Shilin climate — normals and trends
Shilin (China) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 1,078 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 June (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Shilin averages 2 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.
Shilin has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 1 June 2023) and the coldest -14.1 °C (on 18 December 2013).
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
ShilinYunnan
- coords
- 24.82°, 103.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.5°C
Average daily high
21.7°C
Average daily low
12.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,078mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
11.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
156 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.6 cm
Average feels-like high
20.7 °C
Average feels-like low
11.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
35.3 °C
1 June 2023
Coldest day
-14.1 °C
18 December 2013
Wettest day
107 mm
14 June 1961
Windiest day
38.3 km/h
7 June 1946
Strongest gust
91.4 km/h
17 September 2014
Hottest feels-like
35.3 °C
27 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-18.4 °C
18 December 2013
Snowiest day
19.9 cm
28 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.5 h
13 June 1970
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.6 °C | -1.2 °C | 30 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 18.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 22 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 21.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 19 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 25.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 42 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 25.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 234 mm | +120 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 250 mm | +38 mm |
| Jul | 26.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 255 mm | +57 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 212 mm | +36 mm |
| Sep | 24.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 228 mm | +111 mm |
| Oct | 21.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 105 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 16.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 97 mm | +61 mm |
| Dec | 16.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shilin?
Shilin has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 1,078 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shilin?
The hottest day measured in Shilin between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 2023, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shilin?
The coldest day measured in Shilin between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2013, at -14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Shilin?
Yes. Shilin gets on average 4.6 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.
Has the climate of Shilin warmed?
Yes: Shilin warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shilin?
The wettest day measured in Shilin between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1961, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shilin?
The windiest day measured in Shilin between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1946, with winds reaching 38.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shilin?
The warmest month in Shilin is June (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Shilin?
Shilin receives on average 1,078 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shilin?
Shilin 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 Shilin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shilin between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, with 19.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shilin?
Yes: Shilin has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shilin?
In Shilin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.3 °C on 27 July 2024, and the lowest was -18.4 °C on 18 December 2013.
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