Xinhua climate — normals and trends
Xinhua (China) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 1,981 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 (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Xinhua averages 2 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 192 rainy days per year.
Xinhua has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °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 32.4 °C (on 25 May 2012) and the coldest -4.1 °C (on 9 January 1980).
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
XinhuaYunnan
- coords
- 24.75°, 98.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.5°C
Average daily high
22.1°C
Average daily low
11.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,981mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
8.2km/h
Seasonal range
10.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
192 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.0 °C
Average feels-like low
11.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
32.4 °C
25 May 2012
Coldest day
-4.1 °C
9 January 1980
Wettest day
124 mm
18 August 2020
Windiest day
20.8 km/h
4 March 1946
Strongest gust
69.5 km/h
14 February 2005
Hottest feels-like
35.9 °C
19 August 1991
Coldest feels-like
-8.2 °C
9 January 1980
Snowiest day
0.4 cm
1 February 2007
Sunniest day
13.0 h
11 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 | 19.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 15 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 20.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 23.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 25 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 55 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 24.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 266 mm | +101 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 368 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 25.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 387 mm | -88 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 281 mm | -98 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 203 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 24.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 145 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 21.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 82 mm | +29 mm |
| Dec | 19.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xinhua?
Xinhua has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 1,981 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xinhua?
The hottest day measured in Xinhua between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 2012, reaching 32.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xinhua?
The coldest day measured in Xinhua between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1980, at -4.1 °C.
Does it snow in Xinhua?
Almost never: Xinhua sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Xinhua warmed?
Yes: Xinhua warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xinhua?
The wettest day measured in Xinhua between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2020, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xinhua?
The windiest day measured in Xinhua between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1946, with winds reaching 20.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xinhua?
The warmest month in Xinhua is August (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Xinhua?
Xinhua receives on average 1,981 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 192 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xinhua?
Xinhua gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Xinhua?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xinhua between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2007, with 0.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Xinhua?
Yes: Xinhua has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xinhua?
In Xinhua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.9 °C on 19 August 1991, and the lowest was -8.2 °C on 9 January 1980.
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