Qingyang climate — normals and trends
Qingyang (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 737 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 (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Qingyang averages 128 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Qingyang 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 138 to 118 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 22 July 2000) and the coldest -31.3 °C (on 16 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
QingyangGansu
- coords
- 35.71°, 107.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
15.6°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
737mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
27.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
128 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
27.7 cm
Average feels-like high
13.5 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
13 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
38.4 °C
22 July 2000
Coldest day
-31.3 °C
16 January 1955
Wettest day
150 mm
29 June 1958
Windiest day
51.1 km/h
26 April 2010
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
26 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
22 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-36.1 °C
16 January 1955
Snowiest day
12.0 cm
11 November 2009
Sunniest day
14.0 h
5 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 19 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 3.3 °C | -1.4 °C | 7 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 16 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 21.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 6 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 25.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 31 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 70 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 115 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 112 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 135 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 13.9 °C | -1.7 °C | 198 mm | +139 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 5 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 5.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 14 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qingyang?
Qingyang has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 737 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qingyang?
The hottest day measured in Qingyang between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2000, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qingyang?
The coldest day measured in Qingyang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1955, at -31.3 °C.
Does it snow in Qingyang?
Yes. Qingyang gets on average 27.7 cm of snow per year and has around 128 frost days.
Has the climate of Qingyang warmed?
Yes: Qingyang warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qingyang?
The wettest day measured in Qingyang between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1958, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qingyang?
The windiest day measured in Qingyang between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2010, with winds reaching 51.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qingyang?
The warmest month in Qingyang is July (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Qingyang?
Qingyang receives on average 737 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qingyang?
Qingyang gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Qingyang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qingyang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 November 2009, with 12.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qingyang?
Yes: Qingyang has on average 13 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qingyang?
In Qingyang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 22 July 2000, and the lowest was -36.1 °C on 16 January 1955.
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