Qishan climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Qishan?

Qishan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 2,106 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qishan?

The hottest day measured in Qishan between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2003, reaching 39.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Qishan?

The coldest day measured in Qishan between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1952, at -19.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Qishan?

Yes. Qishan gets on average 20.9 cm of snow per year and has around 34 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Qishan warmed?

Yes: Qishan warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Qishan?

The wettest day measured in Qishan between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1955, with 284 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Qishan?

The windiest day measured in Qishan between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1953, with winds reaching 32.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Qishan?

The warmest month in Qishan is July (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Qishan?

Qishan receives on average 2,106 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Qishan?

Qishan gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Qishan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 2,106 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Qishan averages 34 frost days, 60 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.

Qishan has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 44 to 24 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 31 July 2003) and the coldest -19.0 °C (on 19 February 1952).

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

QishanAnhui

coords: 29.84°, 117.72°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

15.9°C

Average daily high

20.1°C

Average daily low

12.4°C

Annual rainfall

2,106mm

Sunshine / day

7.3h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

10.4km/h

Seasonal range

23.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

34 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

60 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

157 d/yr

Annual snowfall

20.9 cm

Average feels-like high

20.8 °C

Average feels-like low

12.2 °C

Average peak gust

32.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

97 d/yr

Solar radiation

13.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.5 °C

31 July 2003

Coldest day

-19.0 °C

19 February 1952

Wettest day

284 mm

21 June 1955

Windiest day

32.3 km/h

17 August 1953

Strongest gust

99.7 km/h

30 March 1979

Hottest feels-like

45.6 °C

2 August 2003

Coldest feels-like

-23.7 °C

19 February 1952

Snowiest day

20.8 cm

22 January 1998

Sunniest day

13.8 h

11 June 1967

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.2 °C17 August 2025	-4.7 °C8 February 2025	18.0 °C	1,436 mm	107	23
2024	38.7 °C24 July 2024	-5.7 °C23 January 2024	17.6 °C	2,257 mm	87	32
2023	36.7 °C5 August 2023	-6.0 °C22 December 2023	17.1 °C	1,786 mm	79	25
2022	37.7 °C3 October 2022	-4.6 °C18 December 2022	17.1 °C	1,717 mm	90	26
2021	36.0 °C15 July 2021	-7.1 °C8 January 2021	17.6 °C	1,787 mm	90	21
2020	36.4 °C18 August 2020	-6.0 °C31 December 2020	17.0 °C	2,381 mm	71	13
2019	36.5 °C1 August 2019	-1.3 °C3 December 2019	17.0 °C	1,671 mm	77	12
2018	37.6 °C11 August 2018	-5.3 °C30 January 2018	17.1 °C	1,678 mm	81	32
2017	38.7 °C27 July 2017	-3.7 °C18 December 2017	16.9 °C	1,980 mm	67	19
2016	37.7 °C25 July 2016	-9.3 °C25 January 2016	17.0 °C	2,143 mm	65	26
2015	35.4 °C5 August 2015	-3.8 °C18 December 2015	16.5 °C	2,617 mm	44	17
2014	36.2 °C22 July 2014	-4.4 °C22 January 2014	16.5 °C	2,147 mm	49	35
2013	39.1 °C12 August 2013	-5.5 °C28 December 2013	16.9 °C	1,621 mm	86	35
2012	35.1 °C4 July 2012	-7.2 °C30 December 2012	15.9 °C	2,096 mm	64	26
2011	35.8 °C25 July 2011	-7.3 °C22 January 2011	16.1 °C	1,595 mm	68	43
2010	37.1 °C4 August 2010	-9.1 °C17 December 2010	16.3 °C	2,130 mm	69	30
2009	36.1 °C10 July 2009	-5.4 °C24 January 2009	16.6 °C	1,656 mm	78	31
2008	36.0 °C26 July 2008	-12.5 °C3 February 2008	16.3 °C	1,657 mm	66	50
2007	36.0 °C30 July 2007	-2.3 °C7 January 2007	17.0 °C	1,370 mm	76	15
2006	37.2 °C15 August 2006	-4.9 °C7 January 2006	16.9 °C	1,468 mm	71	22
2005	35.3 °C29 July 2005	-6.9 °C1 January 2005	16.4 °C	1,605 mm	76	45
2004	37.1 °C9 August 2004	-5.7 °C25 January 2004	16.5 °C	1,597 mm	71	18
2003	39.5 °C31 July 2003	-4.6 °C5 January 2003	16.8 °C	1,760 mm	79	34
2002	36.1 °C14 July 2002	-4.5 °C26 December 2002	16.8 °C	2,573 mm	68	19
2001	36.4 °C11 July 2001	-3.3 °C25 December 2001	16.4 °C	1,785 mm	49	21
2000	36.2 °C15 July 2000	-6.0 °C27 January 2000	16.2 °C	1,839 mm	65	15
1999	34.3 °C25 July 1999	-5.5 °C23 December 1999	16.3 °C	2,966 mm	52	27
1998	36.0 °C12 July 1998	-14.4 °C25 January 1998	16.8 °C	2,700 mm	53	22
1997	35.1 °C2 August 1997	-4.5 °C8 January 1997	16.1 °C	2,322 mm	53	24
1996	37.1 °C8 August 1996	-5.3 °C18 February 1996	15.7 °C	2,370 mm	55	33
1995	36.2 °C20 July 1995	-3.6 °C5 February 1995	15.7 °C	2,581 mm	55	41
1994	35.8 °C10 July 1994	-3.2 °C18 January 1994	16.6 °C	2,045 mm	83	17
1993	33.7 °C28 June 1993	-11.7 °C16 January 1993	15.3 °C	2,959 mm	39	41
1992	36.8 °C30 July 1992	-4.6 °C15 January 1992	15.6 °C	2,248 mm	54	26
1991	36.7 °C23 July 1991	-12.7 °C28 December 1991	15.7 °C	2,082 mm	57	21
1990	36.2 °C25 July 1990	-7.4 °C1 February 1990	16.1 °C	2,185 mm	71	22
1989	35.8 °C20 July 1989	-10.8 °C14 January 1989	15.4 °C	2,365 mm	45	27
1988	38.3 °C18 July 1988	-6.1 °C18 February 1988	15.6 °C	1,829 mm	60	34
1987	35.2 °C21 July 1987	-4.0 °C4 February 1987	15.7 °C	2,306 mm	50	34
1986	36.6 °C14 August 1986	-4.7 °C5 January 1986	15.6 °C	1,934 mm	64	34
1985	34.7 °C16 July 1985	-16.4 °C12 December 1985	15.6 °C	1,995 mm	71	36
1984	34.8 °C3 August 1984	-12.4 °C22 January 1984	15.0 °C	2,094 mm	59	58
1983	36.7 °C6 August 1983	-3.8 °C12 January 1983	15.7 °C	3,069 mm	55	34
1982	34.0 °C27 July 1982	-5.5 °C19 January 1982	15.6 °C	1,953 mm	44	37
1981	35.2 °C21 June 1981	-4.9 °C3 January 1981	15.3 °C	2,194 mm	65	35
1980	35.4 °C26 July 1980	-12.2 °C31 January 1980	15.0 °C	2,365 mm	46	43
1979	35.4 °C7 August 1979	-9.5 °C24 November 1979	16.1 °C	1,751 mm	63	31
1978	36.8 °C10 July 1978	-4.7 °C16 February 1978	16.1 °C	1,421 mm	78	29
1977	34.8 °C5 August 1977	-16.0 °C11 February 1977	15.4 °C	2,925 mm	35	45
1976	36.2 °C21 July 1976	-8.2 °C28 December 1976	15.0 °C	2,108 mm	49	48
1975	34.4 °C20 July 1975	-4.1 °C16 December 1975	15.7 °C	2,616 mm	62	36
1974	35.9 °C9 August 1974	-9.6 °C8 February 1974	15.4 °C	1,944 mm	59	47
1973	34.6 °C21 August 1973	-9.5 °C26 December 1973	15.7 °C	3,016 mm	53	34
1972	34.8 °C8 July 1972	-10.5 °C10 February 1972	15.2 °C	2,360 mm	55	44
1971	37.5 °C1 August 1971	-5.1 °C1 February 1971	15.6 °C	1,856 mm	72	41
1970	36.3 °C31 July 1970	-11.7 °C5 January 1970	15.2 °C	2,340 mm	54	30
1969	35.7 °C2 August 1969	-17.8 °C6 February 1969	15.2 °C	2,456 mm	50	56
1968	34.9 °C2 August 1968	-12.1 °C8 February 1968	15.7 °C	1,812 mm	63	51
1967	36.8 °C27 August 1967	-13.7 °C12 February 1967	15.6 °C	2,326 mm	84	74
1966	37.0 °C6 August 1966	-8.5 °C27 December 1966	16.0 °C	2,128 mm	53	37
1965	33.6 °C20 July 1965	-13.3 °C17 December 1965	14.9 °C	2,248 mm	29	38
1964	35.6 °C16 July 1964	-9.7 °C18 February 1964	15.7 °C	2,111 mm	68	48
1963	34.4 °C31 August 1963	-7.5 °C8 January 1963	15.9 °C	1,477 mm	60	45
1962	35.4 °C17 July 1962	-5.7 °C2 January 1962	15.5 °C	2,079 mm	49	45
1961	37.0 °C21 July 1961	-5.1 °C17 January 1961	16.3 °C	1,865 mm	77	33
1960	34.4 °C15 July 1960	-13.2 °C25 January 1960	15.8 °C	2,281 mm	62	39
1959	35.8 °C29 July 1959	-5.9 °C17 January 1959	15.6 °C	1,907 mm	59	38
1958	36.8 °C24 July 1958	-8.8 °C3 February 1958	15.3 °C	1,667 mm	57	47
1957	35.5 °C23 July 1957	-13.4 °C12 February 1957	15.1 °C	2,112 mm	40	39
1956	36.5 °C22 July 1956	-8.2 °C23 January 1956	15.1 °C	2,234 mm	63	52
1955	33.5 °C16 August 1955	-10.8 °C11 January 1955	16.0 °C	2,452 mm	59	31
1954	36.4 °C14 August 1954	-11.7 °C26 January 1954	16.0 °C	3,254 mm	68	41
1953	38.7 °C31 July 1953	-7.8 °C18 January 1953	16.3 °C	2,043 mm	66	27
1952	33.5 °C4 August 1952	-19.0 °C19 February 1952	15.6 °C	3,160 mm	40	28
1951	36.4 °C30 August 1951	-17.5 °C14 January 1951	15.8 °C	2,055 mm	60	40
1950	35.2 °C18 July 1950	-5.8 °C17 February 1950	15.8 °C	2,663 mm	41	41
1949	33.8 °C18 September 1949	-4.1 °C4 January 1949	16.0 °C	2,893 mm	38	29
1948	34.0 °C9 August 1948	-7.5 °C26 January 1948	16.3 °C	2,929 mm	43	29
1947	33.5 °C11 August 1947	-5.7 °C19 December 1947	15.7 °C	1,683 mm	57	37
1946	37.6 °C9 July 1946	-4.8 °C10 January 1946	16.9 °C	1,164 mm	106	42
1945	32.2 °C8 June 1945	-6.2 °C10 January 1945	14.9 °C	1,454 mm	33	57
1944	33.1 °C19 June 1944	-9.1 °C17 December 1944	15.8 °C	1,486 mm	51	47
1943	30.6 °C3 August 1943	-5.9 °C12 January 1943	15.8 °C	2,293 mm	5	41
1942	33.5 °C7 August 1942	-5.0 °C13 February 1942	15.9 °C	1,954 mm	36	36
1941	32.5 °C6 July 1941	-5.9 °C24 January 1941	15.7 °C	2,121 mm	18	26
1940	33.3 °C16 August 1940	-17.5 °C3 February 1940	15.2 °C	1,544 mm	46	43

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.8 °C

+2.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

107 d/yr

+47

Frost days (< 0 °C)

23 d/yr

-11

Annual rainfall

1436 mm

-670 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	12.1 °C	+4.2 °C	30 mm	-41 mm
Feb	9.3 °C	-0.2 °C	61 mm	-56 mm
Mar	16.3 °C	+2.1 °C	114 mm	-82 mm
Apr	24.0 °C	+4.0 °C	153 mm	-105 mm
May	26.2 °C	+1.8 °C	247 mm	-70 mm
Jun	28.5 °C	+1.1 °C	424 mm	-21 mm
Jul	33.6 °C	+2.5 °C	69 mm	-164 mm
Aug	34.4 °C	+3.4 °C	66 mm	-96 mm
Sep	30.9 °C	+3.6 °C	187 mm	+71 mm
Oct	25.1 °C	+3.1 °C	30 mm	-43 mm
Nov	17.7 °C	+1.4 °C	31 mm	-38 mm
Dec	13.9 °C	+3.7 °C	26 mm	-26 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.2 °C

17 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-4.7 °C

8 Feb 2025

Wettest day

61.9 mm

24 Sep 2025

Windiest day

24.8 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

73.4 km/h

8 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.6 °C

4 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-10.3 °C

8 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

1.8 cm

22 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.7 h

17 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Qishan?

Qishan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 2,106 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qishan?

The hottest day measured in Qishan between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2003, reaching 39.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Qishan?

The coldest day measured in Qishan between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1952, at -19.0 °C.

Does it snow in Qishan?

Yes. Qishan gets on average 20.9 cm of snow per year and has around 34 frost days.

Has the climate of Qishan warmed?

Yes: Qishan warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Qishan?

The wettest day measured in Qishan between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1955, with 284 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Qishan?

The windiest day measured in Qishan between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1953, with winds reaching 32.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Qishan?

The warmest month in Qishan is July (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Qishan?

Qishan receives on average 2,106 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Qishan?

Qishan gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Qishan?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qishan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1998, with 20.8 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Qishan?

Yes: Qishan has on average 97 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qishan?

In Qishan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 2 August 2003, and the lowest was -23.7 °C on 19 February 1952.

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