Baicheng climate — normals and trends
Baicheng (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 455 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Baicheng averages 173 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 62 rainy days per year.
Baicheng has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 180 to 166 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 18 July 2017) and the coldest -38.0 °C (on 6 January 1987).
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
BaichengJilin
- coords
- 45.62°, 122.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.8°C
Average daily high
11.3°C
Average daily low
0.5°C
Annual rainfall
455mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
39.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
173 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
28 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
62 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.9 cm
Average feels-like high
8.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
23 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
41.7 °C
18 July 2017
Coldest day
-38.0 °C
6 January 1987
Wettest day
118 mm
5 July 2023
Windiest day
53.1 km/h
24 May 1976
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
7 July 1958
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
31 July 1944
Coldest feels-like
-43.1 °C
6 January 1987
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
8 November 2021
Sunniest day
14.6 h
16 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -6.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 5 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -4.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 5.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 11 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 62 mm | +39 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 46 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 90 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 76 mm | -51 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 77 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 25.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 39 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 11.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 29 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 3.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | -6.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baicheng?
Baicheng has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 455 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baicheng?
The hottest day measured in Baicheng between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2017, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baicheng?
The coldest day measured in Baicheng between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1987, at -38.0 °C.
Does it snow in Baicheng?
Yes. Baicheng gets on average 22.9 cm of snow per year and has around 173 frost days.
Has the climate of Baicheng warmed?
Yes: Baicheng warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baicheng?
The wettest day measured in Baicheng between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2023, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baicheng?
The windiest day measured in Baicheng between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1976, with winds reaching 53.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baicheng?
The warmest month in Baicheng is July (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Baicheng?
Baicheng receives on average 455 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baicheng?
Baicheng gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baicheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baicheng between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2021, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baicheng?
Yes: Baicheng has on average 23 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baicheng?
In Baicheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 31 July 1944, and the lowest was -43.1 °C on 6 January 1987.
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