Xiangcheng climate — normals and trends
Xiangcheng (China) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 998 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 (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Xiangcheng averages 8 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Xiangcheng has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 12 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.4 °C (on 31 May 2023) and the coldest -7.3 °C (on 29 December 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
XiangchengYunnan
- coords
- 25.47°, 100.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.2°C
Average daily high
21.1°C
Average daily low
10.4°C
Annual rainfall
998mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.4 cm
Average feels-like high
20.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.5 °C
Average peak gust
41.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °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
34.4 °C
31 May 2023
Coldest day
-7.3 °C
29 December 1983
Wettest day
127 mm
2 August 2014
Windiest day
29.1 km/h
21 February 2016
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
22 March 1993
Hottest feels-like
33.6 °C
16 June 2013
Coldest feels-like
-10.5 °C
29 December 1983
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
28 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.1 h
13 June 2013
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 21 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 19.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 21.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 38 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 25.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 22 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 24.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 128 mm | +52 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 253 mm | +85 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 248 mm | +43 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 190 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 24.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 165 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 22.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 105 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 18.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 56 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | 17.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xiangcheng?
Xiangcheng has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 998 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 31 May 2023, reaching 34.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xiangcheng?
The coldest day measured in Xiangcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1983, at -7.3 °C.
Does it snow in Xiangcheng?
Yes. Xiangcheng gets on average 1.4 cm of snow per year and has around 8 frost days.
Has the climate of Xiangcheng warmed?
Yes: Xiangcheng warmed by +2.8 °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 2 August 2014, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xiangcheng?
The windiest day measured in Xiangcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2016, with winds reaching 29.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xiangcheng?
The warmest month in Xiangcheng is June (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Xiangcheng?
Xiangcheng receives on average 998 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xiangcheng?
Xiangcheng gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 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 28 December 1983, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Xiangcheng?
Yes: Xiangcheng has on average 1 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 33.6 °C on 16 June 2013, and the lowest was -10.5 °C on 29 December 1983.
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