Xincheng climate — normals and trends
Xincheng (China) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.8 °C and it receives 818 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 (13.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Xincheng averages 202 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.
Xincheng has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 210 to 194 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.0 °C (on 17 August 2016) and the coldest -33.5 °C (on 11 January 2011).
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
XinchengGansu
- coords
- 34.67°, 103.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.8°C
Average daily high
8.1°C
Average daily low
-3.9°C
Annual rainfall
818mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
25.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
202 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
156 d/yr
Annual snowfall
119.8 cm
Average feels-like high
5.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
29.0 °C
17 August 2016
Coldest day
-33.5 °C
11 January 2011
Wettest day
95 mm
29 July 1946
Windiest day
38.6 km/h
1 December 1980
Strongest gust
86.0 km/h
1 December 1980
Hottest feels-like
29.9 °C
13 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-39.3 °C
6 January 1995
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
30 September 1960
Sunniest day
14.0 h
28 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 | 0.1 °C | +3.9 °C | 15 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 0.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 20 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 4.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 30 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 12.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 26 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 63 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 16.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 128 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 20.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 151 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 19.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 192 mm | +65 mm |
| Sep | 17.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 111 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 10.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 153 mm | +73 mm |
| Nov | 5.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 46 mm | +24 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +7.1 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xincheng?
Xincheng has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.8 °C and it receives 818 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xincheng?
The hottest day measured in Xincheng between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 2016, reaching 29.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xincheng?
The coldest day measured in Xincheng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2011, at -33.5 °C.
Does it snow in Xincheng?
Yes. Xincheng gets on average 119.8 cm of snow per year and has around 202 frost days.
Has the climate of Xincheng warmed?
Yes: Xincheng warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xincheng?
The wettest day measured in Xincheng between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1946, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xincheng?
The windiest day measured in Xincheng between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1980, with winds reaching 38.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xincheng?
The warmest month in Xincheng is July (13.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Xincheng?
Xincheng receives on average 818 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xincheng?
Xincheng gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Xincheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xincheng between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1960, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Xincheng?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Xincheng.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xincheng?
In Xincheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.9 °C on 13 August 2022, and the lowest was -39.3 °C on 6 January 1995.
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