Pingyao County climate — normals and trends
Pingyao County (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 553 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Pingyao County averages 126 frost days, 41 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
Pingyao County 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 135 to 117 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -26.7 °C (on 9 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
Pingyao CountyShanxi
- coords
- 37.20°, 112.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
16.9°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
553mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
28.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
126 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
41 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.9 cm
Average feels-like high
14.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
25 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
39.6 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-26.7 °C
9 January 1955
Wettest day
183 mm
4 August 1996
Windiest day
47.6 km/h
28 April 1983
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
26 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
30 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-32.0 °C
9 January 1955
Snowiest day
13.5 cm
28 February 1945
Sunniest day
14.4 h
24 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 7 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 5.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 16 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 22.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 15 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 38 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 53 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 112 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 107 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 54 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 15.3 °C | -2.0 °C | 141 mm | +101 mm |
| Nov | 12.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 12 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 7 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pingyao County?
Pingyao County has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 553 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pingyao County?
The hottest day measured in Pingyao County between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pingyao County?
The coldest day measured in Pingyao County between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1955, at -26.7 °C.
Does it snow in Pingyao County?
Yes. Pingyao County gets on average 20.9 cm of snow per year and has around 126 frost days.
Has the climate of Pingyao County warmed?
Yes: Pingyao County warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pingyao County?
The wettest day measured in Pingyao County between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1996, with 183 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pingyao County?
The windiest day measured in Pingyao County between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1983, with winds reaching 47.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pingyao County?
The warmest month in Pingyao County is July (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Pingyao County?
Pingyao County receives on average 553 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pingyao County?
Pingyao County gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pingyao County?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pingyao County between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1945, with 13.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pingyao County?
Yes: Pingyao County has on average 25 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pingyao County?
In Pingyao County, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 30 July 2010, and the lowest was -32.0 °C on 9 January 1955.
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