Xixiang climate — normals and trends
Xixiang (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 937 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Xixiang averages 105 frost days, 33 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Xixiang 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 116 to 94 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 24 June 2022) and the coldest -24.9 °C (on 13 January 1951).
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
XixiangHenan
- coords
- 35.16°, 112.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.4°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
7.8°C
Annual rainfall
937mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
26.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
105 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
33 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
34.3 cm
Average feels-like high
16.4 °C
Average feels-like low
6.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
50 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
39.8 °C
24 June 2022
Coldest day
-24.9 °C
13 January 1951
Wettest day
192 mm
17 July 1984
Windiest day
40.9 km/h
28 April 1983
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
17 November 2019
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
1 August 1969
Coldest feels-like
-30.3 °C
13 January 1951
Snowiest day
16.9 cm
25 November 1954
Sunniest day
14.1 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 | 6.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 20 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 4 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 15.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 28 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 24.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 22 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 22 mm | -50 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 79 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 101 mm | -137 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 217 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 262 mm | +152 mm |
| Oct | 15.5 °C | -2.9 °C | 169 mm | +113 mm |
| Nov | 15.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 19 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 8.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 14 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xixiang?
Xixiang has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 937 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xixiang?
The hottest day measured in Xixiang between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 2022, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xixiang?
The coldest day measured in Xixiang between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1951, at -24.9 °C.
Does it snow in Xixiang?
Yes. Xixiang gets on average 34.3 cm of snow per year and has around 105 frost days.
Has the climate of Xixiang warmed?
Yes: Xixiang warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xixiang?
The wettest day measured in Xixiang between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1984, with 192 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xixiang?
The windiest day measured in Xixiang between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1983, with winds reaching 40.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xixiang?
The warmest month in Xixiang is July (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Xixiang?
Xixiang receives on average 937 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xixiang?
Xixiang gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Xixiang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xixiang between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1954, with 16.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Xixiang?
Yes: Xixiang has on average 50 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xixiang?
In Xixiang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 1 August 1969, and the lowest was -30.3 °C on 13 January 1951.
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