Qina climate — normals and trends
Qina (China) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 1,303 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 June (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Qina averages 6 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Qina has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 31 May 2023) and the coldest -9.2 °C (on 1 January 1984).
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
QinaYunnan
- coords
- 26.31°, 100.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.0°C
Average daily high
20.7°C
Average daily low
10.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,303mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
9.0km/h
Seasonal range
11.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.1 cm
Average feels-like high
19.9 °C
Average feels-like low
9.3 °C
Average peak gust
39.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
34.9 °C
31 May 2023
Coldest day
-9.2 °C
1 January 1984
Wettest day
95 mm
7 September 1976
Windiest day
24.5 km/h
20 February 1989
Strongest gust
109.8 km/h
20 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
34.1 °C
19 July 2009
Coldest feels-like
-12.9 °C
1 January 1984
Snowiest day
17.4 cm
28 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.2 h
14 June 2013
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 | 15.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 12 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 17.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 20.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 25 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 25.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 31 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 24.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 132 mm | +56 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 228 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 379 mm | +73 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 469 mm | +138 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 271 mm | +53 mm |
| Oct | 21.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 120 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 17.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 32 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 16.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qina?
Qina has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 1,303 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qina?
The hottest day measured in Qina between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2023, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qina?
The coldest day measured in Qina between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1984, at -9.2 °C.
Does it snow in Qina?
Yes. Qina gets on average 2.1 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.
Has the climate of Qina warmed?
Yes: Qina warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qina?
The wettest day measured in Qina between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1976, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qina?
The windiest day measured in Qina between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1989, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qina?
The warmest month in Qina is June (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Qina?
Qina receives on average 1,303 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qina?
Qina gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Qina?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qina between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, with 17.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qina?
Yes: Qina has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qina?
In Qina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.1 °C on 19 July 2009, and the lowest was -12.9 °C on 1 January 1984.
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