Xuantan climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Xuantan?

Xuantan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,254 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Xuantan between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 2011, reaching 43.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Xuantan?

The coldest day measured in Xuantan between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1975, at -5.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Xuantan?

Yes. Xuantan gets on average 1.5 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Xuantan warmed?

Yes: Xuantan warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Xuantan?

The wettest day measured in Xuantan between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1970, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Xuantan?

The windiest day measured in Xuantan between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1946, with winds reaching 58.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Xuantan?

The warmest month in Xuantan is July (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Xuantan?

Xuantan receives on average 1,254 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Xuantan?

Xuantan gets on average 6.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,300 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Xuantan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,254 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Xuantan averages 1 frost days, 68 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.

Xuantan has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 17 August 2011) and the coldest -5.4 °C (on 14 December 1975).

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

XuantanSichuan

coords: 29.21°, 105.57°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

18.2°C

Average daily high

21.5°C

Average daily low

15.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,254mm

Sunshine / day

6.3h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

10.5km/h

Seasonal range

19.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

68 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

170 d/yr

Annual snowfall

1.5 cm

Average feels-like high

22.8 °C

Average feels-like low

16.0 °C

Average peak gust

21.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

119 d/yr

Solar radiation

11.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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

43.0 °C

17 August 2011

Coldest day

-5.4 °C

14 December 1975

Wettest day

132 mm

30 August 1970

Windiest day

58.8 km/h

13 May 1946

Strongest gust

76.0 km/h

7 June 1946

Hottest feels-like

47.6 °C

16 July 2025

Coldest feels-like

-10.3 °C

14 December 1975

Snowiest day

5.2 cm

27 December 1991

Sunniest day

13.9 h

18 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	40.1 °C3 August 2025	3.0 °C12 January 2025	19.5 °C	1,343 mm	104	0
2024	40.8 °C4 September 2024	2.3 °C22 January 2024	19.9 °C	1,139 mm	96	0
2023	37.5 °C23 July 2023	-0.6 °C19 January 2023	19.3 °C	1,278 mm	88	1
2022	42.6 °C24 August 2022	2.2 °C23 February 2022	19.6 °C	893 mm	94	0
2021	40.2 °C3 August 2021	-0.5 °C12 January 2021	18.6 °C	1,067 mm	74	3
2020	37.6 °C6 August 2020	1.7 °C21 December 2020	18.5 °C	1,205 mm	75	0
2019	37.9 °C26 August 2019	3.0 °C29 December 2019	18.5 °C	1,000 mm	66	0
2018	39.2 °C20 July 2018	0.7 °C10 January 2018	18.6 °C	1,168 mm	85	0
2017	38.8 °C26 July 2017	2.8 °C19 December 2017	18.8 °C	1,006 mm	76	0
2016	38.8 °C25 August 2016	-1.8 °C25 January 2016	18.9 °C	1,274 mm	86	1
2015	37.2 °C2 August 2015	2.6 °C17 December 2015	19.2 °C	1,181 mm	67	0
2014	37.6 °C23 July 2014	2.0 °C19 December 2014	18.3 °C	1,332 mm	55	0
2013	40.6 °C6 August 2013	0.0 °C1 January 2013	19.7 °C	1,032 mm	106	0
2012	37.6 °C12 August 2012	0.3 °C31 December 2012	17.9 °C	1,125 mm	60	0
2011	43.0 °C17 August 2011	0.5 °C21 January 2011	18.9 °C	849 mm	106	0
2010	39.8 °C11 August 2010	1.5 °C16 December 2010	18.5 °C	1,107 mm	70	0
2009	40.0 °C8 September 2009	2.8 °C27 January 2009	19.3 °C	889 mm	92	0
2008	38.9 °C27 July 2008	-0.8 °C29 January 2008	18.5 °C	1,050 mm	78	1
2007	35.9 °C8 August 2007	2.1 °C19 January 2007	19.0 °C	1,204 mm	89	0
2006	41.4 °C14 August 2006	-0.3 °C9 January 2006	19.3 °C	1,053 mm	90	1
2005	36.1 °C1 July 2005	-0.4 °C2 January 2005	18.3 °C	1,257 mm	70	1
2004	36.4 °C11 August 2004	0.1 °C31 December 2004	18.2 °C	1,456 mm	60	0
2003	37.0 °C31 July 2003	2.3 °C10 January 2003	18.7 °C	1,183 mm	59	0
2002	37.8 °C16 July 2002	1.5 °C28 December 2002	18.8 °C	1,178 mm	65	0
2001	37.2 °C6 August 2001	1.3 °C22 December 2001	18.6 °C	1,101 mm	60	0
2000	36.7 °C25 July 2000	2.4 °C1 February 2000	18.1 °C	1,491 mm	63	0
1999	35.5 °C31 July 1999	1.3 °C25 December 1999	18.4 °C	1,441 mm	58	0
1998	36.1 °C16 September 1998	2.7 °C23 January 1998	19.1 °C	1,550 mm	81	0
1997	37.7 °C7 September 1997	2.7 °C24 January 1997	18.4 °C	1,048 mm	75	0
1996	37.0 °C4 August 1996	1.1 °C24 February 1996	17.6 °C	1,312 mm	65	0
1995	38.5 °C6 September 1995	2.3 °C5 January 1995	18.2 °C	1,159 mm	75	0
1994	39.0 °C5 August 1994	0.9 °C23 January 1994	18.5 °C	1,243 mm	87	0
1993	36.7 °C13 July 1993	1.0 °C24 January 1993	17.8 °C	1,050 mm	51	0
1992	37.5 °C11 August 1992	1.1 °C14 January 1992	17.8 °C	997 mm	66	0
1991	36.7 °C25 July 1991	-0.6 °C28 December 1991	17.9 °C	1,199 mm	68	2
1990	36.9 °C10 August 1990	1.8 °C31 January 1990	18.4 °C	1,086 mm	82	0
1989	36.1 °C22 July 1989	-0.1 °C14 January 1989	17.5 °C	1,283 mm	58	1
1988	37.4 °C2 May 1988	2.0 °C18 January 1988	17.6 °C	1,218 mm	63	0
1987	34.9 °C23 May 1987	2.2 °C27 January 1987	18.2 °C	1,326 mm	50	0
1986	36.3 °C7 August 1986	1.4 °C2 March 1986	17.5 °C	1,380 mm	62	0
1985	36.6 °C5 August 1985	1.4 °C15 December 1985	17.5 °C	1,542 mm	56	0
1984	36.2 °C5 June 1984	1.0 °C18 December 1984	17.5 °C	1,365 mm	60	0
1983	35.7 °C27 July 1983	1.5 °C24 January 1983	17.9 °C	1,479 mm	45	0
1982	36.4 °C3 August 1982	-0.3 °C27 December 1982	17.5 °C	1,341 mm	55	2
1981	36.4 °C5 August 1981	1.9 °C26 January 1981	17.9 °C	1,107 mm	69	0
1980	36.6 °C27 July 1980	-1.8 °C8 February 1980	17.9 °C	1,119 mm	54	7
1979	36.7 °C11 July 1979	-0.6 °C19 November 1979	18.1 °C	1,504 mm	52	2
1978	37.9 °C11 July 1978	1.1 °C19 January 1978	18.5 °C	1,018 mm	83	0
1977	37.1 °C6 August 1977	-3.1 °C30 January 1977	18.0 °C	1,206 mm	69	3
1976	37.8 °C7 August 1976	0.1 °C2 January 1976	17.3 °C	1,010 mm	53	0
1975	37.2 °C17 July 1975	-5.4 °C14 December 1975	18.1 °C	1,261 mm	71	5
1974	36.6 °C30 July 1974	1.8 °C24 February 1974	17.9 °C	1,323 mm	51	0
1973	37.1 °C26 August 1973	2.2 °C31 December 1973	18.7 °C	1,244 mm	74	0
1972	39.9 °C26 August 1972	1.1 °C8 February 1972	18.2 °C	1,171 mm	78	0
1971	37.0 °C3 July 1971	3.0 °C3 January 1971	18.3 °C	1,074 mm	72	0
1970	37.4 °C16 August 1970	-0.7 °C7 January 1970	17.8 °C	1,200 mm	67	2
1969	36.7 °C2 August 1969	-0.2 °C4 February 1969	18.2 °C	1,208 mm	81	1
1968	35.9 °C31 July 1968	0.1 °C14 February 1968	17.4 °C	1,561 mm	46	0
1967	37.8 °C17 July 1967	-2.0 °C12 January 1967	17.5 °C	1,425 mm	69	2
1966	35.6 °C3 August 1966	-0.1 °C29 January 1966	17.8 °C	1,220 mm	58	1
1965	33.5 °C29 July 1965	0.3 °C20 December 1965	17.5 °C	1,472 mm	37	0
1964	37.9 °C12 July 1964	0.9 °C25 February 1964	18.0 °C	1,314 mm	59	0
1963	38.2 °C26 July 1963	0.2 °C14 January 1963	18.9 °C	1,145 mm	84	0
1962	37.1 °C18 July 1962	-0.2 °C30 December 1962	18.1 °C	1,306 mm	68	1
1961	37.5 °C22 August 1961	1.1 °C16 January 1961	18.5 °C	1,440 mm	94	0
1960	36.5 °C4 July 1960	0.1 °C26 January 1960	18.4 °C	1,254 mm	73	0
1959	38.3 °C13 July 1959	2.0 °C10 January 1959	18.7 °C	929 mm	94	0
1958	36.9 °C24 July 1958	0.2 °C1 February 1958	18.5 °C	1,085 mm	77	0
1957	37.8 °C31 August 1957	-0.6 °C13 February 1957	17.9 °C	1,195 mm	49	1
1956	35.4 °C8 June 1956	-2.7 °C12 January 1956	17.8 °C	1,435 mm	71	5
1955	33.2 °C7 July 1955	-2.6 °C6 January 1955	17.9 °C	1,352 mm	56	4
1954	33.9 °C2 September 1954	-0.2 °C31 December 1954	18.0 °C	1,818 mm	58	1
1953	35.1 °C16 August 1953	1.9 °C19 January 1953	18.7 °C	1,340 mm	77	0
1952	35.5 °C1 July 1952	0.2 °C7 January 1952	18.4 °C	1,341 mm	60	0
1951	35.2 °C8 September 1951	-1.0 °C14 January 1951	17.9 °C	1,471 mm	72	1
1950	33.4 °C23 July 1950	-0.6 °C17 December 1950	17.7 °C	1,551 mm	36	1
1949	34.2 °C23 August 1949	-1.5 °C8 January 1949	18.1 °C	1,207 mm	67	2
1948	32.7 °C13 August 1948	-1.0 °C29 January 1948	18.1 °C	1,312 mm	60	1
1947	33.6 °C25 July 1947	-2.4 °C20 December 1947	18.3 °C	1,474 mm	72	3
1946	38.1 °C19 July 1946	-0.4 °C7 January 1946	18.6 °C	1,205 mm	97	1
1945	33.5 °C25 July 1945	-3.2 °C11 February 1945	17.0 °C	1,412 mm	40	10
1944	35.3 °C4 August 1944	-2.6 °C18 December 1944	17.3 °C	1,296 mm	66	7
1943	32.8 °C4 August 1943	-2.1 °C8 February 1943	17.8 °C	1,984 mm	34	1
1942	32.2 °C3 July 1942	0.6 °C8 January 1942	18.2 °C	1,662 mm	40	0
1941	34.0 °C11 July 1941	1.1 °C24 January 1941	17.9 °C	1,205 mm	48	0
1940	34.3 °C15 July 1940	-1.7 °C3 February 1940	17.7 °C	1,086 mm	62	2

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.2 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

104 d/yr

+36

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

1343 mm

+89 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	12.1 °C	+1.7 °C	41 mm	+14 mm
Feb	12.0 °C	-0.6 °C	40 mm	+11 mm
Mar	17.3 °C	-0.5 °C	48 mm	-3 mm
Apr	25.8 °C	+2.9 °C	69 mm	-24 mm
May	28.1 °C	+1.8 °C	111 mm	-24 mm
Jun	31.3 °C	+2.9 °C	139 mm	-29 mm
Jul	34.5 °C	+3.1 °C	277 mm	+52 mm
Aug	34.3 °C	+2.7 °C	199 mm	-10 mm
Sep	28.4 °C	+1.4 °C	238 mm	+97 mm
Oct	23.4 °C	+2.1 °C	118 mm	+31 mm
Nov	16.5 °C	-0.2 °C	41 mm	-15 mm
Dec	13.4 °C	+1.8 °C	22 mm	-11 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.1 °C

3 Aug 2025

Coldest day

3.0 °C

12 Jan 2025

Wettest day

68.1 mm

30 Jun 2025

Windiest day

33.4 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

62.6 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

47.6 °C

16 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-0.4 °C

26 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

13 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Xuantan?

Xuantan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,254 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xuantan?

The hottest day measured in Xuantan between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 2011, reaching 43.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Xuantan?

The coldest day measured in Xuantan between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1975, at -5.4 °C.

Does it snow in Xuantan?

Yes. Xuantan gets on average 1.5 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.

Has the climate of Xuantan warmed?

Yes: Xuantan warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Xuantan?

The wettest day measured in Xuantan between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1970, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Xuantan?

The windiest day measured in Xuantan between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1946, with winds reaching 58.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Xuantan?

The warmest month in Xuantan is July (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Xuantan?

Xuantan receives on average 1,254 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Xuantan?

Xuantan gets on average 6.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,300 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Xuantan?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xuantan between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1991, with 5.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Xuantan?

Yes: Xuantan has on average 119 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xuantan?

In Xuantan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 16 July 2025, and the lowest was -10.3 °C on 14 December 1975.

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