Arewusitang climate — normals and trends
Arewusitang (China) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 399 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 (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Arewusitang averages 127 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Arewusitang has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 131 to 123 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 9 August 1944) and the coldest -29.3 °C (on 30 November 1952).
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
ArewusitangXinjiang
- coords
- 43.80°, 81.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
15.1°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
399mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
28.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
127 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
28 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
59.7 cm
Average feels-like high
12.6 °C
Average feels-like low
1.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.024
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
40.7 °C
9 August 1944
Coldest day
-29.3 °C
30 November 1952
Wettest day
40 mm
17 June 2016
Windiest day
58.6 km/h
7 December 1986
Strongest gust
117.0 km/h
7 December 1986
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
9 August 1944
Coldest feels-like
-34.2 °C
30 November 1952
Snowiest day
11.8 cm
19 March 1953
Sunniest day
15.0 h
6 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 16 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 4.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 10 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 37 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 21.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 19 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +5.3 °C | 38 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 30.5 °C | +4.4 °C | 33 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 13 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 12 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 41 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 17.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 24 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 11.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 16 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +4.5 °C | 17 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Arewusitang?
Arewusitang has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 399 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arewusitang?
The hottest day measured in Arewusitang between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1944, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Arewusitang?
The coldest day measured in Arewusitang between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1952, at -29.3 °C.
Does it snow in Arewusitang?
Yes. Arewusitang gets on average 59.7 cm of snow per year and has around 127 frost days.
Has the climate of Arewusitang warmed?
Yes: Arewusitang warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Arewusitang?
The wettest day measured in Arewusitang between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 2016, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Arewusitang?
The windiest day measured in Arewusitang between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1986, with winds reaching 58.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Arewusitang?
The warmest month in Arewusitang is July (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Arewusitang?
Arewusitang receives on average 399 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Arewusitang?
Arewusitang gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Arewusitang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Arewusitang between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 1953, with 11.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Arewusitang?
Yes: Arewusitang has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arewusitang?
In Arewusitang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 9 August 1944, and the lowest was -34.2 °C on 30 November 1952.
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