Shigang climate — normals and trends
Shigang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 1,574 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 (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shigang averages 28 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 175 rainy days per year.
Shigang 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 36 to 20 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 3 August 2025) and the coldest -13.9 °C (on 28 December 1991).
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
ShigangChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 31.14°, 109.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.4°C
Average daily high
18.0°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,574mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
7.0km/h
Seasonal range
21.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
28 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
175 d/yr
Annual snowfall
28.6 cm
Average feels-like high
18.5 °C
Average feels-like low
11.0 °C
Average peak gust
25.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
62 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
37.1 °C
3 August 2025
Coldest day
-13.9 °C
28 December 1991
Wettest day
152 mm
13 July 1983
Windiest day
24.0 km/h
12 April 1979
Strongest gust
81.0 km/h
18 March 1966
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
23 July 1961
Coldest feels-like
-18.1 °C
28 December 1991
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
15 December 1965
Sunniest day
13.8 h
2 July 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 55 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 8.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 26 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 13.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 120 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 21.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 73 mm | -56 mm |
| May | 25.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 86 mm | -86 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 160 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +4.8 °C | 54 mm | -205 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 183 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 25.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 234 mm | +55 mm |
| Oct | 19.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 262 mm | +133 mm |
| Nov | 14.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 46 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 10.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 52 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shigang?
Shigang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 1,574 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shigang?
The hottest day measured in Shigang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2025, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shigang?
The coldest day measured in Shigang between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1991, at -13.9 °C.
Does it snow in Shigang?
Yes. Shigang gets on average 28.6 cm of snow per year and has around 28 frost days.
Has the climate of Shigang warmed?
Yes: Shigang warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shigang?
The wettest day measured in Shigang between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1983, with 152 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shigang?
The windiest day measured in Shigang between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1979, with winds reaching 24.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shigang?
The warmest month in Shigang is July (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Shigang?
Shigang receives on average 1,574 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shigang?
Shigang gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shigang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shigang between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1965, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shigang?
Yes: Shigang has on average 62 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shigang?
In Shigang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 23 July 1961, and the lowest was -18.1 °C on 28 December 1991.
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