Shangchong climate — normals and trends
Shangchong (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 1,728 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Shangchong averages 18 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 206 rainy days per year.
Shangchong has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 23 to 13 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 17 August 1989) and the coldest -12.1 °C (on 10 February 1977).
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
ShangchongGuizhou
- coords
- 26.25°, 108.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.0°C
Average daily high
19.6°C
Average daily low
13.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,728mm
Sunshine / day
5.7h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
20.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
18 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
206 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.1 cm
Average feels-like high
20.1 °C
Average feels-like low
12.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
98 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °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
37.2 °C
17 August 1989
Coldest day
-12.1 °C
10 February 1977
Wettest day
196 mm
8 August 1968
Windiest day
33.8 km/h
6 July 1946
Strongest gust
97.9 km/h
14 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
15 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-16.2 °C
10 February 1977
Snowiest day
18.4 cm
28 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.5 h
23 June 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 41 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | -2.1 °C | 62 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 15.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 75 mm | -57 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | +4.5 °C | 162 mm | -47 mm |
| May | 25.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 292 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 516 mm | +224 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 145 mm | -52 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 155 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 115 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 23.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 38 mm | -59 mm |
| Nov | 16.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 102 mm | +32 mm |
| Dec | 13.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 39 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shangchong?
Shangchong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 1,728 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shangchong?
The hottest day measured in Shangchong between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1989, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shangchong?
The coldest day measured in Shangchong between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1977, at -12.1 °C.
Does it snow in Shangchong?
Yes. Shangchong gets on average 9.1 cm of snow per year and has around 18 frost days.
Has the climate of Shangchong warmed?
Yes: Shangchong warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shangchong?
The wettest day measured in Shangchong between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1968, with 196 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shangchong?
The windiest day measured in Shangchong between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1946, with winds reaching 33.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shangchong?
The warmest month in Shangchong is July (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Shangchong?
Shangchong receives on average 1,728 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 206 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shangchong?
Shangchong gets on average 5.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,081 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shangchong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shangchong between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, with 18.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shangchong?
Yes: Shangchong has on average 98 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shangchong?
In Shangchong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 15 July 2002, and the lowest was -16.2 °C on 10 February 1977.
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