Qingquan climate — normals and trends
Qingquan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 1,620 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Qingquan averages 28 frost days, 81 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Qingquan 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 41.1 °C (on 16 August 1953) and the coldest -16.3 °C (on 6 February 1969).
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
QingquanHubei
- coords
- 30.45°, 115.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.2°C
Average daily high
21.3°C
Average daily low
13.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,620mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
24.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
28 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
81 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.1 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
13.6 °C
Average peak gust
26.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
115 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
41.1 °C
16 August 1953
Coldest day
-16.3 °C
6 February 1969
Wettest day
249 mm
23 June 1962
Windiest day
37.4 km/h
12 April 1979
Strongest gust
80.6 km/h
29 March 1979
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
10 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-21.3 °C
6 February 1969
Snowiest day
17.5 cm
18 January 1984
Sunniest day
13.6 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 | 13.1 °C | +4.6 °C | 35 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 11.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 18 mm | -60 mm |
| Mar | 17.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 93 mm | -41 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 62 mm | -116 mm |
| May | 28.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 176 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 353 mm | +45 mm |
| Jul | 35.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 28 mm | -210 mm |
| Aug | 34.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 125 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 177 mm | +73 mm |
| Oct | 24.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 87 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 19.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 38 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 14.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 28 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qingquan?
Qingquan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 1,620 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qingquan?
The hottest day measured in Qingquan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1953, reaching 41.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qingquan?
The coldest day measured in Qingquan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, at -16.3 °C.
Does it snow in Qingquan?
Yes. Qingquan gets on average 9.1 cm of snow per year and has around 28 frost days.
Has the climate of Qingquan warmed?
Yes: Qingquan warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qingquan?
The wettest day measured in Qingquan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1962, with 249 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qingquan?
The windiest day measured in Qingquan between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1979, with winds reaching 37.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qingquan?
The warmest month in Qingquan is July (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Qingquan?
Qingquan receives on average 1,620 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qingquan?
Qingquan gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Qingquan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qingquan between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1984, with 17.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qingquan?
Yes: Qingquan has on average 115 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qingquan?
In Qingquan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 10 July 1988, and the lowest was -21.3 °C on 6 February 1969.
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