Zhongling climate — normals and trends
Zhongling (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 1,897 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Zhongling averages 28 frost days, 39 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 193 rainy days per year.
Zhongling has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 38 to 18 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 20 August 2022) and the coldest -17.3 °C (on 11 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
ZhonglingChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 28.30°, 108.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.1°C
Average daily high
18.6°C
Average daily low
12.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,897mm
Sunshine / day
5.6h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
22.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
28 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
39 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
193 d/yr
Annual snowfall
40.7 cm
Average feels-like high
19.1 °C
Average feels-like low
11.9 °C
Average peak gust
25.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
82 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
38.0 °C
20 August 2022
Coldest day
-17.3 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
148 mm
1 July 1948
Windiest day
40.0 km/h
5 July 1946
Strongest gust
90.7 km/h
14 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
16 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-21.8 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
16.2 cm
8 December 2003
Sunniest day
13.6 h
3 July 1956
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 56 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 8.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 71 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 14.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 114 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 23.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 164 mm | -54 mm |
| May | 25.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 233 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 244 mm | -52 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 162 mm | -62 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 134 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 165 mm | +27 mm |
| Oct | 21.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 131 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 15.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 83 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 11.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 51 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhongling?
Zhongling has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 1,897 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhongling?
The hottest day measured in Zhongling between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2022, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhongling?
The coldest day measured in Zhongling between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -17.3 °C.
Does it snow in Zhongling?
Yes. Zhongling gets on average 40.7 cm of snow per year and has around 28 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhongling warmed?
Yes: Zhongling warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhongling?
The wettest day measured in Zhongling between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1948, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhongling?
The windiest day measured in Zhongling between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1946, with winds reaching 40.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhongling?
The warmest month in Zhongling is July (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhongling?
Zhongling receives on average 1,897 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhongling?
Zhongling gets on average 5.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,044 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhongling?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhongling between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 2003, with 16.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhongling?
Yes: Zhongling has on average 82 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhongling?
In Zhongling, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 16 July 2002, and the lowest was -21.8 °C on 11 January 1955.
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