Ziyang climate — normals and trends
Ziyang (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 1,165 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ziyang averages 2 frost days, 60 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Ziyang has warmed by +1.3 °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 4 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 21 August 2022) and the coldest -4.5 °C (on 18 December 1944).
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
ZiyangSichuan
- coords
- 30.12°, 104.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
21.3°C
Average daily low
14.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,165mm
Sunshine / day
6.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
19.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
60 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.4 cm
Average feels-like high
22.1 °C
Average feels-like low
14.9 °C
Average peak gust
23.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
110 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
43.5 °C
21 August 2022
Coldest day
-4.5 °C
18 December 1944
Wettest day
157 mm
29 July 2019
Windiest day
68.2 km/h
16 May 1946
Strongest gust
81.4 km/h
13 April 1980
Hottest feels-like
47.3 °C
15 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-8.5 °C
14 December 1975
Snowiest day
4.3 cm
5 January 1970
Sunniest day
13.9 h
12 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 30 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 11.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 60 mm | +38 mm |
| Mar | 17.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 48 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 26.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 57 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 56 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 166 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 34.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 181 mm | -81 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 274 mm | +39 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 344 mm | +196 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 115 mm | +48 mm |
| Nov | 16.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 18 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 13.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 11 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ziyang?
Ziyang has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 1,165 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ziyang?
The hottest day measured in Ziyang between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2022, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ziyang?
The coldest day measured in Ziyang between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1944, at -4.5 °C.
Does it snow in Ziyang?
Yes. Ziyang gets on average 1.4 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.
Has the climate of Ziyang warmed?
Yes: Ziyang warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ziyang?
The wettest day measured in Ziyang between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2019, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ziyang?
The windiest day measured in Ziyang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1946, with winds reaching 68.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ziyang?
The warmest month in Ziyang is July (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ziyang?
Ziyang receives on average 1,165 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ziyang?
Ziyang gets on average 6.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,409 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ziyang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ziyang between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1970, with 4.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ziyang?
Yes: Ziyang has on average 110 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ziyang?
In Ziyang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.3 °C on 15 July 2022, and the lowest was -8.5 °C on 14 December 1975.
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