Wangjia climate — normals and trends
Wangjia (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,347 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 August (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Wangjia averages 1 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Wangjia 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 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 16 August 2011) and the coldest -5.8 °C (on 11 February 1945).
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
WangjiaChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 29.77°, 106.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.2°C
Average daily high
21.6°C
Average daily low
15.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,347mm
Sunshine / day
6.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
9.0km/h
Seasonal range
20.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
74 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.4 cm
Average feels-like high
22.9 °C
Average feels-like low
16.2 °C
Average peak gust
22.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
119 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
42.8 °C
16 August 2011
Coldest day
-5.8 °C
11 February 1945
Wettest day
133 mm
10 August 1974
Windiest day
50.0 km/h
24 May 1946
Strongest gust
68.8 km/h
22 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
47.3 °C
27 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-9.4 °C
11 February 1945
Snowiest day
6.9 cm
6 February 1972
Sunniest day
13.9 h
18 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 58 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | 12.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 37 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 17.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 76 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 25.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 101 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 94 mm | -80 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 180 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 194 mm | +20 mm |
| Aug | 34.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 135 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 144 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 23.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 131 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 16.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 64 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 40 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wangjia?
Wangjia has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,347 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wangjia?
The hottest day measured in Wangjia between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2011, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wangjia?
The coldest day measured in Wangjia between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1945, at -5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Wangjia?
Yes. Wangjia gets on average 1.4 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Wangjia warmed?
Yes: Wangjia warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wangjia?
The wettest day measured in Wangjia between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1974, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wangjia?
The windiest day measured in Wangjia between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1946, with winds reaching 50.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wangjia?
The warmest month in Wangjia is August (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Wangjia?
Wangjia receives on average 1,347 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wangjia?
Wangjia gets on average 6.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,190 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wangjia?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wangjia between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1972, with 6.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wangjia?
Yes: Wangjia has on average 119 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wangjia?
In Wangjia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.3 °C on 27 July 1958, and the lowest was -9.4 °C on 11 February 1945.
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