Other conditions at this reading
- Dew point
- 11.0°C
- Humidity
- 64%
- derived from the temperature and dew point
- Wind
- SSW 200°, 26 km/h
- Pressure
- 1025.1 hPa
- altimeter setting, QNH
- Visibility
- 9.7 km or more
Where Kunming/Changshui Intl stands
Its highest placing today was 1,022nd of 5,130, reached at 06:00 UTC.
- Best global heat placing in 44 days recorded: 746th of 9,009.
Ranking as of 09:45 UTC.
☀️ How 18.0°C comparesA typical July afternoon in Douglas.Douglas, Isle of Man, typically reaches in July, averaged over every July day its archive holds. Not a published climate normal: it is the mean of what we hold.
The last 24 hours
Local timeThe record book, month by month
The highest and lowest here · with the day it happenedWe hold a record for 3 months here so far, September and October and November. The rest of the year fills in as this station reports through it.
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At 08:00 it was 16.0°C. By 12:00 it was 20.0°C. The night never stood a chance.
From our dataToday so far at this station, in local time.
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Highest we have recorded
26.0°C
- Date
- Friday, 2 October 2026
- Time of day
- 15:00 local
- Location
- Kunming/Changshui Intl, China
- Position
- 25.11°N 102.93°E · 2104 m
The highest this site has recorded here. Source: Our own observations, 47 days.
Lowest we have recorded
9.0°C
- Date
- Tuesday, 6 October 2026
- Time of day
- 06:00 local
- Location
- Kunming/Changshui Intl, China
- Position
- 25.11°N 102.93°E · 2104 m
The lowest this site has recorded here. Source: Our own observations, 47 days.
Where this station is
This station lies about 2,800 km north of the equator.
Where Kunming/Changshui Intl is
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25.11°N 102.93°E
Kunming/Changshui Intl
Ground · satellite
Land surface temperature for 2026-11-06, from NASA GIBS. This is the temperature of the ground seen from orbit, not the air, and it is never ranked against air readings. Cloud hides the ground, so gaps are unread rather than guessed.
View more on Google Maps25.1070°N, 102.9340°E
What stands out here
- At 2,104 m, this is the 1st highest of the 52 stations we track in China.
Kunming/Changshui Intl (ZPPP) is a METAR weather station in China, 2,104 m above sea level, about 23 km from Kunming.
We have kept a daily record here since 22 September 2026, every one of the 47 days this site has existed. We have stored 1,073 observations across the 46 of those days for which we also recorded a count.
Recent temperature history
The same record at three widths, picking up where the last 24 hours above leaves off. Each period is summarised from the grain that suits it, so nothing here is one reading repeated thousands of times into the page.
Recent readings
Each reading as it arrived, newest first, with what our quality checks did with it. A reading we did not count is shown struck through with the reason.
| Time | Temp | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.0°C | 0.0°C | Counted | |
| 18.0°C | 0.0°C | Counted | |
| 18.0°C | +2.0°C | Counted | |
| 16.0°C | −3.0°C | Counted | |
In summary
Over the last week we have readings for 7 days here, running from 12.0°C to 24.0°C, a spread of 12.0°C.
It reports about once an hour, and sent 23 readings in the last 24 hours.
Its best placing today was 1,022nd hottest of the 5,130 stations reporting.
Highest and lowest we have recorded here
Highest
26.0°C
Fri 2 Oct 2026 at 15:00 local
Lowest
9.0°C
Mon 5 Oct 2026 at 06:00 local
These are not official records. They are the highest and lowest readings this site has stored for Kunming/Changshui Intl since September 2026, across 47 days we hold a reading for. Official climatological records are adjudicated by national meteorological services and by the WMO.
By month, from our own record
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Days | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 24.0°C | 12.0°C | 18.0°C | 7 | 154 |
| October 2026 | 26.0°C | 9.0°C | 17.5°C | 31 | 728 |
| September 2026 | 25.0°C | 14.0°C | 20.2°C | 8 of 9 | 191 |
Means are of the readings we stored, weighted by how often this station reported, so they are not daily averages and not climate normals. Some days were recorded before we began counting observations and contribute their high and low but not the mean.
By year, from our own record
2026
Highest 26.0°C, lowest 9.0°C, mean 18.0°C. 47 days recorded from 1,073 readings.
Recent days
A reading on every one of the last 30 days. Typically 24 readings a day.
| Day | High | At | Low | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-07 | 20.0°C | 04:00 UTC | 16.0°C | 00:00 UTC |
| 2026-11-06 | 23.0°C | 06:00 UTC | 14.0°C | 00:00 UTC |
| 2026-11-05 | 23.0°C | 08:00 UTC | 13.0°C | 23:00 UTC |
| 2026-11-04 | 24.0°C | 06:00 UTC |
Nearby, and the opposite
- Nearest stationLao Cai23.1°C307.3 km away, today's high
- Warmest nearbyCao Bang22.5°C432.5 km away
- Coldest nearbyGuizhou/Longdongbao Arpt13.0°C418.9 km away, today's low
- The opposite of hereAmundsen-Scott South Pole Station−49.5°CAntarctica
The nearest other station is 307.3 km away. Quality control compares a reading against stations within 150 km, so there is nothing close enough to cross-check this one against.
What we have stored, day by day
We have readings for every one of the 47 days since we started storing this station on 22 September 2026.
Tracking history
It has reported on every day since Tue 22 Sep 2026.
- First reading stored19.0°C on our first day here
- 100 readings storedfired late: 1 earlier day(s) carry no reading count
- 30 days reporting without a gap
- 1,000 readings storedfired late: 1 earlier day(s) carry no reading count
Kunming/Changshui Intl, answered from the data
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Kunming/Changshui Intl?
26.0°C (78.8°F) on Friday, 2 October 2026. That is the highest this site has recorded at this station. It is not an officially certified record unless a meteorological authority has recognised it.
Our own observations
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in Kunming/Changshui Intl?
9.0°C (48.2°F) on Tuesday, 6 October 2026. That is the lowest this site has recorded at this station.
Our own observations
What is the temperature in Kunming/Changshui Intl right now?
18.0°C (64.4°F), measured at 17:00 local on Saturday 7 November.
Live reading from the station, after our quality checks
Is Kunming/Changshui Intl the hottest place on Earth?
Not right now: it is 2,390th of the 8,970 stations reporting to us. Its best position since we started watching is 746th of 9,009. We rank the stations that report to us, which is not the same as every place on Earth.
Our live rankings
Where does Kunming/Changshui Intl rank among the hottest places in China?
Right now it is 20th hottest of the 47 stations we track in China.
Our live rankings
Data sources for this page
Readings here arrive through NOAA METAR. METAR is the routine aerodrome weather report, issued for aviation, typically every 30 or 60 minutes and more often when conditions change. It updates far more frequently than a synoptic report, which is why these pages have a usable chart.
| Figure | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Latest reading, today so far | NOAA Aviation Weather Center (METAR) and NOAA NWS WMO bulletins (SYNOP) | Measured, station |
| Nearby stations and distances | Computed from station positions in our own database | Calculated |
How these readings are checked
Every reading on this page has passed the checks below. A reading that fails any of them is stored as refused and can never be ranked, shown as a record, or counted in a daily high or low.
No reading from this station has been refused in the last 14 days.
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Has a real position
A reading with no usable latitude and longitude is discarded. It cannot be ranked, mapped, or compared with its neighbours, and a temperature with no place is not an answer to which place is hottest.
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Position is not a placeholder
Some feeds fill an unknown position with a stand-in value such as 99.99 degrees or an elevation of 9999 m. Those are not coordinates. They are caught separately from a missing position because a station placed at a fake point has no neighbours, so the neighbour check below can never see anything wrong with it.
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The bulletin itself is current
SYNOP arrives as files that are only re-read when they change. A file that has stopped being updated is set aside whole, before any reading inside it is considered.
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The reading is recent enough for its network
Different networks get different windows, because they report at different rates: 2 hours for METAR, which transmits continuously, and 9 hours for SYNOP, which reports at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC. A single rule would have discarded the entire synoptic network, including every station in Antarctica.
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Inside the range of measured temperature