Baishan climate — normals and trends
Baishan (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.6 °C and it receives 1,123 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 (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Baishan averages 182 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Baishan has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 187 to 177 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -38.3 °C (on 26 January 1990).
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
BaishanJilin
- coords
- 41.94°, 126.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.6°C
Average daily high
9.0°C
Average daily low
-1.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,123mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
37.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
182 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
112.2 cm
Average feels-like high
6.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
34.5 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-38.3 °C
26 January 1990
Wettest day
146 mm
5 September 1956
Windiest day
38.7 km/h
27 April 2012
Strongest gust
105.5 km/h
21 August 1973
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
5 August 2016
Coldest feels-like
-43.4 °C
4 January 1970
Snowiest day
30.9 cm
10 February 1962
Sunniest day
14.9 h
22 June 1961
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 | -7.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 21 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | -7.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 7 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 5.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 22 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 12.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 116 mm | +45 mm |
| May | 18.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 105 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 122 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 198 mm | -51 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 345 mm | +121 mm |
| Sep | 22.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 80 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 11.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 40 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 4.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 48 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | -6.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 24 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baishan?
Baishan has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.6 °C and it receives 1,123 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baishan?
The hottest day measured in Baishan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baishan?
The coldest day measured in Baishan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1990, at -38.3 °C.
Does it snow in Baishan?
Yes. Baishan gets on average 112.2 cm of snow per year and has around 182 frost days.
Has the climate of Baishan warmed?
Yes: Baishan warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baishan?
The wettest day measured in Baishan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1956, with 146 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baishan?
The windiest day measured in Baishan between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 2012, with winds reaching 38.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baishan?
The warmest month in Baishan is July (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Baishan?
Baishan receives on average 1,123 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baishan?
Baishan gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baishan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baishan between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1962, with 30.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baishan?
Yes: Baishan has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baishan?
In Baishan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 5 August 2016, and the lowest was -43.4 °C on 4 January 1970.
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