Xinxiang climate — normals and trends
Xinxiang (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 691 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 (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Xinxiang averages 84 frost days, 82 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.
Xinxiang has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 96 to 72 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.9 °C (on 8 July 2023) and the coldest -25.1 °C (on 16 January 1958).
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
XinxiangHenan
- coords
- 35.19°, 113.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.0°C
Average daily high
20.3°C
Average daily low
10.1°C
Annual rainfall
691mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
27.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
84 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
82 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
76 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.6 °C
Average feels-like low
9.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
86 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
44.9 °C
8 July 2023
Coldest day
-25.1 °C
16 January 1958
Wettest day
160 mm
12 July 1994
Windiest day
46.2 km/h
21 February 1979
Strongest gust
91.4 km/h
20 March 1991
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
22 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-30.1 °C
16 January 1958
Snowiest day
13.8 cm
25 November 1954
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 June 1945
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 | +3.8 °C | 12 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 10.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 18.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 30 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 28.0 °C | +6.0 °C | 13 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 31.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 22 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 34.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 95 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 35.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 93 mm | -92 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 95 mm | -58 mm |
| Sep | 25.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 163 mm | +86 mm |
| Oct | 18.0 °C | -3.4 °C | 131 mm | +93 mm |
| Nov | 17.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 13 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 10.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 11 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xinxiang?
Xinxiang has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 691 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xinxiang?
The hottest day measured in Xinxiang between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 2023, reaching 44.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xinxiang?
The coldest day measured in Xinxiang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1958, at -25.1 °C.
Does it snow in Xinxiang?
Yes. Xinxiang gets on average 15.3 cm of snow per year and has around 84 frost days.
Has the climate of Xinxiang warmed?
Yes: Xinxiang warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xinxiang?
The wettest day measured in Xinxiang between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1994, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xinxiang?
The windiest day measured in Xinxiang between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1979, with winds reaching 46.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xinxiang?
The warmest month in Xinxiang is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Xinxiang?
Xinxiang receives on average 691 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xinxiang?
Xinxiang gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Xinxiang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xinxiang between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1954, with 13.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Xinxiang?
Yes: Xinxiang has on average 86 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xinxiang?
In Xinxiang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 22 July 1958, and the lowest was -30.1 °C on 16 January 1958.
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