Zhongxing climate — normals and trends
Zhongxing (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 1,037 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhongxing averages 67 frost days, 57 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Zhongxing 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 78 to 56 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 11 August 1946) and the coldest -21.8 °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
ZhongxingJiangsu
- coords
- 33.70°, 118.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.8°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
10.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,037mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
26.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
67 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
57 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
89 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
40.0 °C
11 August 1946
Coldest day
-21.8 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
296 mm
5 July 2018
Windiest day
46.1 km/h
29 June 1996
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
29 June 1996
Hottest feels-like
46.3 °C
2 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-26.8 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
14.8 cm
24 December 1991
Sunniest day
14.0 h
27 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 5 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 9.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 8 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 16.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 50 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 24.3 °C | +4.7 °C | 26 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 46 mm | -39 mm |
| Jun | 30.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 252 mm | +121 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 52 mm | -222 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 237 mm | +75 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 166 mm | +54 mm |
| Oct | 21.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 97 mm | +50 mm |
| Nov | 17.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 10 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 10.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 12 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhongxing?
Zhongxing has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 1,037 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhongxing?
The hottest day measured in Zhongxing between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1946, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhongxing?
The coldest day measured in Zhongxing between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -21.8 °C.
Does it snow in Zhongxing?
Yes. Zhongxing gets on average 12.3 cm of snow per year and has around 67 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhongxing warmed?
Yes: Zhongxing warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhongxing?
The wettest day measured in Zhongxing between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2018, with 296 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhongxing?
The windiest day measured in Zhongxing between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1996, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhongxing?
The warmest month in Zhongxing is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhongxing?
Zhongxing receives on average 1,037 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhongxing?
Zhongxing gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhongxing?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhongxing between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1991, with 14.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhongxing?
Yes: Zhongxing has on average 89 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhongxing?
In Zhongxing, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 2 August 2003, and the lowest was -26.8 °C on 11 January 1955.
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