Xianglong climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Xianglong?

Xianglong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,387 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xianglong?

The hottest day measured in Xianglong between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2011, reaching 43.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Xianglong?

The coldest day measured in Xianglong between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1945, at -6.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Xianglong?

Yes. Xianglong gets on average 2.2 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Xianglong warmed?

Yes: Xianglong warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Xianglong?

The wettest day measured in Xianglong between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Xianglong?

The windiest day measured in Xianglong between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1946, with winds reaching 57.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Xianglong?

The warmest month in Xianglong is August (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Xianglong?

Xianglong receives on average 1,387 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Xianglong?

Xianglong gets on average 6.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,190 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Xianglong (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,387 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Xianglong averages 2 frost days, 71 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.

Xianglong has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.7 °C (on 16 August 2011) and the coldest -6.8 °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

XianglongChongqing Municipality

coords: 30.26°, 106.58°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

18.2°C

Average daily high

21.5°C

Average daily low

15.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,387mm

Sunshine / day

6.0h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

9.3km/h

Seasonal range

20.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

71 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

163 d/yr

Annual snowfall

2.2 cm

Average feels-like high

22.9 °C

Average feels-like low

16.0 °C

Average peak gust

21.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

118 d/yr

Solar radiation

11.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

43.7 °C

16 August 2011

Coldest day

-6.8 °C

11 February 1945

Wettest day

182 mm

11 August 2025

Windiest day

57.4 km/h

24 May 1946

Strongest gust

85.3 km/h

22 May 1946

Hottest feels-like

47.5 °C

17 July 2025

Coldest feels-like

-10.7 °C

11 February 1945

Snowiest day

5.8 cm

17 January 1994

Sunniest day

13.9 h

27 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.9 °C5 August 2025	0.5 °C27 January 2025	19.6 °C	1,602 mm	105	0
2024	42.2 °C4 September 2024	0.7 °C16 December 2024	20.0 °C	1,064 mm	105	0
2023	37.6 °C9 August 2023	0.3 °C19 January 2023	19.0 °C	1,548 mm	87	0
2022	42.5 °C20 August 2022	0.1 °C19 December 2022	19.5 °C	1,064 mm	93	0
2021	40.3 °C3 August 2021	-1.8 °C12 January 2021	18.6 °C	1,412 mm	78	3
2020	38.5 °C29 August 2020	0.1 °C21 December 2020	18.5 °C	1,397 mm	79	0
2019	38.3 °C25 August 2019	2.4 °C2 January 2019	18.5 °C	1,377 mm	70	0
2018	39.1 °C20 July 2018	0.7 °C9 January 2018	18.6 °C	1,200 mm	87	0
2017	41.1 °C22 August 2017	2.1 °C21 December 2017	18.8 °C	1,119 mm	73	0
2016	39.2 °C24 August 2016	-3.2 °C25 January 2016	18.8 °C	1,169 mm	88	3
2015	36.2 °C2 August 2015	1.2 °C17 December 2015	19.0 °C	1,192 mm	72	0
2014	41.5 °C6 August 2014	0.9 °C19 February 2014	18.3 °C	1,407 mm	52	0
2013	40.8 °C23 August 2013	-1.8 °C1 January 2013	19.3 °C	1,167 mm	100	1
2012	37.9 °C12 August 2012	-0.9 °C31 December 2012	17.9 °C	1,129 mm	64	1
2011	43.7 °C16 August 2011	-1.5 °C21 January 2011	18.5 °C	937 mm	93	4
2010	40.9 °C11 August 2010	-1.4 °C17 December 2010	18.2 °C	1,028 mm	67	2
2009	38.4 °C19 July 2009	1.2 °C27 January 2009	18.6 °C	1,142 mm	81	0
2008	35.7 °C27 July 2008	-0.9 °C29 January 2008	18.1 °C	1,282 mm	71	3
2007	36.2 °C22 August 2007	1.2 °C19 January 2007	18.7 °C	1,364 mm	80	0
2006	42.4 °C15 August 2006	1.7 °C27 January 2006	19.4 °C	981 mm	91	0
2005	36.0 °C1 July 2005	-1.4 °C2 January 2005	18.2 °C	1,551 mm	79	1
2004	38.3 °C11 August 2004	-0.2 °C31 December 2004	18.2 °C	1,557 mm	70	1
2003	37.7 °C25 August 2003	1.2 °C6 January 2003	18.6 °C	1,260 mm	64	0
2002	37.5 °C13 July 2002	1.4 °C28 December 2002	18.6 °C	1,493 mm	71	0
2001	40.0 °C6 August 2001	-0.1 °C22 December 2001	18.7 °C	1,205 mm	62	1
2000	37.6 °C27 July 2000	0.8 °C1 February 2000	18.1 °C	1,628 mm	66	0
1999	36.3 °C10 September 1999	-0.8 °C26 December 1999	18.5 °C	1,880 mm	67	2
1998	36.0 °C19 July 1998	0.7 °C20 January 1998	19.0 °C	1,753 mm	76	0
1997	41.4 °C31 August 1997	1.2 °C28 January 1997	18.4 °C	1,181 mm	78	0
1996	37.6 °C23 August 1996	-0.7 °C22 February 1996	17.7 °C	1,543 mm	72	1
1995	39.5 °C6 September 1995	0.9 °C6 January 1995	18.2 °C	1,414 mm	76	0
1994	40.5 °C5 August 1994	-0.2 °C21 January 1994	18.6 °C	1,327 mm	88	1
1993	36.1 °C13 July 1993	-1.3 °C27 January 1993	17.7 °C	1,474 mm	53	3
1992	40.5 °C10 August 1992	0.1 °C24 December 1992	17.8 °C	1,190 mm	72	0
1991	37.5 °C25 July 1991	-2.2 °C28 December 1991	18.0 °C	1,219 mm	68	2
1990	37.2 °C6 August 1990	1.1 °C1 February 1990	18.5 °C	1,276 mm	85	0
1989	37.8 °C22 July 1989	0.5 °C14 January 1989	17.6 °C	1,441 mm	57	0
1988	36.8 °C19 July 1988	2.2 °C4 March 1988	17.9 °C	1,408 mm	68	0
1987	35.1 °C25 July 1987	1.3 °C27 January 1987	18.2 °C	1,449 mm	49	0
1986	37.2 °C11 August 1986	0.5 °C2 March 1986	17.5 °C	1,546 mm	64	0
1985	37.5 °C5 August 1985	0.1 °C18 January 1985	17.7 °C	1,468 mm	69	0
1984	36.8 °C1 August 1984	0.6 °C9 January 1984	17.6 °C	1,563 mm	65	0
1983	35.2 °C25 July 1983	0.9 °C24 January 1983	17.9 °C	1,335 mm	51	0
1982	36.7 °C3 August 1982	-6.0 °C27 December 1982	17.4 °C	1,536 mm	50	4
1981	36.9 °C6 August 1981	0.1 °C23 December 1981	18.0 °C	1,040 mm	72	0
1980	37.2 °C28 July 1980	-0.6 °C9 February 1980	18.0 °C	1,343 mm	51	1
1979	36.5 °C9 August 1979	-0.2 °C25 November 1979	18.2 °C	1,554 mm	62	2
1978	39.5 °C4 September 1978	-0.4 °C21 January 1978	18.6 °C	1,023 mm	87	3
1977	37.6 °C8 August 1977	-2.1 °C31 January 1977	18.0 °C	1,213 mm	71	5
1976	39.8 °C20 August 1976	0.0 °C2 January 1976	17.6 °C	1,227 mm	59	0
1975	39.6 °C9 September 1975	-2.5 °C15 December 1975	18.4 °C	1,350 mm	73	8
1974	37.1 °C30 July 1974	1.0 °C18 January 1974	17.9 °C	1,582 mm	55	0
1973	36.9 °C25 August 1973	1.2 °C2 January 1973	18.8 °C	1,435 mm	74	0
1972	39.4 °C26 August 1972	-0.1 °C8 February 1972	18.2 °C	1,420 mm	82	1
1971	39.0 °C2 September 1971	0.7 °C31 January 1971	18.3 °C	1,063 mm	72	0
1970	37.8 °C17 August 1970	-1.0 °C9 January 1970	17.9 °C	1,452 mm	72	3
1969	37.2 °C27 July 1969	-0.1 °C30 January 1969	18.4 °C	1,196 mm	78	1
1968	36.4 °C31 July 1968	0.2 °C7 February 1968	17.6 °C	1,753 mm	53	0
1967	38.3 °C30 August 1967	-2.2 °C6 January 1967	17.8 °C	1,642 mm	71	4
1966	34.4 °C3 August 1966	-1.0 °C29 January 1966	17.7 °C	1,265 mm	55	3
1965	33.1 °C29 July 1965	-2.1 °C20 December 1965	17.3 °C	1,594 mm	39	3
1964	38.6 °C20 July 1964	0.9 °C26 February 1964	18.3 °C	1,655 mm	66	0
1963	36.8 °C4 June 1963	-2.8 °C15 January 1963	18.8 °C	1,496 mm	76	3
1962	37.1 °C16 July 1962	-0.6 °C27 January 1962	18.2 °C	1,413 mm	76	3
1961	38.0 °C23 July 1961	-0.1 °C17 January 1961	18.7 °C	1,508 mm	95	1
1960	36.6 °C6 August 1960	-0.7 °C2 January 1960	18.4 °C	1,602 mm	77	2
1959	40.4 °C28 August 1959	-1.2 °C13 January 1959	18.8 °C	1,012 mm	92	1
1958	36.9 °C26 July 1958	0.4 °C16 January 1958	18.5 °C	1,271 mm	77	0
1957	38.4 °C31 August 1957	-0.4 °C18 January 1957	18.2 °C	1,351 mm	55	2
1956	33.6 °C28 July 1956	-5.9 °C9 January 1956	17.7 °C	1,505 mm	63	7
1955	33.3 °C8 August 1955	-4.3 °C6 January 1955	17.8 °C	1,309 mm	57	5
1954	34.2 °C3 September 1954	-1.0 °C23 January 1954	17.8 °C	1,905 mm	60	2
1953	36.0 °C18 August 1953	0.6 °C27 January 1953	18.6 °C	1,659 mm	74	0
1952	35.2 °C4 July 1952	-0.6 °C8 January 1952	18.3 °C	1,808 mm	59	1
1951	33.9 °C8 September 1951	-3.6 °C14 January 1951	18.0 °C	1,410 mm	71	2
1950	33.6 °C23 July 1950	0.1 °C17 December 1950	17.6 °C	1,826 mm	37	0
1949	33.9 °C15 September 1949	-1.5 °C9 January 1949	18.1 °C	1,463 mm	75	5
1948	33.7 °C28 July 1948	-2.7 °C28 January 1948	18.1 °C	1,514 mm	69	6
1947	33.2 °C25 July 1947	-3.7 °C20 December 1947	18.3 °C	1,394 mm	73	6
1946	37.3 °C20 July 1946	-0.2 °C3 February 1946	18.6 °C	958 mm	93	1
1945	33.4 °C21 July 1945	-6.8 °C11 February 1945	17.1 °C	1,314 mm	49	14
1944	34.7 °C20 August 1944	-2.8 °C18 December 1944	17.6 °C	1,170 mm	81	8
1943	31.8 °C1 July 1943	-2.1 °C8 February 1943	17.8 °C	2,176 mm	36	1
1942	32.7 °C8 August 1942	-0.6 °C15 February 1942	18.2 °C	1,430 mm	61	3
1941	34.2 °C11 July 1941	0.3 °C27 January 1941	17.9 °C	1,475 mm	51	0
1940	34.7 °C14 July 1940	-3.2 °C25 January 1940	17.8 °C	1,273 mm	69	4

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.2 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

105 d/yr

+34

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-2

Annual rainfall

1602 mm

+215 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	12.1 °C	+1.8 °C	52 mm	+19 mm
Feb	12.4 °C	-0.1 °C	36 mm	-2 mm
Mar	17.1 °C	-0.3 °C	78 mm	+1 mm
Apr	25.6 °C	+3.1 °C	90 mm	-32 mm
May	28.5 °C	+2.6 °C	62 mm	-102 mm
Jun	30.3 °C	+1.9 °C	205 mm	+36 mm
Jul	34.9 °C	+3.2 °C	220 mm	+4 mm
Aug	34.5 °C	+2.4 °C	346 mm	+163 mm
Sep	28.4 °C	+1.1 °C	263 mm	+109 mm
Oct	23.6 °C	+2.2 °C	177 mm	+61 mm
Nov	16.8 °C	+0.2 °C	47 mm	-27 mm
Dec	13.4 °C	+1.8 °C	27 mm	-16 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.9 °C

5 Aug 2025

Coldest day

0.5 °C

27 Jan 2025

Wettest day

182.0 mm

11 Aug 2025

Windiest day

29.3 km/h

27 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

60.8 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

47.5 °C

17 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-2.4 °C

27 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

27 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Xianglong?

Xianglong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,387 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xianglong?

The hottest day measured in Xianglong between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2011, reaching 43.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Xianglong?

The coldest day measured in Xianglong between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1945, at -6.8 °C.

Does it snow in Xianglong?

Yes. Xianglong gets on average 2.2 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.

Has the climate of Xianglong warmed?

Yes: Xianglong warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Xianglong?

The wettest day measured in Xianglong between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Xianglong?

The windiest day measured in Xianglong between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1946, with winds reaching 57.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Xianglong?

The warmest month in Xianglong is August (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Xianglong?

Xianglong receives on average 1,387 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Xianglong?

Xianglong 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 Xianglong?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xianglong between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1994, with 5.8 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Xianglong?

Yes: Xianglong has on average 118 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xianglong?

In Xianglong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 17 July 2025, and the lowest was -10.7 °C on 11 February 1945.

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