Shangmei climate — normals and trends
Shangmei (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 1,751 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Shangmei averages 19 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 180 rainy days per year.
Shangmei has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 26 to 12 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 13 August 1953) and the coldest -10.7 °C (on 26 December 1945).
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
ShangmeiHunan
- coords
- 27.74°, 111.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.5°C
Average daily high
20.2°C
Average daily low
13.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,751mm
Sunshine / day
6.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
10.0km/h
Seasonal range
22.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
19 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
66 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
180 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.3 cm
Average feels-like high
21.2 °C
Average feels-like low
13.5 °C
Average peak gust
26.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
105 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
39.7 °C
13 August 1953
Coldest day
-10.7 °C
26 December 1945
Wettest day
238 mm
11 August 1969
Windiest day
39.7 km/h
14 June 1946
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
8 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
24 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-14.9 °C
26 December 1945
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
8 February 1977
Sunniest day
13.2 h
28 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 37 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 9.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 81 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 16.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 139 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 24.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 186 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 26.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 263 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 357 mm | +55 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 151 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 32.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 69 mm | -77 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 156 mm | +61 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 32 mm | -76 mm |
| Nov | 17.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 94 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 14.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 31 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shangmei?
Shangmei has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 1,751 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shangmei?
The hottest day measured in Shangmei between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1953, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shangmei?
The coldest day measured in Shangmei between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1945, at -10.7 °C.
Does it snow in Shangmei?
Yes. Shangmei gets on average 21.3 cm of snow per year and has around 19 frost days.
Has the climate of Shangmei warmed?
Yes: Shangmei warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shangmei?
The wettest day measured in Shangmei between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1969, with 238 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shangmei?
The windiest day measured in Shangmei between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1946, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shangmei?
The warmest month in Shangmei is July (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Shangmei?
Shangmei receives on average 1,751 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 180 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shangmei?
Shangmei gets on average 6.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,336 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shangmei?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shangmei between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1977, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shangmei?
Yes: Shangmei has on average 105 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shangmei?
In Shangmei, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 24 July 2024, and the lowest was -14.9 °C on 26 December 1945.
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