Baiquan climate — normals and trends
Baiquan (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.1 °C and it receives 630 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 (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Baiquan averages 188 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Baiquan has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 193 to 183 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 26 June 1980) and the coldest -39.8 °C (on 11 January 2001).
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
BaiquanHeilongjiang
- coords
- 47.61°, 126.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.1°C
Average daily high
7.3°C
Average daily low
-3.1°C
Annual rainfall
630mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
43.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
188 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.2 cm
Average feels-like high
4.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
37.6 °C
26 June 1980
Coldest day
-39.8 °C
11 January 2001
Wettest day
94 mm
7 August 1951
Windiest day
51.6 km/h
20 April 1984
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
3 September 2020
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
1 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-45.7 °C
22 December 1952
Snowiest day
16.2 cm
1 April 1950
Sunniest day
15.0 h
25 May 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 | -15.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -10.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | -0.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 14 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 12.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 64 mm | +28 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 43 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 132 mm | +36 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 141 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 160 mm | +29 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 118 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 8.3 °C | -1.1 °C | 7 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | -0.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 15 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | -14.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 10 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baiquan?
Baiquan has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.1 °C and it receives 630 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baiquan?
The hottest day measured in Baiquan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1980, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baiquan?
The coldest day measured in Baiquan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2001, at -39.8 °C.
Does it snow in Baiquan?
Yes. Baiquan gets on average 38.2 cm of snow per year and has around 188 frost days.
Has the climate of Baiquan warmed?
Yes: Baiquan warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baiquan?
The wettest day measured in Baiquan between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1951, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baiquan?
The windiest day measured in Baiquan between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1984, with winds reaching 51.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baiquan?
The warmest month in Baiquan is July (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Baiquan?
Baiquan receives on average 630 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baiquan?
Baiquan gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baiquan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baiquan between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1950, with 16.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baiquan?
Yes: Baiquan has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baiquan?
In Baiquan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 1 August 2023, and the lowest was -45.7 °C on 22 December 1952.
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