Baihe climate — normals and trends
Baihe (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 921 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Baihe averages 134 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Baihe has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 140 to 128 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.1 °C (on 6 July 2022) and the coldest -28.9 °C (on 11 January 2021).
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
BaiheGansu
- coords
- 33.87°, 104.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.4°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
3.0°C
Annual rainfall
921mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
7.9km/h
Seasonal range
24.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
134 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
72.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.5 °C
Average feels-like low
0.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
30.1 °C
6 July 2022
Coldest day
-28.9 °C
11 January 2021
Wettest day
139 mm
11 July 1946
Windiest day
23.2 km/h
31 May 1946
Strongest gust
79.2 km/h
23 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
32.7 °C
13 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-33.9 °C
11 January 2021
Snowiest day
11.6 cm
15 April 2022
Sunniest day
14.0 h
29 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 24 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | -1.0 °C | -2.6 °C | 35 mm | +15 mm |
| Mar | 6.4 °C | -1.9 °C | 30 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 34 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 107 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 20.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 113 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 161 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 152 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 19.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 153 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 100 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 7.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 27 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 4.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 10 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baihe?
Baihe has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 921 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baihe?
The hottest day measured in Baihe between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2022, reaching 30.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baihe?
The coldest day measured in Baihe between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2021, at -28.9 °C.
Does it snow in Baihe?
Yes. Baihe gets on average 72.0 cm of snow per year and has around 134 frost days.
Has the climate of Baihe warmed?
Yes: Baihe warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baihe?
The wettest day measured in Baihe between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1946, with 139 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baihe?
The windiest day measured in Baihe between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1946, with winds reaching 23.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baihe?
The warmest month in Baihe is July (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Baihe?
Baihe receives on average 921 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baihe?
Baihe gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baihe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baihe between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2022, with 11.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baihe?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Baihe.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baihe?
In Baihe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.7 °C on 13 July 2021, and the lowest was -33.9 °C on 11 January 2021.
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