Shangqiu climate — normals and trends
Shangqiu (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 898 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shangqiu averages 72 frost days, 73 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Shangqiu 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 85 to 59 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 11 June 1972) and the coldest -25.0 °C (on 10 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
ShangqiuHenan
- coords
- 34.41°, 115.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.0°C
Average daily high
19.7°C
Average daily low
10.6°C
Annual rainfall
898mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
27.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
72 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
73 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.2 °C
Average feels-like low
9.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
89 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
41.0 °C
11 June 1972
Coldest day
-25.0 °C
10 January 1955
Wettest day
187 mm
24 July 1984
Windiest day
43.6 km/h
20 July 2016
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
25 June 1971
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
28 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-31.0 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
15.9 cm
7 February 1964
Sunniest day
13.9 h
11 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 16 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | 9.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 16.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 44 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +4.8 °C | 11 mm | -44 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 24 mm | -43 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 73 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 36.3 °C | +4.9 °C | 51 mm | -197 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 143 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 239 mm | +137 mm |
| Oct | 18.5 °C | -2.9 °C | 147 mm | +104 mm |
| Nov | 17.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 21 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 10.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 14 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shangqiu?
Shangqiu has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 898 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shangqiu?
The hottest day measured in Shangqiu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 1972, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shangqiu?
The coldest day measured in Shangqiu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1955, at -25.0 °C.
Does it snow in Shangqiu?
Yes. Shangqiu gets on average 16.0 cm of snow per year and has around 72 frost days.
Has the climate of Shangqiu warmed?
Yes: Shangqiu warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shangqiu?
The wettest day measured in Shangqiu between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1984, with 187 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shangqiu?
The windiest day measured in Shangqiu between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2016, with winds reaching 43.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shangqiu?
The warmest month in Shangqiu is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Shangqiu?
Shangqiu receives on average 898 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shangqiu?
Shangqiu gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shangqiu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shangqiu between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1964, with 15.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shangqiu?
Yes: Shangqiu has on average 89 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shangqiu?
In Shangqiu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 28 July 1958, and the lowest was -31.0 °C on 11 January 1955.
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