Pingxiang climate — normals and trends
Pingxiang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 1,968 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Pingxiang averages 14 frost days, 86 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Pingxiang has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 19 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 10 August 1953) and the coldest -16.2 °C (on 29 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
PingxiangJiangxi
- coords
- 27.62°, 113.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
21.7°C
Average daily low
14.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,968mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
22.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
86 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.2 cm
Average feels-like high
23.0 °C
Average feels-like low
15.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
123 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.14 · 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
39.8 °C
10 August 1953
Coldest day
-16.2 °C
29 December 1991
Wettest day
164 mm
10 August 1969
Windiest day
33.0 km/h
9 June 1946
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
5 April 2002
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
25 July 2017
Coldest feels-like
-20.6 °C
29 December 1991
Snowiest day
17.9 cm
23 January 1997
Sunniest day
13.1 h
2 June 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 | 14.1 °C | +4.5 °C | 39 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 10.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 74 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 17.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 171 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 24.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 221 mm | -91 mm |
| May | 27.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 309 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 245 mm | -84 mm |
| Jul | 33.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 138 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 34.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 78 mm | -87 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 98 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 26.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 25 mm | -60 mm |
| Nov | 18.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 81 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 16.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 32 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pingxiang?
Pingxiang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 1,968 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pingxiang?
The hottest day measured in Pingxiang between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1953, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pingxiang?
The coldest day measured in Pingxiang between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1991, at -16.2 °C.
Does it snow in Pingxiang?
Yes. Pingxiang gets on average 11.2 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of Pingxiang warmed?
Yes: Pingxiang warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pingxiang?
The wettest day measured in Pingxiang between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1969, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pingxiang?
The windiest day measured in Pingxiang between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1946, with winds reaching 33.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pingxiang?
The warmest month in Pingxiang is July (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Pingxiang?
Pingxiang receives on average 1,968 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pingxiang?
Pingxiang 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 Pingxiang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pingxiang between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1997, with 17.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pingxiang?
Yes: Pingxiang has on average 123 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pingxiang?
In Pingxiang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 25 July 2017, and the lowest was -20.6 °C on 29 December 1991.
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