It’s almost December in Changsha and the temperature has soared to 25℃! Will this winter be the “hottest in history”?

It’s almost December and the temperature in Changsha has reached 25℃! This winter will be the "hottest in history", and Changsha is also warming up very quickly, with the highest temperature reaching 24°C today.

Changsha has a subtropical monsoon climate. The climate characteristics are: mild climate, abundant precipitation, rain and heat at the same time, and four distinct seasons. The annual average temperature in Changsha urban area is 17.2℃, and that in various counties is 16.8℃-17.3℃. The annual accumulated temperature is 5457℃. The average annual precipitation in the urban area is 1361.6 mm, and the average annual precipitation in each county is 1358.6-1552.5 mm.

Changsha has long summer and winter, short spring and autumn, about 118-127 days in summer, 117-122 days in winter, 61-64 days in spring, and 59-69 days in autumn. The spring temperature changes greatly, and there is a lot of rain in early summer. In autumn, the temperature lasts for a long time, and in winter there is less severe cold. From late March to mid-May, the cold and warm air mix with each other, forming continuous rainy weather with low temperature and little sunshine.

Introduction to Changsha

Changsha City, also known as Star City, is a prefecture-level city, provincial capital, and megacity under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province. It is an important central city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and the Changsha-Zhutan City approved by the State Council. The cluster central city is a national "two-oriented society" comprehensive supporting reform pilot zone, an important grain production base in China, an important node city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, a comprehensive transportation hub and a national logistics hub.

As of the end of 2022, Changsha City has jurisdiction over 6 municipal districts, 1 county, and 2 county-level cities, with a total area of ​​11,819 square kilometers, and a total permanent population of 10.4206 million. Changsha City is One of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, the name and location of the city have remained unchanged for three thousand years. It is known as the "Hometown of Qu Jia", "Famous City of Chu and Han", and "Xiaoxiangzhusi".

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Changsha City