 °C10 July 1994	3.6 °C21 January 1994	22.2 °C	1,912 mm	79	0
1993	33.8 °C25 August 1993	2.3 °C29 January 1993	21.6 °C	1,936 mm	95	0
1992	34.1 °C2 September 1992	4.3 °C15 January 1992	21.6 °C	1,787 mm	94	0
1991	34.6 °C3 June 1991	0.7 °C29 December 1991	22.6 °C	1,524 mm	117	0
1990	35.8 °C17 August 1990	3.0 °C1 February 1990	22.2 °C	1,808 mm	89	0
1989	34.5 °C7 July 1989	4.0 °C14 January 1989	21.8 °C	1,688 mm	85	0
1988	35.7 °C18 July 1988	5.4 °C12 December 1988	21.7 °C	1,738 mm	103	0
1987	34.9 °C13 July 1987	4.0 °C7 December 1987	22.3 °C	1,672 mm	93	0
1986	34.1 °C30 July 1986	2.2 °C1 March 1986	21.7 °C	1,739 mm	105	0
1985	34.9 °C22 June 1985	3.0 °C17 December 1985	21.4 °C	1,988 mm	84	0
1984	33.7 °C24 June 1984	3.0 °C8 February 1984	21.2 °C	1,734 mm	81	0
1983	34.0 °C11 August 1983	2.4 °C30 December 1983	21.4 °C	2,583 mm	95	0
1982	36.2 °C29 July 1982	2.5 °C28 December 1982	21.8 °C	1,848 mm	99	0
1981	34.1 °C17 July 1981	4.6 °C13 January 1981	21.9 °C	1,865 mm	79	0
1980	36.5 °C10 July 1980	2.2 °C31 January 1980	21.8 °C	1,738 mm	99	0
1979	34.3 °C4 July 1979	2.4 °C1 February 1979	21.6 °C	1,902 mm	82	0
1978	33.9 °C24 August 1978	2.6 °C22 January 1978	21.5 °C	2,179 mm	92	0
1977	34.3 °C7 May 1977	2.1 °C11 February 1977	21.9 °C	1,446 mm	100	0
1976	35.7 °C23 August 1976	1.8 °C28 December 1976	21.3 °C	1,883 mm	80	0
1975	33.3 °C28 July 1975	1.6 °C14 December 1975	21.6 °C	2,496 mm	82	0
1974	34.9 °C21 August 1974	1.7 °C26 February 1974	21.6 °C	1,981 mm	108	0
1973	32.9 °C23 August 1973	3.4 °C27 December 1973	22.1 °C	2,705 mm	72	0
1972	34.9 °C22 July 1972	1.9 °C9 February 1972	21.6 °C	2,224 mm	88	0
1971	35.1 °C20 July 1971	2.9 °C6 January 1971	21.5 °C	1,699 mm	99	0
1970	34.4 °C1 August 1970	3.0 °C16 January 1970	21.5 °C	1,959 mm	94	0
1969	34.6 °C27 July 1969	1.0 °C5 February 1969	21.4 °C	1,734 mm	101	0
1968	34.4 °C28 July 1968	3.8 °C8 February 1968	21.6 °C	1,989 mm	77	0
1967	34.2 °C29 August 1967	0.1 °C16 January 1967	21.4 °C	1,332 mm	89	0
1966	32.5 °C16 August 1966	3.0 °C23 February 1966	21.5 °C	1,605 mm	53	0
1965	32.8 °C26 July 1965	3.1 °C18 December 1965	20.8 °C	1,742 mm	23	0
1964	35.4 °C7 August 1964	4.0 °C26 February 1964	21.8 °C	1,946 mm	104	0
1963	35.3 °C5 September 1963	0.1 °C16 January 1963	21.8 °C	1,075 mm	114	0
1962	34.6 °C2 August 1962	2.1 °C28 January 1962	21.5 °C	1,505 mm	102	0
1961	34.1 °C1 July 1961	2.4 °C19 January 1961	21.9 °C	2,398 mm	83	0
1960	35.3 °C21 August 1960	2.7 °C25 January 1960	22.0 °C	2,045 mm	89	0
1959	34.9 °C29 August 1959	3.3 °C11 January 1959	21.8 °C	1,835 mm	84	0
1958	34.4 °C16 July 1958	2.8 °C16 January 1958	21.5 °C	1,383 mm	95	0
1957	34.1 °C1 August 1957	-0.3 °C11 February 1957	21.4 °C	1,974 mm	77	1
1956	34.8 °C3 September 1956	1.1 °C10 January 1956	21.5 °C	888 mm	103	0
1955	32.3 °C24 August 1955	-1.3 °C12 January 1955	21.1 °C	1,256 mm	44	2
1954	32.7 °C16 August 1954	2.9 °C17 December 1954	21.5 °C	1,141 mm	75	0
1953	33.8 °C12 August 1953	3.2 °C12 December 1953	21.5 °C	1,407 mm	63	0
1952	31.8 °C1 September 1952	2.6 °C19 February 1952	21.7 °C	1,488 mm	51	0
1951	32.9 °C31 July 1951	1.7 °C14 January 1951	21.2 °C	1,668 mm	27	0
1950	31.3 °C17 July 1950	3.7 °C10 December 1950	21.1 °C	1,756 mm	24	0
1949	32.1 °C14 September 1949	2.2 °C10 January 1949	21.7 °C	1,283 mm	60	0
1948	32.5 °C21 August 1948	3.4 °C27 January 1948	21.5 °C	1,337 mm	46	0
1947	31.2 °C28 August 1947	3.8 °C20 December 1947	20.7 °C	1,735 mm	20	0
1946	33.6 °C4 April 1946	2.5 °C7 January 1946	21.6 °C	959 mm	80	0
1945	31.4 °C2 September 1945	2.8 °C17 January 1945	20.1 °C	1,528 mm	33	0
1944	31.8 °C25 September 1944	2.1 °C19 December 1944	20.9 °C	1,681 mm	21	0
1943	33.9 °C6 May 1943	2.8 °C12 January 1943	21.2 °C	685 mm	81	0
1942	31.7 °C1 August 1942	3.4 °C8 December 1942	20.8 °C	1,497 mm	40	0
1941	31.6 °C8 August 1941	3.7 °C29 December 1941	20.8 °C	1,789 mm	20	0
1940	33.3 °C31 August 1940	0.8 °C25 January 1940	20.6 °C	1,261 mm	39	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.1 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

126 d/yr

+36

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1783 mm

+52 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	20.9 °C	+2.0 °C	4 mm	-21 mm
Feb	20.8 °C	+1.2 °C	14 mm	-30 mm
Mar	23.9 °C	+1.3 °C	53 mm	-24 mm
Apr	27.1 °C	+1.5 °C	72 mm	-63 mm
May	29.0 °C	+0.7 °C	197 mm	-58 mm
Jun	30.8 °C	+1.2 °C	266 mm	-62 mm
Jul	31.9 °C	+1.0 °C	409 mm	+153 mm
Aug	31.3 °C	+0.6 °C	344 mm	+53 mm
Sep	31.6 °C	+1.5 °C	336 mm	+141 mm
Oct	29.4 °C	+1.4 °C	67 mm	+4 mm
Nov	24.7 °C	+0.2 °C	8 mm	-27 mm
Dec	23.4 °C	+3.0 °C	13 mm	-14 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.9 °C

25 Jul 2025

Coldest day

4.1 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

73.1 mm

5 Aug 2025

Windiest day

36.3 km/h

20 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

100.8 km/h

24 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.7 °C

25 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.2 °C

13 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Pingshan?

Pingshan has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 1,731 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pingshan?

The hottest day measured in Pingshan between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2004, reaching 37.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Pingshan?

The coldest day measured in Pingshan between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at -1.3 °C.

Does it snow in Pingshan?

Almost never: Pingshan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Pingshan warmed?

Yes: Pingshan warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Pingshan?

The wettest day measured in Pingshan between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1975, with 224 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Pingshan?

The windiest day measured in Pingshan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2018, with winds reaching 47.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Pingshan?

The warmest month in Pingshan is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Pingshan?

Pingshan receives on average 1,731 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Pingshan?

Pingshan gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pingshan?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pingshan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2016, with 0.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Pingshan?

Yes: Pingshan has on average 188 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pingshan?

In Pingshan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 4 August 2024, and the lowest was -6.5 °C on 16 January 1967.

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