Average Temperature in China by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide temperature in China for each year from 1895–2021. It is an average over the entire territory of the country, based on data from the University of East Anglia.

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What Was the Hottest Year in China?

2021 was the warmest year in the history of China. The average daily high temperature was 14.4 °C, and the average low was 2.6 °C.

What Was the Coldest Year in China?

1910 was the coolest year in the history of China. The average daily high temperature was 12.7 °C, and the average low was 0.4 °C.

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Year	Rank	High (°C)	Low (°C)
2021	1	14.4	2.6
2020	9	14.1	2.3
2019	4	14.2	2.4
2018	14	13.9	2.1
2017	3	14.3	2.5
2016	6	14.1	2.4
2015	6	14.0	2.5
2014	16	13.8	2.1
2013	14	13.9	2.1
2012	37	13.1	1.7
2011	25	13.5	1.8
2010	19	13.6	2.0
2009	10	14.0	2.2
2008	17	13.8	2.0
2007	2	14.4	2.5
2006	6	14.1	2.4
2005	22	13.5	2.0
2004	12	14.0	2.1
2003	19	13.6	2.0
2002	10	14.0	2.2
2001	18	13.8	1.9
2000	28	13.4	1.6
1999	12	14.0	2.1
1998	4	14.2	2.4
1997	27	13.6	1.5
1996	51	13.1	1.3
1995	28	13.4	1.6
1994	22	13.7	1.8
1993	51	13.1	1.3
1992	62	13.1	1.2
1991	36	13.3	1.5
1990	19	13.7	1.9
1989	28	13.3	1.7
1988	28	13.4	1.6
1987	33	13.5	1.4
1986	62	13.2	1.1
1985	75	12.9	1.1
1984	104	12.7	0.9
1983	51	13.1	1.3
1982	33	13.4	1.5
1981	47	13.2	1.3
1980	57	13.2	1.2
1979	43	13.4	1.2
1978	43	13.4	1.2
1977	75	13.0	1.0
1976	109	12.7	0.7
1975	42	13.3	1.3
1974	94	12.9	0.8
1973	38	13.4	1.3
1972	75	13.1	0.9
1971	75	13.2	0.8
1970	108	12.9	0.5
1969	119	12.7	0.4
1968	91	13.1	0.7
1967	117	12.7	0.5
1966	64	13.3	0.9
1965	86	13.2	0.7
1964	94	12.8	0.9
1963	58	13.5	0.8
1962	83	13.3	0.6
1961	47	13.5	1.0
1960	64	13.3	0.9
1959	51	13.3	1.1
1958	47	13.4	1.1
1957	117	12.7	0.5
1956	119	12.7	0.4
1955	71	13.3	0.8
1954	115	12.7	0.6
1953	43	13.5	1.1
1952	99	13.2	0.5
1951	75	13.4	0.6
1950	91	13.2	0.6
1949	51	13.3	1.1
1948	28	13.7	1.3
1947	71	13.3	0.8
1946	24	14.0	1.4
1945	58	13.4	0.9
1944	71	13.3	0.8
1943	39	13.7	1.0
1942	33	13.8	1.1
1941	26	14.0	1.2
1940	39	13.6	1.1
1939	39	13.6	1.1
1938	43	13.4	1.2
1937	83	13.0	0.9
1936	110	12.8	0.5
1935	51	13.3	1.1
1934	94	12.9	0.8
1933	68	13.2	1.0
1932	47	13.4	1.1
1931	87	12.9	0.9
1930	75	13.1	0.9
1929	87	13.0	0.8
1928	68	13.2	1.0
1927	74	13.2	0.9
1926	58	13.3	1.0
1925	75	13.2	0.8
1924	68	13.2	1.0
1923	64	13.3	0.9
1922	64	13.3	0.9
1921	83	13.1	0.8
1920	87	13.0	0.8
1919	91	13.1	0.7
1918	110	12.8	0.5
1917	110	12.8	0.5
1916	99	13.0	0.7
1915	99	13.0	0.7
1914	58	13.3	1.0
1913	110	12.8	0.5
1912	110	12.8	0.5
1911	115	12.7	0.6
1910	119	12.7	0.4
1909	99	13.0	0.7
1908	99	13.0	0.7
1907	104	12.9	0.7
1906	104	12.9	0.7
1905	107	12.8	0.7
1904	94	12.9	0.8
1903	94	12.9	0.8
1902	75	13.1	0.9
1901	87	13.0	0.8