Xinzhi climate — normals and trends
Xinzhi (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 662 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Xinzhi averages 119 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Xinzhi has warmed by +2.0 °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 129 to 109 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 23 June 2005) and the coldest -25.0 °C (on 16 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
XinzhiShanxi
- coords
- 36.50°, 111.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
16.3°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
662mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
27.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
119 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
34 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
30.5 cm
Average feels-like high
14.4 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
29 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
38.3 °C
23 June 2005
Coldest day
-25.0 °C
16 January 1955
Wettest day
114 mm
14 June 1946
Windiest day
45.3 km/h
28 April 1983
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
28 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
12 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-30.4 °C
16 January 1955
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
28 February 1945
Sunniest day
14.2 h
21 June 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 9 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 5 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 21 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 22.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 8 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 25.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 36 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 58 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 63 mm | -81 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 81 mm | -56 mm |
| Sep | 22.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 78 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 15.0 °C | -1.7 °C | 188 mm | +137 mm |
| Nov | 11.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 12 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 5.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 13 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xinzhi?
Xinzhi has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 662 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xinzhi?
The hottest day measured in Xinzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2005, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xinzhi?
The coldest day measured in Xinzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1955, at -25.0 °C.
Does it snow in Xinzhi?
Yes. Xinzhi gets on average 30.5 cm of snow per year and has around 119 frost days.
Has the climate of Xinzhi warmed?
Yes: Xinzhi warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xinzhi?
The wettest day measured in Xinzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1946, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xinzhi?
The windiest day measured in Xinzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1983, with winds reaching 45.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xinzhi?
The warmest month in Xinzhi is July (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Xinzhi?
Xinzhi receives on average 662 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xinzhi?
Xinzhi gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Xinzhi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xinzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1945, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Xinzhi?
Yes: Xinzhi has on average 29 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xinzhi?
In Xinzhi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 12 July 2002, and the lowest was -30.4 °C on 16 January 1955.
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