Alihe climate — normals and trends
Alihe (China) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -1.4 °C and it receives 653 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Alihe averages 223 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Alihe has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 25 June 2010) and the coldest -47.1 °C (on 22 January 2023).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AliheInner Mongolia
- coords
- 50.57°, 123.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-1.4°C
Average daily high
4.8°C
Average daily low
-7.5°C
Annual rainfall
653mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
42.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
223 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
66.3 cm
Average feels-like high
1.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-11.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.9 °C
25 June 2010
Coldest day
-47.1 °C
22 January 2023
Wettest day
89 mm
14 July 2021
Windiest day
40.5 km/h
20 April 1998
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
24 May 1976
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
19 July 1977
Coldest feels-like
-52.2 °C
22 January 2023
Snowiest day
29.2 cm
3 May 2015
Sunniest day
15.8 h
24 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -14.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 11 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | -11.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | -3.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 12 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 9.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 81 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 17.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 35 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 101 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 188 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 22.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 117 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 18.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 104 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 4.4 °C | -2.0 °C | 16 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | -3.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 20 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | -16.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 13 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Alihe?
Alihe has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -1.4 °C and it receives 653 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Alihe?
The hottest day measured in Alihe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2010, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Alihe?
The coldest day measured in Alihe between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2023, at -47.1 °C.
Does it snow in Alihe?
Yes. Alihe gets on average 66.3 cm of snow per year and has around 223 frost days.
Has the climate of Alihe warmed?
Yes: Alihe warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Alihe?
The wettest day measured in Alihe between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2021, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Alihe?
The windiest day measured in Alihe between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1998, with winds reaching 40.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Alihe?
The warmest month in Alihe is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Alihe?
Alihe receives on average 653 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Alihe?
Alihe gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Alihe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Alihe between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 2015, with 29.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Alihe?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Alihe.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Alihe?
In Alihe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 19 July 1977, and the lowest was -52.2 °C on 22 January 2023.
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