Qinglong climate — normals and trends
Qinglong (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 1,969 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Qinglong averages 34 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.
Qinglong has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 42 to 26 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 10 September 1975) and the coldest -13.9 °C (on 23 January 1956).
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
QinglongChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 30.78°, 109.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.0°C
Average daily high
17.8°C
Average daily low
10.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,969mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
7.2km/h
Seasonal range
21.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
34 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
182 d/yr
Annual snowfall
28.9 cm
Average feels-like high
18.2 °C
Average feels-like low
10.4 °C
Average peak gust
26.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
51 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
34.7 °C
10 September 1975
Coldest day
-13.9 °C
23 January 1956
Wettest day
233 mm
17 July 1982
Windiest day
35.8 km/h
28 May 1946
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
28 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-18.4 °C
30 January 1977
Snowiest day
14.8 cm
15 December 1965
Sunniest day
13.8 h
30 June 1942
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 | 8.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 63 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 7.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 31 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 122 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 21.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 139 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 120 mm | -101 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 220 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 92 mm | -229 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 348 mm | +108 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 293 mm | +74 mm |
| Oct | 19.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 324 mm | +169 mm |
| Nov | 13.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 47 mm | -52 mm |
| Dec | 10.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 55 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qinglong?
Qinglong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 1,969 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qinglong?
The hottest day measured in Qinglong between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1975, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qinglong?
The coldest day measured in Qinglong between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1956, at -13.9 °C.
Does it snow in Qinglong?
Yes. Qinglong gets on average 28.9 cm of snow per year and has around 34 frost days.
Has the climate of Qinglong warmed?
Yes: Qinglong warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qinglong?
The wettest day measured in Qinglong between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1982, with 233 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qinglong?
The windiest day measured in Qinglong between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1946, with winds reaching 35.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qinglong?
The warmest month in Qinglong is July (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Qinglong?
Qinglong receives on average 1,969 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qinglong?
Qinglong gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Qinglong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qinglong between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1965, with 14.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qinglong?
Yes: Qinglong has on average 51 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qinglong?
In Qinglong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 29 July 2010, and the lowest was -18.4 °C on 30 January 1977.
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