Shixing climate — normals and trends
Shixing (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 1,717 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Shixing averages 7 frost days, 72 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 175 rainy days per year.
Shixing has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 11 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 23 July 2003) and the coldest -10.2 °C (on 15 December 1975).
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
ShixingGuangdong
- coords
- 24.95°, 114.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.8°C
Average daily high
23.0°C
Average daily low
15.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,717mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
72 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
175 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.7 cm
Average feels-like high
24.7 °C
Average feels-like low
16.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
140 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
40.1 °C
23 July 2003
Coldest day
-10.2 °C
15 December 1975
Wettest day
167 mm
16 June 1983
Windiest day
35.7 km/h
2 September 1953
Strongest gust
112.0 km/h
2 September 1953
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
23 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-14.7 °C
15 December 1975
Snowiest day
7.9 cm
29 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.0 h
1 June 1940
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 | 17.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 3 mm | -43 mm |
| Feb | 14.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 17 mm | -56 mm |
| Mar | 20.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 80 mm | -58 mm |
| Apr | 25.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 165 mm | -55 mm |
| May | 26.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 277 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 228 mm | -68 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 343 mm | +177 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 311 mm | +108 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 172 mm | +43 mm |
| Oct | 27.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 33 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 20.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 38 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 19.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 31 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shixing?
Shixing has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 1,717 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shixing?
The hottest day measured in Shixing between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2003, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shixing?
The coldest day measured in Shixing between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1975, at -10.2 °C.
Does it snow in Shixing?
Almost never: Shixing sees virtually no snow, with about 7 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shixing warmed?
Yes: Shixing warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shixing?
The wettest day measured in Shixing between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1983, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shixing?
The windiest day measured in Shixing between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 1953, with winds reaching 35.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shixing?
The warmest month in Shixing is July (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Shixing?
Shixing receives on average 1,717 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shixing?
Shixing gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shixing?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shixing between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1983, with 7.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shixing?
Yes: Shixing has on average 140 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shixing?
In Shixing, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 23 August 2022, and the lowest was -14.7 °C on 15 December 1975.
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