Taiping climate — normals and trends
Taiping (China) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 3,412 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Taiping averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 211 rainy days per year.
Taiping 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 32.6 °C (on 29 May 1987) and the coldest -1.3 °C (on 6 January 1983).
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
TaipingYunnan
- coords
- 24.66°, 97.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
22.4°C
Average daily low
13.3°C
Annual rainfall
3,412mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
7.8km/h
Seasonal range
9.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
211 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.9 °C
Average feels-like low
13.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
32.6 °C
29 May 1987
Coldest day
-1.3 °C
6 January 1983
Wettest day
306 mm
19 August 1954
Windiest day
20.3 km/h
8 February 1945
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
15 May 2023
Hottest feels-like
37.0 °C
17 July 2017
Coldest feels-like
-4.4 °C
6 January 1983
Sunniest day
13.0 h
11 May 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 | 20.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 11 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 21.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 24.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 31 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 26.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 81 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 24.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 392 mm | +99 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 624 mm | -49 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 807 mm | -95 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 674 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 318 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 24.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 194 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 22.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 92 mm | +30 mm |
| Dec | 19.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Taiping?
Taiping has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 3,412 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taiping?
The hottest day measured in Taiping between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1987, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Taiping?
The coldest day measured in Taiping between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1983, at -1.3 °C.
Does it snow in Taiping?
Almost never: Taiping sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Taiping warmed?
Yes: Taiping warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Taiping?
The wettest day measured in Taiping between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1954, with 306 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Taiping?
The windiest day measured in Taiping between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1945, with winds reaching 20.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Taiping?
The warmest month in Taiping is June (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Taiping?
Taiping receives on average 3,412 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 211 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Taiping?
Taiping gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Taiping?
Yes: Taiping has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Taiping?
In Taiping, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.0 °C on 17 July 2017, and the lowest was -4.4 °C on 6 January 1983.
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