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 12.4 °C and it receives 728 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Qingyang averages 89 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Qingyang has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 100 to 78 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 24 May 2019) and the coldest -20.1 °C (on 5 February 1963).
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
QingyangShandong
- coords
- 37.50°, 121.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.4°C
Average daily high
15.7°C
Average daily low
9.3°C
Annual rainfall
728mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
27.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
89 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.8 cm
Average feels-like high
14.6 °C
Average feels-like low
7.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
75 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
36.4 °C
24 May 2019
Coldest day
-20.1 °C
5 February 1963
Wettest day
161 mm
6 July 1947
Windiest day
62.5 km/h
28 July 1960
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
28 July 1960
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
2 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-24.9 °C
5 February 1963
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
3 March 1989
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 7 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 3.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 8 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 32 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 17.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 28 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 52 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 93 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 85 mm | -93 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 226 mm | +72 mm |
| Sep | 26.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 161 mm | +79 mm |
| Oct | 17.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 103 mm | +66 mm |
| Nov | 14.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 5 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 19 mm | +0 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 12.4 °C and it receives 728 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 24 May 2019, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qingyang?
The coldest day measured in Qingyang between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1963, at -20.1 °C.
Does it snow in Qingyang?
Yes. Qingyang gets on average 24.8 cm of snow per year and has around 89 frost days.
Has the climate of Qingyang warmed?
Yes: Qingyang warmed by +2.0 °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 6 July 1947, with 161 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qingyang?
The windiest day measured in Qingyang between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1960, with winds reaching 62.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qingyang?
The warmest month in Qingyang is July (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Qingyang?
Qingyang receives on average 728 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qingyang?
Qingyang gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 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 3 March 1989, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qingyang?
Yes: Qingyang has on average 75 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 43.2 °C on 2 August 2024, and the lowest was -24.9 °C on 5 February 1963.
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