Heat Index 35 in China
China: Heat Index 35 was 7.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Heat Index 35 in China, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, heat index 35 in China stood at 7.21. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.7% on the previous year and up 180.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heat index 35 in China peaked at 7.21 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.51, in 1965.
That places China 65th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Heat Index 35 in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.82 | — |
| 1961 | 3.92 | +115.4% |
| 1962 | 2.59 | -33.9% |
| 1963 | 2.25 | -13.1% |
| 1964 | 2.99 | +32.9% |
| 1965 | 0.51 | -82.9% |
| 1966 | 2.18 | +327.5% |
| 1967 | 4.54 | +108.3% |
| 1968 | 1.68 | -63.0% |
| 1969 | 2.32 | +38.1% |
| 1970 | 1.95 | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 3.02 | +54.9% |
| 1972 | 1.95 | -35.4% |
| 1973 | 1.83 | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 1.07 | -41.5% |
| 1975 | 1.92 | +79.4% |
| 1976 | 1.96 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 2.73 | +39.3% |
| 1978 | 3.19 | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 2.66 | -16.6% |
| 1980 | 1.94 | -27.1% |
| 1981 | 3.52 | +81.4% |
| 1982 | 1.65 | -53.1% |
| 1983 | 2.44 | +47.9% |
| 1984 | 2.14 | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 1.82 | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 1.78 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 2.08 | +16.9% |
| 1988 | 3.29 | +58.2% |
| 1989 | 2.09 | -36.5% |
| 1990 | 3 | +43.5% |
| 1991 | 2.48 | -17.3% |
| 1992 | 2.2 | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 1.84 | -16.4% |
| 1994 | 3.55 | +92.9% |
| 1995 | 3.23 | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 2.27 | -29.7% |
| 1997 | 1.83 | -19.4% |
| 1998 | 4.22 | +130.6% |
| 1999 | 2.12 | -49.8% |
| 2000 | 2.56 | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 2.75 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 2.52 | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 4.04 | +60.3% |
| 2004 | 2.41 | -40.3% |
| 2005 | 2.63 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 3.41 | +29.7% |
| 2007 | 2.77 | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 1.86 | -32.9% |
| 2009 | 2.78 | +49.5% |
| 2010 | 3.9 | +40.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3 | -41.0% |
| 2012 | 2.65 | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 4.4 | +66.0% |
| 2014 | 2.57 | -41.6% |
| 2015 | 2.42 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 4.71 | +94.6% |
| 2017 | 4.63 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.69 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.13 | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 4.02 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 3.97 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 6.24 | +57.2% |
| 2023 | 4.69 | -24.8% |
| 2024 | 7.21 | +53.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 7.21 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.66, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- China's 7.21 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.21, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heat Index 35 in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +327.5% | 0.51 | 2.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.48 | 0.51 | 4.54 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.23 | 1.07 | 3.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.27 | 1.65 | 3.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.67 | 1.83 | 4.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.77 | 1.86 | 4.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.64 | 2.3 | 4.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.23 | 3.97 | 7.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heat index 35 in China?
- Heat index 35 in China was 7.21 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heat index 35 recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 7.21 in 2024.
- What is the lowest heat index 35 recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.51 in 1965.
- How does China rank for heat index 35?
- China ranks 65th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heat index 35 rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as part of Heat Index 35. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total count of days per year where the daily mean Heat Index rose above 35°C. A Heat Index is a measure of how hot it feels once humidity is factored in with air temperature.