Runan climate — normals and trends
Runan (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,064 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 (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Runan averages 54 frost days, 73 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Runan has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 65 to 43 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 10 July 1941) and the coldest -22.0 °C (on 11 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
RunanHenan
- coords
- 33.00°, 114.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.6°C
Average daily high
20.0°C
Average daily low
11.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,064mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
26.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
54 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
73 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.5 cm
Average feels-like high
20.0 °C
Average feels-like low
10.9 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
98 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
39.6 °C
10 July 1941
Coldest day
-22.0 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
215 mm
18 July 1977
Windiest day
45.0 km/h
25 June 1971
Strongest gust
93.6 km/h
18 August 2018
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
16 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-28.0 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
16.6 cm
16 February 1996
Sunniest day
13.7 h
21 June 1943
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 | 9.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 55 mm | +30 mm |
| Feb | 10.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 16.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 61 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 26.3 °C | +5.5 °C | 32 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 84 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 163 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 36.4 °C | +4.9 °C | 18 mm | -219 mm |
| Aug | 34.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 148 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 319 mm | +213 mm |
| Oct | 18.6 °C | -2.9 °C | 113 mm | +53 mm |
| Nov | 18.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 19 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 11.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 17 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Runan?
Runan has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,064 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Runan?
The hottest day measured in Runan between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1941, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Runan?
The coldest day measured in Runan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -22.0 °C.
Does it snow in Runan?
Yes. Runan gets on average 22.5 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.
Has the climate of Runan warmed?
Yes: Runan warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Runan?
The wettest day measured in Runan between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1977, with 215 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Runan?
The windiest day measured in Runan between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1971, with winds reaching 45.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Runan?
The warmest month in Runan is July (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Runan?
Runan receives on average 1,064 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Runan?
Runan gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Runan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Runan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1996, with 16.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Runan?
Yes: Runan has on average 98 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Runan?
In Runan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 16 July 2025, and the lowest was -28.0 °C on 11 January 1955.
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