Zhenping climate — normals and trends
Zhenping (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 1,036 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhenping averages 58 frost days, 70 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Zhenping has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 71 to 45 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 20 August 1959) and the coldest -21.2 °C (on 19 February 1952).
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
ZhenpingHenan
- coords
- 33.03°, 112.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.4°C
Average daily high
20.1°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,036mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
25.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
58 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
70 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.2 cm
Average feels-like high
20.1 °C
Average feels-like low
10.5 °C
Average peak gust
27.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
91 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
41.2 °C
20 August 1959
Coldest day
-21.2 °C
19 February 1952
Wettest day
236 mm
7 August 1975
Windiest day
40.4 km/h
21 February 1979
Strongest gust
78.5 km/h
21 February 1979
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
15 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-25.7 °C
19 February 1952
Snowiest day
14.6 cm
18 November 1993
Sunniest day
13.6 h
22 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 43 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | 10.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 17.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 48 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | +4.8 °C | 27 mm | -44 mm |
| May | 29.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 53 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 104 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 105 mm | -129 mm |
| Aug | 33.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 175 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 24.5 °C | -1.6 °C | 279 mm | +162 mm |
| Oct | 17.9 °C | -3.3 °C | 149 mm | +85 mm |
| Nov | 18.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 23 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 11.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 14 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhenping?
Zhenping has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 1,036 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhenping?
The hottest day measured in Zhenping between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1959, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhenping?
The coldest day measured in Zhenping between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1952, at -21.2 °C.
Does it snow in Zhenping?
Yes. Zhenping gets on average 19.2 cm of snow per year and has around 58 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhenping warmed?
Yes: Zhenping warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhenping?
The wettest day measured in Zhenping between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1975, with 236 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhenping?
The windiest day measured in Zhenping between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1979, with winds reaching 40.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhenping?
The warmest month in Zhenping is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhenping?
Zhenping receives on average 1,036 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhenping?
Zhenping gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhenping?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhenping between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1993, with 14.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhenping?
Yes: Zhenping has on average 91 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhenping?
In Zhenping, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 15 August 2022, and the lowest was -25.7 °C on 19 February 1952.
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