Xunchang climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Xunchang?

Xunchang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 1,348 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Xunchang between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2022, reaching 41.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Xunchang?

The coldest day measured in Xunchang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1975, at -9.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Xunchang?

Yes. Xunchang gets on average 2.4 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Xunchang warmed?

Yes: Xunchang warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Xunchang?

The wettest day measured in Xunchang between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1968, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Xunchang?

The windiest day measured in Xunchang between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1946, with winds reaching 46.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Xunchang?

The warmest month in Xunchang is July (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Xunchang?

Xunchang receives on average 1,348 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 185 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Xunchang?

Xunchang gets on average 5.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,008 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Xunchang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 1,348 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Xunchang averages 2 frost days, 55 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 185 rainy days per year.

Xunchang has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 1 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 21 August 2022) and the coldest -9.8 °C (on 16 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

XunchangSichuan

coords: 28.45°, 104.71°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

17.6°C

Average daily high

20.7°C

Average daily low

14.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,348mm

Sunshine / day

5.5h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

9.1km/h

Seasonal range

19.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

55 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

185 d/yr

Annual snowfall

2.4 cm

Average feels-like high

22.0 °C

Average feels-like low

15.5 °C

Average peak gust

21.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

110 d/yr

Solar radiation

10.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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

41.9 °C

21 August 2022

Coldest day

-9.8 °C

16 December 1975

Wettest day

158 mm

4 May 1968

Windiest day

46.6 km/h

13 May 1946

Strongest gust

83.9 km/h

30 April 2001

Hottest feels-like

46.5 °C

15 July 2022

Coldest feels-like

-14.6 °C

16 December 1975

Snowiest day

7.0 cm

29 January 1977

Sunniest day

13.8 h

15 June 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.0 °C3 August 2025	2.4 °C12 January 2025	18.8 °C	1,468 mm	88	0
2024	39.9 °C28 August 2024	1.7 °C24 January 2024	19.2 °C	1,393 mm	93	0
2023	39.9 °C10 July 2023	-0.6 °C19 January 2023	19.1 °C	1,004 mm	87	4
2022	41.9 °C21 August 2022	0.5 °C23 February 2022	18.9 °C	1,015 mm	83	0
2021	39.4 °C3 August 2021	-2.2 °C12 January 2021	18.2 °C	1,181 mm	64	3
2020	36.8 °C27 July 2020	0.8 °C21 December 2020	18.0 °C	1,275 mm	64	0
2019	37.2 °C11 August 2019	2.0 °C29 December 2019	18.0 °C	995 mm	58	0
2018	37.6 °C20 July 2018	-1.6 °C9 January 2018	18.0 °C	1,315 mm	73	1
2017	37.4 °C10 July 2017	1.8 °C12 February 2017	18.3 °C	1,046 mm	71	0
2016	37.9 °C25 August 2016	-1.5 °C25 January 2016	18.4 °C	1,414 mm	76	2
2015	37.4 °C2 August 2015	1.2 °C17 December 2015	18.7 °C	1,079 mm	56	0
2014	35.9 °C26 July 2014	0.9 °C19 December 2014	17.7 °C	1,136 mm	45	0
2013	37.2 °C17 June 2013	-1.4 °C1 January 2013	18.9 °C	1,294 mm	87	1
2012	37.3 °C12 August 2012	-1.1 °C31 December 2012	17.2 °C	1,301 mm	50	1
2011	39.8 °C17 August 2011	-0.7 °C21 January 2011	18.0 °C	806 mm	92	2
2010	37.0 °C10 August 2010	-0.6 °C16 January 2010	17.7 °C	1,088 mm	60	1
2009	37.2 °C19 July 2009	0.6 °C22 November 2009	18.4 °C	1,068 mm	67	0
2008	35.1 °C23 July 2008	-1.2 °C29 January 2008	17.8 °C	1,289 mm	66	2
2007	35.5 °C8 August 2007	0.5 °C19 January 2007	18.4 °C	1,257 mm	72	0
2006	38.6 °C12 August 2006	-1.8 °C9 January 2006	18.6 °C	1,271 mm	81	1
2005	36.2 °C1 August 2005	-1.2 °C2 January 2005	17.7 °C	1,371 mm	65	2
2004	35.0 °C25 July 2004	0.5 °C4 February 2004	17.7 °C	1,341 mm	53	0
2003	35.7 °C31 July 2003	1.2 °C10 January 2003	18.0 °C	1,105 mm	44	0
2002	37.1 °C15 July 2002	1.1 °C28 December 2002	18.3 °C	1,122 mm	51	0
2001	35.4 °C10 July 2001	0.1 °C23 December 2001	18.0 °C	1,138 mm	47	0
2000	36.6 °C26 July 2000	1.6 °C13 December 2000	17.5 °C	1,485 mm	50	0
1999	34.8 °C31 July 1999	-2.3 °C12 January 1999	17.8 °C	1,376 mm	36	4
1998	35.4 °C18 July 1998	-0.5 °C23 January 1998	18.4 °C	1,339 mm	61	1
1997	35.9 °C10 August 1997	0.3 °C24 January 1997	17.7 °C	1,271 mm	62	0
1996	36.3 °C4 August 1996	-0.5 °C24 February 1996	16.9 °C	1,448 mm	52	1
1995	37.0 °C6 September 1995	0.9 °C5 January 1995	17.5 °C	1,372 mm	64	0
1994	37.9 °C5 August 1994	-1.9 °C23 January 1994	17.8 °C	1,326 mm	80	2
1993	36.2 °C25 June 1993	-1.8 °C24 January 1993	17.2 °C	1,101 mm	44	1
1992	37.3 °C25 July 1992	-0.9 °C14 January 1992	17.1 °C	1,176 mm	48	1
1991	35.5 °C25 July 1991	-0.8 °C27 December 1991	17.3 °C	1,525 mm	49	3
1990	36.2 °C5 August 1990	1.9 °C16 January 1990	17.7 °C	1,235 mm	65	0
1989	35.2 °C20 July 1989	-2.7 °C14 January 1989	16.9 °C	1,416 mm	45	3
1988	36.9 °C3 May 1988	1.2 °C18 January 1988	17.0 °C	1,208 mm	52	0
1987	34.1 °C5 August 1987	2.0 °C5 January 1987	17.7 °C	1,119 mm	38	0
1986	35.1 °C10 August 1986	-1.7 °C3 March 1986	16.8 °C	1,265 mm	53	3
1985	35.9 °C5 August 1985	0.8 °C10 January 1985	16.9 °C	1,443 mm	46	0
1984	35.5 °C5 June 1984	-0.4 °C19 December 1984	16.8 °C	1,370 mm	47	1
1983	34.2 °C27 July 1983	0.6 °C29 December 1983	17.4 °C	1,484 mm	41	0
1982	34.7 °C1 August 1982	-1.0 °C26 December 1982	17.0 °C	1,254 mm	40	3
1981	36.0 °C7 July 1981	0.8 °C27 January 1981	17.2 °C	1,334 mm	54	0
1980	36.7 °C24 July 1980	-7.8 °C31 January 1980	17.3 °C	1,046 mm	48	8
1979	35.0 °C11 July 1979	0.9 °C30 January 1979	17.6 °C	1,537 mm	38	0
1978	37.0 °C11 July 1978	-0.4 °C21 January 1978	17.7 °C	1,271 mm	68	1
1977	37.9 °C5 August 1977	-6.4 °C30 January 1977	17.4 °C	1,298 mm	61	8
1976	36.9 °C28 July 1976	-1.0 °C2 January 1976	16.7 °C	1,079 mm	43	2
1975	36.9 °C17 July 1975	-9.8 °C16 December 1975	17.5 °C	1,349 mm	64	8
1974	35.0 °C30 July 1974	-0.5 °C11 February 1974	17.2 °C	1,265 mm	38	1
1973	35.2 °C26 August 1973	1.7 °C31 December 1973	17.9 °C	1,455 mm	59	0
1972	38.1 °C13 August 1972	0.4 °C5 February 1972	17.6 °C	1,258 mm	69	0
1971	36.5 °C3 July 1971	2.0 °C31 January 1971	17.7 °C	1,398 mm	60	0
1970	35.9 °C16 August 1970	-1.5 °C7 January 1970	17.0 °C	1,370 mm	63	2
1969	35.5 °C30 May 1969	0.4 °C16 January 1969	17.5 °C	1,584 mm	63	0
1968	35.0 °C31 July 1968	-1.4 °C14 February 1968	17.0 °C	1,658 mm	40	1
1967	35.8 °C1 August 1967	-2.6 °C6 January 1967	16.8 °C	1,643 mm	60	3
1966	34.5 °C27 July 1966	-0.3 °C30 December 1966	17.2 °C	1,252 mm	45	1
1965	32.8 °C22 July 1965	-0.9 °C19 December 1965	16.9 °C	1,490 mm	25	2
1964	34.6 °C12 July 1964	0.4 °C21 February 1964	17.3 °C	1,530 mm	45	0
1963	37.4 °C26 July 1963	-0.6 °C5 January 1963	18.4 °C	1,179 mm	70	2
1962	39.1 °C13 July 1962	-0.3 °C30 December 1962	17.5 °C	1,097 mm	53	1
1961	36.3 °C22 August 1961	-1.0 °C16 January 1961	17.8 °C	1,488 mm	74	2
1960	37.6 °C4 July 1960	-1.6 °C26 January 1960	17.8 °C	1,385 mm	58	3
1959	37.4 °C12 July 1959	-2.3 °C13 January 1959	17.8 °C	1,059 mm	69	2
1958	36.0 °C24 July 1958	-1.2 °C19 January 1958	17.8 °C	1,378 mm	69	3
1957	37.5 °C31 August 1957	-2.4 °C13 February 1957	17.2 °C	1,107 mm	45	2
1956	34.8 °C4 August 1956	-1.3 °C9 January 1956	17.2 °C	1,413 mm	48	4
1955	31.9 °C2 July 1955	-3.5 °C6 January 1955	17.3 °C	1,463 mm	34	6
1954	33.6 °C2 September 1954	-0.1 °C31 December 1954	17.3 °C	1,724 mm	30	1
1953	34.2 °C16 August 1953	0.2 °C27 January 1953	18.2 °C	1,357 mm	56	0
1952	34.3 °C3 July 1952	0.3 °C31 December 1952	17.8 °C	1,363 mm	43	0
1951	34.6 °C5 September 1951	-0.1 °C24 January 1951	17.3 °C	1,572 mm	53	1
1950	33.5 °C23 July 1950	-0.5 °C17 December 1950	17.2 °C	1,693 mm	29	1
1949	33.9 °C9 July 1949	-1.2 °C9 January 1949	17.6 °C	1,412 mm	48	1
1948	32.0 °C4 July 1948	-1.2 °C9 February 1948	17.5 °C	1,350 mm	36	4
1947	33.4 °C6 July 1947	-1.9 °C20 December 1947	17.6 °C	1,641 mm	53	3
1946	38.2 °C5 August 1946	-1.3 °C3 February 1946	17.7 °C	2,717 mm	74	4
1945	33.1 °C6 June 1945	-5.2 °C9 February 1945	16.4 °C	1,588 mm	27	14
1944	35.3 °C4 August 1944	-3.6 °C19 December 1944	16.5 °C	1,884 mm	41	9
1943	33.2 °C4 August 1943	-2.2 °C8 February 1943	17.2 °C	1,894 mm	15	1
1942	32.1 °C3 July 1942	-1.5 °C8 January 1942	17.5 °C	1,864 mm	24	1
1941	33.6 °C11 July 1941	-1.1 °C2 February 1941	17.3 °C	1,215 mm	33	2
1940	33.6 °C30 June 1940	-2.6 °C3 February 1940	17.2 °C	1,279 mm	44	3

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.3 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

88 d/yr

+33

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-2

Annual rainfall

1468 mm

+120 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	11.6 °C	+1.9 °C	50 mm	+14 mm
Feb	10.8 °C	-0.9 °C	53 mm	+16 mm
Mar	16.1 °C	-0.7 °C	56 mm	+3 mm
Apr	24.6 °C	+2.5 °C	54 mm	-19 mm
May	27.4 °C	+1.7 °C	119 mm	+3 mm
Jun	30.9 °C	+3.0 °C	105 mm	-63 mm
Jul	33.5 °C	+2.9 °C	338 mm	+58 mm
Aug	32.7 °C	+2.3 °C	292 mm	+24 mm
Sep	27.6 °C	+1.6 °C	218 mm	+72 mm
Oct	22.4 °C	+1.9 °C	110 mm	+31 mm
Nov	16.2 °C	+0.2 °C	49 mm	-5 mm
Dec	12.9 °C	+1.9 °C	24 mm	-14 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.0 °C

3 Aug 2025

Coldest day

2.4 °C

12 Jan 2025

Wettest day

50.4 mm

23 Aug 2025

Windiest day

28.5 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

62.6 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.6 °C

17 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-0.2 °C

28 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.8 h

10 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Xunchang?

Xunchang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 1,348 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xunchang?

The hottest day measured in Xunchang between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2022, reaching 41.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Xunchang?

The coldest day measured in Xunchang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1975, at -9.8 °C.

Does it snow in Xunchang?

Yes. Xunchang gets on average 2.4 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.

Has the climate of Xunchang warmed?

Yes: Xunchang warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Xunchang?

The wettest day measured in Xunchang between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1968, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Xunchang?

The windiest day measured in Xunchang between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1946, with winds reaching 46.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Xunchang?

The warmest month in Xunchang is July (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Xunchang?

Xunchang receives on average 1,348 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 185 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Xunchang?

Xunchang gets on average 5.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,008 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Xunchang?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xunchang between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1977, with 7.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Xunchang?

Yes: Xunchang has on average 110 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xunchang?

In Xunchang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 15 July 2022, and the lowest was -14.6 °C on 16 December 1975.

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