Xindian climate — normals and trends
Xindian (China) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,224 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Xindian averages 3 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Xindian has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 31 May 2023) and the coldest -8.6 °C (on 4 March 1986).
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
XindianYunnan
- coords
- 25.28°, 101.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.6°C
Average daily high
21.0°C
Average daily low
11.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,224mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
11.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.8 cm
Average feels-like high
19.3 °C
Average feels-like low
10.1 °C
Average peak gust
42.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
34.9 °C
31 May 2023
Coldest day
-8.6 °C
4 March 1986
Wettest day
113 mm
3 July 1957
Windiest day
37.6 km/h
15 March 1988
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
17 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
33.3 °C
18 August 2016
Coldest feels-like
-12.3 °C
28 December 1982
Snowiest day
27.9 cm
28 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.3 h
14 June 1970
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 | 16.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 25 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 19.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 21.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 31 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 45 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 24.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 174 mm | +71 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 274 mm | +48 mm |
| Jul | 25.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 298 mm | +50 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 209 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 225 mm | +58 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 155 mm | +53 mm |
| Nov | 17.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 100 mm | +65 mm |
| Dec | 17.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xindian?
Xindian has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,224 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xindian?
The hottest day measured in Xindian between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2023, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xindian?
The coldest day measured in Xindian between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1986, at -8.6 °C.
Does it snow in Xindian?
Yes. Xindian gets on average 3.8 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Xindian warmed?
Yes: Xindian warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xindian?
The wettest day measured in Xindian between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1957, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xindian?
The windiest day measured in Xindian between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1988, with winds reaching 37.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xindian?
The warmest month in Xindian is June (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (9.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Xindian?
Xindian receives on average 1,224 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xindian?
Xindian gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Xindian?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xindian between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, with 27.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Xindian?
Yes: Xindian has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xindian?
In Xindian, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.3 °C on 18 August 2016, and the lowest was -12.3 °C on 28 December 1982.
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