Xincheng climate — normals and trends
Xincheng (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 992 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Xincheng averages 64 frost days, 73 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Xincheng has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 76 to 52 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 10 July 1941) and the coldest -24.9 °C (on 10 January 1955).
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
XinchengHenan
- coords
- 33.63°, 115.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.3°C
Average daily high
20.0°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
992mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
26.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
64 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
73 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
18.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.7 °C
Average feels-like low
10.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
92 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
40.9 °C
10 July 1941
Coldest day
-24.9 °C
10 January 1955
Wettest day
163 mm
18 August 2018
Windiest day
43.0 km/h
20 July 2016
Strongest gust
88.9 km/h
18 August 2018
Hottest feels-like
48.6 °C
28 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-30.5 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
17.7 cm
7 February 1964
Sunniest day
13.8 h
19 June 1955
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 | 9.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 34 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 10.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 17.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 51 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 26.3 °C | +5.5 °C | 13 mm | -51 mm |
| May | 29.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 53 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 96 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 36.9 °C | +5.4 °C | 30 mm | -228 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 156 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 308 mm | +203 mm |
| Oct | 18.8 °C | -2.8 °C | 131 mm | +78 mm |
| Nov | 17.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 22 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 11.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 16 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xincheng?
Xincheng has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 992 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 10 July 1941, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xincheng?
The coldest day measured in Xincheng between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1955, at -24.9 °C.
Does it snow in Xincheng?
Yes. Xincheng gets on average 18.0 cm of snow per year and has around 64 frost days.
Has the climate of Xincheng warmed?
Yes: Xincheng warmed by +1.4 °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 18 August 2018, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xincheng?
The windiest day measured in Xincheng between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2016, with winds reaching 43.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xincheng?
The warmest month in Xincheng is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Xincheng?
Xincheng receives on average 992 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xincheng?
Xincheng 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 Xincheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xincheng between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1964, with 17.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Xincheng?
Yes: Xincheng has on average 92 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xincheng?
In Xincheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.6 °C on 28 July 1958, and the lowest was -30.5 °C on 11 January 1955.
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