Qingxichang climate — normals and trends
Qingxichang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 1,925 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Qingxichang averages 22 frost days, 48 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 198 rainy days per year.
Qingxichang has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 33 to 11 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 20 August 2022) and the coldest -16.3 °C (on 12 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
QingxichangChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 28.40°, 108.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.7°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
12.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,925mm
Sunshine / day
5.6h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
9.0km/h
Seasonal range
22.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
22 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
48 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
198 d/yr
Annual snowfall
36.2 cm
Average feels-like high
19.9 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
24.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
91 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
38.8 °C
20 August 2022
Coldest day
-16.3 °C
12 January 1955
Wettest day
171 mm
29 July 1982
Windiest day
34.2 km/h
14 June 1946
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
5 July 1946
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
27 July 1971
Coldest feels-like
-20.6 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
13.1 cm
22 January 1998
Sunniest day
13.6 h
3 July 1956
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 | 10.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 68 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 8.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 84 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 15.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 106 mm | -50 mm |
| Apr | 23.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 150 mm | -64 mm |
| May | 25.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 246 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 249 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 136 mm | -85 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 115 mm | -51 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 176 mm | +36 mm |
| Oct | 21.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 144 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 16.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 84 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 12.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 66 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qingxichang?
Qingxichang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 1,925 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qingxichang?
The hottest day measured in Qingxichang between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2022, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qingxichang?
The coldest day measured in Qingxichang between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at -16.3 °C.
Does it snow in Qingxichang?
Yes. Qingxichang gets on average 36.2 cm of snow per year and has around 22 frost days.
Has the climate of Qingxichang warmed?
Yes: Qingxichang warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qingxichang?
The wettest day measured in Qingxichang between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1982, with 171 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qingxichang?
The windiest day measured in Qingxichang between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1946, with winds reaching 34.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qingxichang?
The warmest month in Qingxichang is July (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Qingxichang?
Qingxichang receives on average 1,925 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 198 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qingxichang?
Qingxichang gets on average 5.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,044 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Qingxichang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qingxichang between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1998, with 13.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qingxichang?
Yes: Qingxichang has on average 91 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qingxichang?
In Qingxichang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 27 July 1971, and the lowest was -20.6 °C on 11 January 1955.
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