Xiangcheng climate — normals and trends
Xiangcheng (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 928 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Xiangcheng averages 66 frost days, 79 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Xiangcheng has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 79 to 53 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 6 June 1967) and the coldest -25.9 °C (on 13 January 1951).
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
XiangchengHenan
- coords
- 33.85°, 113.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.3°C
Average daily high
20.2°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
928mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
26.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
66 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
79 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
23.9 cm
Average feels-like high
19.8 °C
Average feels-like low
10.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
91 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
42.0 °C
6 June 1967
Coldest day
-25.9 °C
13 January 1951
Wettest day
223 mm
18 July 1984
Windiest day
42.9 km/h
12 April 2025
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
12 April 2025
Hottest feels-like
47.7 °C
7 August 1964
Coldest feels-like
-30.9 °C
13 January 1951
Snowiest day
15.2 cm
21 December 2004
Sunniest day
13.8 h
17 June 1949
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 | 9.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 45 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 10.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 3 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 17.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 52 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 27.0 °C | +5.6 °C | 19 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 30.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 32 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 33.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 93 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 36.6 °C | +4.8 °C | 83 mm | -136 mm |
| Aug | 33.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 163 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 24.6 °C | -1.8 °C | 240 mm | +136 mm |
| Oct | 18.0 °C | -3.5 °C | 150 mm | +97 mm |
| Nov | 18.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 20 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 11.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 18 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xiangcheng?
Xiangcheng has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 928 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xiangcheng?
The hottest day measured in Xiangcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1967, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xiangcheng?
The coldest day measured in Xiangcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1951, at -25.9 °C.
Does it snow in Xiangcheng?
Yes. Xiangcheng gets on average 23.9 cm of snow per year and has around 66 frost days.
Has the climate of Xiangcheng warmed?
Yes: Xiangcheng warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xiangcheng?
The wettest day measured in Xiangcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1984, with 223 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xiangcheng?
The windiest day measured in Xiangcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2025, with winds reaching 42.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xiangcheng?
The warmest month in Xiangcheng is July (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Xiangcheng?
Xiangcheng receives on average 928 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xiangcheng?
Xiangcheng gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Xiangcheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xiangcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 2004, with 15.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Xiangcheng?
Yes: Xiangcheng has on average 91 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xiangcheng?
In Xiangcheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 7 August 1964, and the lowest was -30.9 °C on 13 January 1951.
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