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Tongchuanshi weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Seasons run to extremes in Tongchuanshi: monthly means span 26.5°C between the coldest month and the warmest. Rainfall is strongly seasonal: the bulk of the year's rain falls between May and October. Tongchuanshi weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

−4.2°Chigh well below average

12° / 3°Today
16° / 8°Average
see today in detail →

How it's changed

+0.9°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–4986frost days a year now (2016–2025) · 102 in the 1940sfrost days a year · 102 in the 1940s53days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 38 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 38 in the 1940s+0.9°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 11 mmhigh 4°low −5°February, rain 16 mmhigh 7°low −3°March, rain 31 mmhigh 13°low 3°April, rain 47 mmhigh 20°low 10°May, rain 66 mmhigh 25°low 15°June, rain 80 mmhigh 29°low 19°July, rain 139 mmhigh 30°low 22°August, rain 145 mmhigh 28°low 20°September, rain 119 mmhigh 23°low 15°October, rain 65 mmhigh 17°low 9°November, rain 31 mmhigh 11°low 2°December, rain 10 mmhigh 5°low −4°wettest month August, 145 mm · 761 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Partly cloudy

Right now

11.4°

8°feels like
48%humidity
1°dew point
7 km/hfrom E
UV index0.3
sunrise06:54sunset18:01day length11h 07m
TodayPartly cloudy12°3°
ThuOvercast12°7°
FriPartly cloudy15°7°
SatPartly cloudy17°8°
SunOvercast13°12°
MonOvercast13°10°
TueOvercast10°6°

On this date: October 21

Today (forecast)
12° / 3°
Average for October 21
16° / 8°

High well below average · −4.2°C

  • Highest since 1940: 26.4° · 1997
  • Lowest since 1940: −2.3° · 1972
  • One year ago: 10° / 5°

Every October 21 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 21 on record (n = 86). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Tongchuanshi is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 35.07°N, 109.08°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
35.07°N, 109.08°E
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

23 of the last 30 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +0.9°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The warmest month is July, with typical afternoon highs of 29.9°C and nights around 21.6°C. In a typical recent year, around 55 days reach 30°C or more. The coolest month is January, when afternoons reach about 3.9°C and overnight lows sit around −5.3°C. Frost shows up on around 85 mornings a year.

In total, Tongchuanshi averages about 761 mm of precipitation a year; August is usually the wettest month (145 mm) and December the driest (10 mm).

Comparing the record's first decade with its most recent one, Tongchuanshi now averages 0.9°C warmer than it did in the 1940s. Recent years have brought less rain as well. The last decade sits roughly 18% under the long-term average.

Climate graph (climograph)

July is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 26°C. Wettest month: August (~145 mm). Whole year averages ~761 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Rainy days by month

About 74 rainy days a year: most in August (~11), fewest in December (~1).

Bars = average number of days with ≥ 2 mm per month. Hover for the monthly rainfall total.

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Tongchuanshi month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainRainy daysDaylightHighestLowest
January3.9°−5.3°11 mm29.9 h16.3° (2014)−25.9° (1955)
February6.8°−2.6°16 mm310.7 h23.2° (2021)−18.8° (1950)
March12.9°3.1°31 mm511.7 h28.8° (2010)−18.2° (1951)
April19.7°9.5°47 mm612.9 h36.0° (2006)−4.5° (1962)
May24.7°14.5°66 mm713.8 h37.7° (1981)3.3° (1965)
June29.1°19.2°80 mm714.3 h41.2° (2006)9.5° (1965)
July29.9°21.6°139 mm1014.1 h39.5° (2002)14.1° (1983)
August28.2°20.4°145 mm1113.3 h38.8° (1985)9.7° (1956)
September22.8°15.3°119 mm1012.2 h36.5° (2002)3.4° (1970)
October17.4°9.1°65 mm811.1 h31.6° (1977)−3.7° (1986)
November11.1°1.9°31 mm410.1 h24.7° (1979)−16.8° (1967)
December5.3°−3.9°10 mm19.7 h19.9° (1989)−20.5° (1975)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +0.9°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.21°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Mar–May is warming fastest: +0.33°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 38.1 early in the record → 53.4 recently. Frost days: 102 → 86.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 2006, coldest in 1955: 41.2°C / −25.9°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~761 mm/year on average. Last decade: −18% vs that average. Long-term trend: −50 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Tongchuanshi

Which is the warmest month in Tongchuanshi?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Tongchuanshi is July (mean daily temperature of about 25.5°C) and the coolest is January (about −1.0°C).
How does today's temperature in Tongchuanshi compare to the historical average?
On October 21, 2026, Tongchuanshi is forecast to reach a high of 12.3°C and a low of 2.5°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 16.5°C and a low of 8.3°C, so today's high is 4.2°C cooler than that average.
How much has Tongchuanshi warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Tongchuanshi is about 0.9°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Tongchuanshi?
Tongchuanshi receives about 761 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with August typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Tongchuanshi?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Tongchuanshi is about 13.0°C. The warmest month is July and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Tongchuanshi by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Tongchuanshi (°C, full record since 1940): January 4°/−5°, February 7°/−3°, March 13°/3°, April 20°/10°, May 25°/15°, June 29°/19°, July 30°/22°, August 28°/20°, September 23°/15°, October 17°/9°, November 11°/2°, December 5°/−4°.
What is the weather like in Tongchuanshi in summer?
June to August is summer in Tongchuanshi, and it is wet and warm. Afternoons run 28–30°C and nights 19–22°C; July is the warmest month. Rain rises from 80 mm on 7 days in June to 145 mm on 11 days in August. No season is wetter.
What is the weather like in Tongchuanshi in winter?
December to February is winter in Tongchuanshi, and it is dry and cold. Expect 4–7°C by day and −5 to −3°C at night, with January the coldest month. Rain picks up through the season: 1 rainy day and 10 mm in December, 3 days and 16 mm in February. It is the driest season of the year.
What is the weather like in Tongchuanshi in spring?
Spring in Tongchuanshi (March to May) is mild. March starts at 13°C by day and 3°C at night; by May it is 25°C and 15°C. Rain rises from 31 mm on 5 days in March to 66 mm on 7 days in May.
What is the weather like in Tongchuanshi in autumn?
Autumn in Tongchuanshi (September to November) is fairly mild. September still brings 23°C afternoons and 15°C nights, November only 11°C and 2°C. Rain falls off from 119 mm on 10 days in September to 31 mm on 4 days in November.
How many days a year does it rain in Tongchuanshi?
On long-term average, Tongchuanshi has about 74 days a year with at least 2 mm of rain or snow. The annual total is roughly 761 mm.

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