China records warmest year since 1961 in 2025

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China experienced its warmest year on record in 2025, with a national average temperature of 11 degrees Celsius, the China Meteorological Administration said on Sunday.

A sunny day in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, central China, July 14, 2025. /VCG

The figure was 1.1 degrees Celsius higher than the country's typical average annual temperature of 9.9 degrees Celsius, said Shi Shuai, a senior engineer at the National Climate Center. Last year, 16 provincial-level regions logged their highest temperatures since 1961, including Xinjiang, Jiangxi and Hubei.

From June to August, the national average temperature was 22.3 degrees Celsius – also 1.1 degrees Celsius higher than usual, matching 2024 as the hottest summer since 1961.

Beijing recorded its highest annual rainfall since 1961 last year, and both the length and total precipitation of the rainy season in northern China hit historic highs, Shi said.

Looking ahead to this month, Shi warned that northern China should prepare for possible adverse impacts of low temperatures, snow and freezing rain, while the south of the country should guard against meteorological drought.

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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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