Xixiang climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Xixiang?

Xixiang has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,488 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xixiang?

The hottest day measured in Xixiang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2025, reaching 37.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Xixiang?

The coldest day measured in Xixiang between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1948, at -17.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Xixiang?

Yes. Xixiang gets on average 24.7 cm of snow per year and has around 57 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Xixiang warmed?

Yes: Xixiang warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Xixiang?

The wettest day measured in Xixiang between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2021, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Xixiang?

The windiest day measured in Xixiang between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1946, with winds reaching 29.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Xixiang?

The warmest month in Xixiang is July (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Xixiang?

Xixiang receives on average 1,488 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Xixiang?

Xixiang gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Xixiang (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,488 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Xixiang averages 57 frost days, 33 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.

Xixiang has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 73 to 41 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 16 July 2025) and the coldest -17.3 °C (on 27 January 1948).

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

XixiangShaanxi

coords: 32.99°, 107.76°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

13.7°C

Average daily high

18.0°C

Average daily low

9.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,488mm

Sunshine / day

7.2h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

7.5km/h

Seasonal range

22.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

57 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

33 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

146 d/yr

Annual snowfall

24.7 cm

Average feels-like high

18.5 °C

Average feels-like low

9.4 °C

Average peak gust

22.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

52 d/yr

Solar radiation

12.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.7 °C

16 July 2025

Coldest day

-17.3 °C

27 January 1948

Wettest day

141 mm

10 July 2021

Windiest day

29.8 km/h

22 May 1946

Strongest gust

65.9 km/h

12 April 1979

Hottest feels-like

44.3 °C

24 July 1958

Coldest feels-like

-22.0 °C

12 December 1954

Snowiest day

15.4 cm

13 March 1960

Sunniest day

14.0 h

29 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.7 °C16 July 2025	-4.5 °C28 January 2025	15.5 °C	1,561 mm	70	38
2024	35.5 °C2 August 2024	-5.4 °C28 December 2024	15.3 °C	1,315 mm	62	44
2023	35.5 °C9 July 2023	-6.0 °C16 January 2023	14.5 °C	1,540 mm	46	42
2022	36.9 °C13 August 2022	-5.6 °C18 December 2022	14.8 °C	1,334 mm	62	50
2021	35.9 °C1 August 2021	-6.2 °C8 January 2021	14.4 °C	1,874 mm	26	37
2020	34.6 °C5 June 2020	-5.9 °C31 December 2020	14.3 °C	1,337 mm	35	31
2019	33.9 °C27 July 2019	-4.1 °C1 January 2019	14.1 °C	1,417 mm	34	41
2018	35.1 °C18 July 2018	-9.0 °C9 January 2018	14.4 °C	1,370 mm	48	48
2017	34.8 °C5 August 2017	-3.5 °C18 December 2017	14.3 °C	1,268 mm	44	41
2016	36.4 °C24 August 2016	-7.1 °C25 January 2016	14.9 °C	870 mm	63	42
2015	33.1 °C31 July 2015	-4.7 °C17 December 2015	14.5 °C	1,111 mm	30	38
2014	34.2 °C4 August 2014	-4.8 °C22 December 2014	14.3 °C	1,047 mm	37	51
2013	34.5 °C26 July 2013	-5.3 °C27 December 2013	14.9 °C	1,138 mm	52	48
2012	33.2 °C23 June 2012	-6.5 °C30 December 2012	14.0 °C	1,244 mm	33	50
2011	34.3 °C24 June 2011	-4.8 °C6 January 2011	13.9 °C	1,468 mm	44	53
2010	35.0 °C31 July 2010	-5.4 °C16 December 2010	14.0 °C	1,305 mm	36	53
2009	33.3 °C24 July 2009	-6.4 °C13 January 2009	14.1 °C	1,302 mm	25	46
2008	33.2 °C28 June 2008	-5.9 °C29 January 2008	13.9 °C	1,006 mm	36	67
2007	33.9 °C10 July 2007	-4.8 °C8 January 2007	14.5 °C	1,231 mm	37	40
2006	35.4 °C18 June 2006	-4.7 °C7 January 2006	14.8 °C	1,003 mm	60	50
2005	34.4 °C29 June 2005	-6.2 °C22 December 2005	14.0 °C	1,308 mm	38	55
2004	33.4 °C26 June 2004	-5.8 °C24 January 2004	14.3 °C	1,418 mm	37	39
2003	33.4 °C7 August 2003	-4.2 °C28 January 2003	14.1 °C	1,675 mm	30	34
2002	34.6 °C13 July 2002	-5.3 °C26 December 2002	14.5 °C	1,178 mm	41	40
2001	34.3 °C19 July 2001	-5.6 °C22 December 2001	14.3 °C	1,111 mm	43	40
2000	33.9 °C25 July 2000	-4.0 °C26 January 2000	14.2 °C	1,432 mm	34	46
1999	34.9 °C1 August 1999	-6.5 °C22 December 1999	14.5 °C	1,243 mm	31	49
1998	33.4 °C30 June 1998	-5.0 °C5 January 1998	14.7 °C	1,643 mm	34	51
1997	34.3 °C9 September 1997	-5.0 °C24 January 1997	14.2 °C	971 mm	52	48
1996	32.4 °C14 June 1996	-4.2 °C17 February 1996	13.4 °C	1,463 mm	34	76
1995	37.4 °C12 July 1995	-4.6 °C2 February 1995	14.3 °C	1,332 mm	47	60
1994	35.7 °C4 August 1994	-5.8 °C21 January 1994	14.1 °C	1,371 mm	55	45
1993	32.6 °C5 August 1993	-6.5 °C16 January 1993	13.3 °C	1,559 mm	23	60
1992	33.9 °C10 June 1992	-6.1 °C24 December 1992	13.3 °C	1,380 mm	32	67
1991	34.8 °C25 July 1991	-8.8 °C28 December 1991	13.7 °C	1,276 mm	35	33
1990	33.7 °C6 August 1990	-6.1 °C1 February 1990	14.1 °C	1,578 mm	38	40
1989	33.9 °C21 July 1989	-4.5 °C14 January 1989	13.5 °C	1,643 mm	17	37
1988	35.0 °C30 June 1988	-4.3 °C11 February 1988	13.7 °C	1,365 mm	32	57
1987	32.6 °C6 July 1987	-8.6 °C30 November 1987	13.9 °C	1,636 mm	26	53
1986	34.1 °C11 August 1986	-4.1 °C4 January 1986	13.4 °C	1,309 mm	33	65
1985	34.9 °C5 August 1985	-5.2 °C15 December 1985	13.5 °C	1,379 mm	28	58
1984	33.9 °C4 June 1984	-6.0 °C29 January 1984	13.2 °C	1,693 mm	23	68
1983	32.3 °C26 July 1983	-4.8 °C20 January 1983	13.4 °C	1,947 mm	13	57
1982	33.8 °C17 June 1982	-6.1 °C26 December 1982	13.5 °C	1,278 mm	22	59
1981	34.8 °C15 June 1981	-7.4 °C28 January 1981	13.6 °C	1,710 mm	38	55
1980	33.3 °C23 July 1980	-15.2 °C5 February 1980	13.5 °C	1,472 mm	19	56
1979	34.0 °C10 August 1979	-13.5 °C18 November 1979	13.8 °C	1,462 mm	33	67
1978	33.9 °C2 August 1978	-7.3 °C12 February 1978	14.0 °C	1,374 mm	34	65
1977	34.4 °C1 July 1977	-7.6 °C30 January 1977	14.0 °C	1,179 mm	31	65
1976	34.8 °C31 July 1976	-6.4 °C11 January 1976	13.3 °C	1,299 mm	25	64
1975	34.2 °C16 July 1975	-9.2 °C18 December 1975	13.9 °C	1,584 mm	45	52
1974	34.3 °C9 July 1974	-5.1 °C17 January 1974	13.4 °C	1,508 mm	29	59
1973	32.5 °C4 August 1973	-6.2 °C22 December 1973	14.2 °C	1,422 mm	37	42
1972	35.9 °C13 August 1972	-12.1 °C6 February 1972	13.6 °C	1,227 mm	46	61
1971	35.2 °C4 July 1971	-6.9 °C27 December 1971	13.6 °C	1,283 mm	49	62
1970	35.1 °C17 August 1970	-6.2 °C15 January 1970	13.6 °C	1,177 mm	46	51
1969	34.8 °C28 July 1969	-14.7 °C1 February 1969	13.6 °C	1,307 mm	52	82
1968	32.7 °C25 July 1968	-7.6 °C24 January 1968	13.3 °C	1,466 mm	27	60
1967	34.1 °C30 August 1967	-6.9 °C16 January 1967	13.3 °C	1,722 mm	41	84
1966	31.6 °C21 June 1966	-7.1 °C28 January 1966	13.1 °C	1,464 mm	12	67
1965	31.3 °C4 July 1965	-13.1 °C19 December 1965	12.6 °C	1,920 mm	11	76
1964	34.3 °C8 August 1964	-12.3 °C25 February 1964	13.2 °C	2,137 mm	25	62
1963	33.4 °C26 July 1963	-7.6 °C12 January 1963	13.6 °C	2,103 mm	32	75
1962	35.3 °C15 July 1962	-8.6 °C30 December 1962	14.1 °C	1,482 mm	42	52
1961	34.5 °C21 July 1961	-6.5 °C1 February 1961	14.2 °C	2,042 mm	45	44
1960	33.2 °C10 June 1960	-8.5 °C26 January 1960	13.8 °C	1,590 mm	37	48
1959	36.8 °C13 July 1959	-5.7 °C13 January 1959	14.1 °C	1,340 mm	52	48
1958	34.8 °C24 July 1958	-6.4 °C1 February 1958	14.0 °C	1,837 mm	26	55
1957	35.3 °C24 August 1957	-12.2 °C18 January 1957	13.8 °C	1,465 mm	40	52
1956	31.5 °C28 July 1956	-15.8 °C24 January 1956	12.5 °C	1,672 mm	7	92
1955	29.8 °C18 June 1955	-17.2 °C11 January 1955	12.5 °C	1,797 mm	0	63
1954	30.3 °C20 June 1954	-17.3 °C12 December 1954	12.1 °C	2,238 mm	3	82
1953	32.4 °C13 August 1953	-10.8 °C20 January 1953	13.1 °C	1,778 mm	25	62
1952	31.2 °C4 July 1952	-11.6 °C8 January 1952	12.7 °C	2,596 mm	11	74
1951	30.8 °C15 August 1951	-11.2 °C24 November 1951	12.8 °C	2,024 mm	3	83
1950	31.9 °C23 July 1950	-7.8 °C15 February 1950	13.0 °C	1,515 mm	5	56
1949	30.8 °C11 July 1949	-8.6 °C9 January 1949	13.3 °C	1,761 mm	7	55
1948	31.7 °C2 July 1948	-17.3 °C27 January 1948	13.0 °C	1,585 mm	10	63
1947	32.1 °C19 May 1947	-10.5 °C20 December 1947	13.6 °C	1,099 mm	20	67
1946	30.6 °C18 July 1946	-6.6 °C3 January 1946	13.7 °C	4,014 mm	7	64
1945	32.1 °C1 August 1945	-12.4 °C16 January 1945	12.4 °C	1,182 mm	23	92
1944	32.9 °C3 August 1944	-12.9 °C22 December 1944	13.2 °C	1,353 mm	27	73
1943	31.0 °C2 August 1943	-10.9 °C19 November 1943	13.1 °C	1,465 mm	2	76
1942	33.5 °C8 July 1942	-6.3 °C15 February 1942	14.2 °C	1,184 mm	40	64
1941	35.7 °C30 June 1941	-6.5 °C24 January 1941	14.2 °C	769 mm	53	68
1940	33.9 °C14 July 1940	-10.5 °C25 January 1940	13.2 °C	1,469 mm	28	80

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

20.1 °C

+2.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

70 d/yr

+37

Frost days (< 0 °C)

38 d/yr

-19

Annual rainfall

1561 mm

+73 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	8.5 °C	+2.4 °C	41 mm	+21 mm
Feb	9.1 °C	+0.7 °C	14 mm	-13 mm
Mar	14.7 °C	+1.1 °C	43 mm	-14 mm
Apr	24.5 °C	+5.2 °C	22 mm	-65 mm
May	27.9 °C	+4.6 °C	62 mm	-70 mm
Jun	29.2 °C	+2.3 °C	107 mm	-60 mm
Jul	31.9 °C	+3.0 °C	153 mm	-172 mm
Aug	30.6 °C	+2.2 °C	236 mm	-25 mm
Sep	23.0 °C	-0.3 °C	549 mm	+337 mm
Oct	17.3 °C	-0.6 °C	275 mm	+162 mm
Nov	14.1 °C	+1.7 °C	32 mm	-30 mm
Dec	10.0 °C	+2.7 °C	27 mm	+2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.7 °C

16 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-4.5 °C

28 Jan 2025

Wettest day

64.7 mm

18 Sep 2025

Windiest day

20.0 km/h

13 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

52.2 km/h

13 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.2 °C

16 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-8.2 °C

28 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

1.8 cm

25 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

28 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Xixiang?

Xixiang has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,488 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 16 July 2025, reaching 37.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Xixiang?

The coldest day measured in Xixiang between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1948, at -17.3 °C.

Does it snow in Xixiang?

Yes. Xixiang gets on average 24.7 cm of snow per year and has around 57 frost days.

Has the climate of Xixiang warmed?

Yes: Xixiang warmed by +1.6 °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 10 July 2021, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Xixiang?

The windiest day measured in Xixiang between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1946, with winds reaching 29.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Xixiang?

The warmest month in Xixiang is July (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Xixiang?

Xixiang receives on average 1,488 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Xixiang?

Xixiang gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 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 13 March 1960, with 15.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Xixiang?

Yes: Xixiang has on average 52 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 44.3 °C on 24 July 1958, and the lowest was -22.0 °C on 12 December 1954.

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