Shikang climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Shikang?

Shikang has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,855 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shikang?

The hottest day measured in Shikang between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1968, reaching 36.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Shikang?

The coldest day measured in Shikang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1963, at 1.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Shikang?

Almost never: Shikang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Shikang warmed?

Yes: Shikang warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Shikang?

The wettest day measured in Shikang between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1971, with 389 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Shikang?

The windiest day measured in Shikang between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2014, with winds reaching 62.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Shikang?

The warmest month in Shikang is July (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Shikang?

Shikang receives on average 1,855 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 172 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Shikang?

Shikang gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Shikang (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,855 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 (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Shikang averages 0 frost days, 129 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 172 rainy days per year.

Shikang has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 26 July 1968) and the coldest 1.6 °C (on 16 January 1963).

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

ShikangGuangxi

coords: 21.77°, 109.32°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

23.2°C

Average daily high

26.8°C

Average daily low

20.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,855mm

Sunshine / day

8.5h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

16.2km/h

Seasonal range

13.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

129 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

172 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.7 °C

Average feels-like low

22.4 °C

Average peak gust

32.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

217 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.8 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

36.1 °C

26 July 1968

Coldest day

1.6 °C

16 January 1963

Wettest day

389 mm

31 May 1971

Windiest day

62.1 km/h

19 July 2014

Strongest gust

132.1 km/h

23 July 1980

Hottest feels-like

45.4 °C

15 August 1957

Coldest feels-like

-3.2 °C

11 February 1957

Sunniest day

13.0 h

29 June 1944

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.6 °C5 July 2025	7.1 °C13 January 2025	23.8 °C	1,943 mm	157
2024	36.1 °C5 September 2024	4.2 °C23 January 2024	24.2 °C	1,713 mm	170
2023	35.7 °C30 May 2023	6.7 °C22 December 2023	24.0 °C	2,262 mm	141
2022	35.0 °C24 August 2022	5.7 °C23 February 2022	23.2 °C	1,858 mm	129
2021	35.4 °C19 July 2021	5.2 °C8 January 2021	24.1 °C	1,364 mm	160
2020	35.7 °C10 May 2020	7.8 °C16 December 2020	24.1 °C	1,333 mm	144
2019	35.1 °C15 August 2019	6.3 °C1 January 2019	24.3 °C	1,498 mm	155
2018	35.0 °C11 July 2018	4.2 °C31 December 2018	23.6 °C	1,894 mm	140
2017	35.2 °C29 July 2017	7.9 °C18 December 2017	23.6 °C	2,158 mm	139
2016	35.6 °C1 August 2016	2.3 °C24 January 2016	23.7 °C	1,865 mm	163
2015	35.9 °C12 July 2015	8.7 °C15 January 2015	24.1 °C	1,916 mm	161
2014	35.0 °C24 May 2014	5.2 °C20 February 2014	23.4 °C	1,739 mm	156
2013	35.2 °C21 June 2013	6.4 °C6 January 2013	23.3 °C	2,174 mm	138
2012	35.4 °C22 July 2012	6.4 °C23 January 2012	23.2 °C	2,041 mm	152
2011	35.3 °C1 September 2011	3.9 °C11 January 2011	22.4 °C	1,532 mm	122
2010	34.9 °C15 July 2010	6.0 °C17 December 2010	23.6 °C	1,894 mm	140
2009	35.0 °C24 August 2009	5.3 °C11 January 2009	23.6 °C	1,629 mm	142
2008	35.1 °C24 June 2008	4.2 °C2 February 2008	22.6 °C	2,118 mm	122
2007	34.8 °C8 August 2007	7.7 °C29 January 2007	23.6 °C	1,352 mm	143
2006	35.0 °C24 July 2006	7.7 °C11 January 2006	23.7 °C	1,711 mm	157
2005	35.7 °C19 July 2005	5.4 °C1 January 2005	23.3 °C	1,606 mm	159
2004	36.1 °C1 July 2004	5.7 °C9 February 2004	23.3 °C	1,156 mm	139
2003	35.3 °C8 May 2003	3.5 °C7 January 2003	24.0 °C	1,587 mm	158
2002	34.7 °C10 July 2002	3.9 °C27 December 2002	23.5 °C	2,446 mm	135
2001	35.2 °C9 August 2001	5.3 °C24 December 2001	23.3 °C	2,207 mm	128
2000	35.2 °C23 August 2000	6.3 °C1 February 2000	23.5 °C	1,386 mm	143
1999	35.7 °C6 June 1999	3.5 °C23 December 1999	23.6 °C	1,533 mm	143
1998	34.4 °C19 July 1998	7.5 °C20 January 1998	24.2 °C	1,875 mm	154
1997	35.3 °C20 August 1997	6.9 °C24 January 1997	23.4 °C	2,417 mm	125
1996	35.7 °C2 August 1996	3.5 °C21 February 1996	22.9 °C	1,804 mm	128
1995	34.4 °C30 July 1995	6.4 °C31 December 1995	23.0 °C	1,753 mm	131
1994	35.0 °C11 July 1994	7.1 °C20 January 1994	23.6 °C	2,360 mm	122
1993	34.7 °C27 June 1993	5.4 °C16 January 1993	23.2 °C	2,001 mm	142
1992	35.2 °C1 September 1992	6.7 °C15 January 1992	22.9 °C	1,540 mm	136
1991	35.5 °C3 June 1991	3.1 °C28 December 1991	23.9 °C	1,395 mm	160
1990	35.9 °C21 August 1990	5.4 °C31 January 1990	23.4 °C	1,774 mm	133
1989	35.3 °C17 July 1989	4.8 °C13 January 1989	22.9 °C	1,282 mm	125
1988	34.5 °C16 June 1988	6.4 °C19 February 1988	22.7 °C	1,725 mm	124
1987	34.4 °C26 June 1987	6.8 °C7 December 1987	23.8 °C	1,846 mm	146
1986	34.8 °C2 August 1986	5.3 °C1 March 1986	23.2 °C	1,817 mm	127
1985	34.7 °C23 June 1985	7.3 °C8 January 1985	22.6 °C	2,464 mm	134
1984	34.7 °C30 July 1984	5.2 °C21 January 1984	22.4 °C	1,917 mm	115
1983	35.6 °C12 August 1983	5.0 °C21 January 1983	22.6 °C	1,933 mm	145
1982	34.9 °C16 July 1982	3.5 °C29 December 1982	23.0 °C	2,336 mm	132
1981	34.8 °C8 August 1981	6.6 °C13 January 1981	23.3 °C	2,688 mm	124
1980	34.5 °C24 April 1980	4.1 °C8 February 1980	23.4 °C	1,745 mm	151
1979	35.2 °C29 July 1979	6.5 °C31 January 1979	23.2 °C	1,988 mm	137
1978	35.0 °C26 August 1978	5.8 °C18 January 1978	23.1 °C	2,539 mm	115
1977	35.0 °C19 July 1977	3.1 °C30 January 1977	23.0 °C	1,607 mm	142
1976	35.1 °C23 August 1976	4.0 °C28 December 1976	22.4 °C	2,095 mm	108
1975	34.2 °C23 September 1975	2.6 °C14 December 1975	23.0 °C	2,126 mm	137
1974	34.0 °C19 August 1974	2.7 °C2 January 1974	22.7 °C	1,875 mm	139
1973	33.5 °C19 May 1973	5.0 °C26 December 1973	23.5 °C	2,588 mm	128
1972	34.7 °C9 July 1972	4.3 °C8 February 1972	22.8 °C	2,457 mm	126
1971	35.0 °C17 June 1971	4.6 °C10 January 1971	22.6 °C	2,398 mm	115
1970	33.7 °C1 August 1970	5.6 °C6 January 1970	22.7 °C	1,661 mm	125
1969	34.4 °C27 September 1969	3.5 °C30 January 1969	22.7 °C	1,746 mm	144
1968	36.1 °C26 July 1968	4.5 °C14 February 1968	23.0 °C	2,051 mm	123
1967	35.2 °C30 August 1967	2.8 °C17 January 1967	22.5 °C	2,175 mm	119
1966	32.6 °C13 May 1966	5.6 °C23 February 1966	23.2 °C	1,875 mm	89
1965	33.0 °C14 July 1965	3.2 °C17 December 1965	22.8 °C	2,330 mm	71
1964	35.5 °C8 August 1964	4.2 °C25 February 1964	23.2 °C	1,654 mm	144
1963	35.7 °C18 June 1963	1.6 °C16 January 1963	23.2 °C	1,330 mm	150
1962	34.2 °C10 July 1962	6.0 °C3 December 1962	22.7 °C	1,668 mm	135
1961	35.3 °C24 June 1961	4.7 °C18 January 1961	23.4 °C	1,953 mm	120
1960	35.0 °C9 June 1960	3.4 °C25 January 1960	23.3 °C	1,882 mm	121
1959	34.5 °C30 August 1959	6.5 °C26 December 1959	22.9 °C	2,327 mm	114
1958	35.0 °C11 May 1958	3.4 °C1 February 1958	23.3 °C	1,370 mm	145
1957	35.3 °C15 August 1957	3.2 °C11 February 1957	23.0 °C	1,768 mm	120
1956	33.6 °C29 August 1956	5.4 °C9 January 1956	23.2 °C	1,205 mm	149
1955	35.2 °C17 April 1955	2.8 °C12 January 1955	23.4 °C	1,248 mm	131
1954	33.4 °C30 June 1954	6.9 °C12 December 1954	23.7 °C	1,180 mm	129
1953	34.1 °C12 August 1953	7.6 °C12 December 1953	23.5 °C	1,535 mm	123
1952	33.2 °C29 July 1952	4.7 °C19 February 1952	23.7 °C	2,022 mm	110
1951	34.1 °C1 August 1951	3.2 °C13 January 1951	23.2 °C	2,158 mm	86
1950	32.9 °C3 May 1950	7.6 °C15 February 1950	23.3 °C	2,422 mm	89
1949	34.7 °C14 June 1949	6.2 °C8 January 1949	23.8 °C	1,435 mm	130
1948	32.6 °C19 August 1948	4.4 °C26 January 1948	23.3 °C	1,489 mm	105
1947	33.6 °C7 May 1947	6.1 °C20 December 1947	22.9 °C	1,640 mm	92
1946	35.6 °C3 August 1946	6.6 °C8 January 1946	24.1 °C	857 mm	152
1945	31.9 °C11 September 1945	4.7 °C4 February 1945	21.8 °C	2,310 mm	64
1944	34.3 °C9 April 1944	3.6 °C21 December 1944	22.8 °C	2,091 mm	72
1943	33.6 °C28 April 1943	5.9 °C12 January 1943	22.9 °C	1,395 mm	110
1942	31.6 °C30 May 1942	7.1 °C4 January 1942	22.6 °C	2,098 mm	67
1941	32.2 °C9 August 1941	7.0 °C29 December 1941	22.7 °C	2,529 mm	60
1940	32.1 °C28 July 1940	5.8 °C23 January 1940	22.5 °C	1,866 mm	75

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.4 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

157 d/yr

+28

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1943 mm

+88 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	21.2 °C	+1.8 °C	15 mm	-15 mm
Feb	20.3 °C	-0.2 °C	24 mm	-11 mm
Mar	23.3 °C	-0.6 °C	30 mm	-26 mm
Apr	28.6 °C	+1.1 °C	56 mm	-57 mm
May	30.6 °C	+0.3 °C	222 mm	-9 mm
Jun	31.8 °C	+0.7 °C	374 mm	+44 mm
Jul	32.5 °C	+1.0 °C	359 mm	+50 mm
Aug	31.6 °C	+0.3 °C	322 mm	-39 mm
Sep	31.7 °C	+0.9 °C	290 mm	+73 mm
Oct	29.0 °C	+0.5 °C	200 mm	+104 mm
Nov	24.5 °C	-0.6 °C	30 mm	-18 mm
Dec	23.8 °C	+2.7 °C	23 mm	-8 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.6 °C

5 Jul 2025

Coldest day

7.1 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

107.0 mm

6 Oct 2025

Windiest day

49.5 km/h

5 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

100.1 km/h

5 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.8 °C

5 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.4 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.9 h

25 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Shikang?

Shikang has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,855 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shikang?

The hottest day measured in Shikang between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1968, reaching 36.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Shikang?

The coldest day measured in Shikang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1963, at 1.6 °C.

Does it snow in Shikang?

Almost never: Shikang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Shikang warmed?

Yes: Shikang warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Shikang?

The wettest day measured in Shikang between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1971, with 389 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Shikang?

The windiest day measured in Shikang between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2014, with winds reaching 62.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Shikang?

The warmest month in Shikang is July (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Shikang?

Shikang receives on average 1,855 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 172 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Shikang?

Shikang gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Shikang?

Yes: Shikang has on average 217 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shikang?

In Shikang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 15 August 1957, and the lowest was -3.2 °C on 11 February 1957.

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