Yuncheng climate — normals and trends
Yuncheng (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 618 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Yuncheng averages 91 frost days, 68 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Yuncheng has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 103 to 79 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.6 °C (on 1 August 1969) and the coldest -24.7 °C (on 10 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
YunchengShanxi
- coords
- 35.02°, 110.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.8°C
Average daily high
18.9°C
Average daily low
9.2°C
Annual rainfall
618mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
27.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
91 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
68 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.2 cm
Average feels-like high
17.7 °C
Average feels-like low
7.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
71 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
42.6 °C
1 August 1969
Coldest day
-24.7 °C
10 January 1955
Wettest day
147 mm
21 July 1941
Windiest day
44.3 km/h
2 June 1946
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
26 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
12 July 1959
Coldest feels-like
-29.7 °C
10 January 1955
Snowiest day
13.0 cm
11 November 2009
Sunniest day
14.0 h
16 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 24 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | 8.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 16.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 39 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 26.4 °C | +5.3 °C | 4 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 14 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 36 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 35.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 53 mm | -66 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 111 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 23.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 218 mm | +121 mm |
| Oct | 16.2 °C | -2.9 °C | 200 mm | +145 mm |
| Nov | 14.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 11 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 8.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 10 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yuncheng?
Yuncheng has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 618 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yuncheng?
The hottest day measured in Yuncheng between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1969, reaching 42.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yuncheng?
The coldest day measured in Yuncheng between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1955, at -24.7 °C.
Does it snow in Yuncheng?
Yes. Yuncheng gets on average 22.2 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.
Has the climate of Yuncheng warmed?
Yes: Yuncheng warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yuncheng?
The wettest day measured in Yuncheng between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1941, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yuncheng?
The windiest day measured in Yuncheng between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1946, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yuncheng?
The warmest month in Yuncheng is July (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Yuncheng?
Yuncheng receives on average 618 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yuncheng?
Yuncheng gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yuncheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yuncheng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 November 2009, with 13.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yuncheng?
Yes: Yuncheng has on average 71 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yuncheng?
In Yuncheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 12 July 1959, and the lowest was -29.7 °C on 10 January 1955.
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