Qibao climate — normals and trends
Qibao (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 1,356 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Qibao averages 32 frost days, 64 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Qibao 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 43 to 21 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 24 July 2017) and the coldest -10.1 °C (on 6 February 1980).
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
QibaoShanghai Municipality
- coords
- 31.15°, 121.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.5°C
Average daily high
20.4°C
Average daily low
13.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,356mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
24.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
32 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
64 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.2 cm
Average feels-like high
20.6 °C
Average feels-like low
12.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
106 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
41.0 °C
24 July 2017
Coldest day
-10.1 °C
6 February 1980
Wettest day
182 mm
10 June 1953
Windiest day
57.9 km/h
22 August 1951
Strongest gust
135.4 km/h
2 August 1956
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
24 July 2017
Coldest feels-like
-16.4 °C
16 January 1958
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
18 January 1984
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 14 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 9.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 28 mm | -36 mm |
| Mar | 17.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 90 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 24.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 56 mm | -64 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 152 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 349 mm | +78 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 215 mm | +30 mm |
| Aug | 34.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 77 mm | -67 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 111 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 25.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 62 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 18.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 8 mm | -43 mm |
| Dec | 14.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 6 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qibao?
Qibao has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 1,356 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qibao?
The hottest day measured in Qibao between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2017, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qibao?
The coldest day measured in Qibao between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1980, at -10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Qibao?
Yes. Qibao gets on average 6.2 cm of snow per year and has around 32 frost days.
Has the climate of Qibao warmed?
Yes: Qibao warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qibao?
The wettest day measured in Qibao between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1953, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qibao?
The windiest day measured in Qibao between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1951, with winds reaching 57.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qibao?
The warmest month in Qibao is July (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Qibao?
Qibao receives on average 1,356 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qibao?
Qibao gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Qibao?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qibao between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1984, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qibao?
Yes: Qibao has on average 106 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qibao?
In Qibao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 24 July 2017, and the lowest was -16.4 °C on 16 January 1958.
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