Xinmiao climate — normals and trends
Xinmiao (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 1,362 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Xinmiao averages 2 frost days, 72 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Xinmiao 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 42.3 °C (on 15 August 2006) and the coldest -7.2 °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
XinmiaoChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 29.66°, 107.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
21.4°C
Average daily low
15.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,362mm
Sunshine / day
6.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
8.7km/h
Seasonal range
20.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
72 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.7 cm
Average feels-like high
22.8 °C
Average feels-like low
15.8 °C
Average peak gust
22.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
114 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 = 0.28 · 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
42.3 °C
15 August 2006
Coldest day
-7.2 °C
11 February 1945
Wettest day
129 mm
10 August 1974
Windiest day
45.5 km/h
23 May 1946
Strongest gust
67.3 km/h
22 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
25 July 1957
Coldest feels-like
-10.8 °C
11 February 1945
Snowiest day
7.7 cm
6 February 1972
Sunniest day
13.9 h
23 June 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 | 11.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 58 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | 11.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 34 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 69 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 25.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 105 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 27.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 103 mm | -75 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 193 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 34.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 184 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 34.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 113 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 145 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 24.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 134 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 16.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 72 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 46 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xinmiao?
Xinmiao has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 1,362 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xinmiao?
The hottest day measured in Xinmiao between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2006, reaching 42.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xinmiao?
The coldest day measured in Xinmiao between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1945, at -7.2 °C.
Does it snow in Xinmiao?
Yes. Xinmiao gets on average 1.7 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.
Has the climate of Xinmiao warmed?
Yes: Xinmiao warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xinmiao?
The wettest day measured in Xinmiao between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1974, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xinmiao?
The windiest day measured in Xinmiao between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1946, with winds reaching 45.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xinmiao?
The warmest month in Xinmiao is August (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Xinmiao?
Xinmiao receives on average 1,362 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xinmiao?
Xinmiao 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 Xinmiao?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xinmiao between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1972, with 7.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Xinmiao?
Yes: Xinmiao has on average 114 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xinmiao?
In Xinmiao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 25 July 1957, and the lowest was -10.8 °C on 11 February 1945.
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