Qianjiang climate — normals and trends
Qianjiang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,493 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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Qianjiang averages 28 frost days, 82 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Qianjiang has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 36 to 20 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 13 August 1953) and the coldest -23.7 °C (on 11 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
QianjiangHubei
- coords
- 30.42°, 112.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
21.1°C
Average daily low
13.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,493mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
24.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
28 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
82 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.4 cm
Average feels-like high
21.9 °C
Average feels-like low
13.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
114 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
40.9 °C
13 August 1953
Coldest day
-23.7 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
204 mm
24 June 2004
Windiest day
41.2 km/h
14 June 1946
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
23 March 1977
Hottest feels-like
48.4 °C
10 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-28.8 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
5 February 1948
Sunniest day
13.2 h
10 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.0 °C | +4.8 °C | 45 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 11.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 20 mm | -43 mm |
| Mar | 18.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 41 mm | -66 mm |
| Apr | 27.9 °C | +6.4 °C | 74 mm | -83 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 199 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 374 mm | +129 mm |
| Jul | 34.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 50 mm | -182 mm |
| Aug | 34.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 165 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 27.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 155 mm | +47 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 88 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 19.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 34 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 14.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 31 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qianjiang?
Qianjiang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,493 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qianjiang?
The hottest day measured in Qianjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1953, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qianjiang?
The coldest day measured in Qianjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -23.7 °C.
Does it snow in Qianjiang?
Yes. Qianjiang gets on average 14.4 cm of snow per year and has around 28 frost days.
Has the climate of Qianjiang warmed?
Yes: Qianjiang warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qianjiang?
The wettest day measured in Qianjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 2004, with 204 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qianjiang?
The windiest day measured in Qianjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1946, with winds reaching 41.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qianjiang?
The warmest month in Qianjiang is July (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Qianjiang?
Qianjiang receives on average 1,493 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qianjiang?
Qianjiang gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Qianjiang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qianjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1948, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qianjiang?
Yes: Qianjiang has on average 114 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qianjiang?
In Qianjiang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.4 °C on 10 July 1988, and the lowest was -28.8 °C on 11 January 1955.
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