Baishishan climate — normals and trends
Baishishan (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 890 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-17.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Baishishan averages 179 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Baishishan 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 184 to 174 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 25 June 2010) and the coldest -40.0 °C (on 4 January 1970).
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
BaishishanJilin
- coords
- 43.58°, 127.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.8°C
Average daily high
9.1°C
Average daily low
-1.5°C
Annual rainfall
890mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
38.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
179 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
95.0 cm
Average feels-like high
6.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
34.9 °C
25 June 2010
Coldest day
-40.0 °C
4 January 1970
Wettest day
182 mm
28 July 2010
Windiest day
37.1 km/h
30 April 1983
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
5 May 1954
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
29 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-44.8 °C
4 January 1970
Snowiest day
26.5 cm
22 October 1973
Sunniest day
15.0 h
2 June 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 | -7.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 11 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -5.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 6 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 3.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 25 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 98 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 88 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 134 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 216 mm | +37 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 168 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 46 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 11.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 23 mm | -37 mm |
| Nov | 3.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 37 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | -7.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 17 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baishishan?
Baishishan has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.8 °C and it receives 890 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baishishan?
The hottest day measured in Baishishan between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2010, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baishishan?
The coldest day measured in Baishishan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1970, at -40.0 °C.
Does it snow in Baishishan?
Yes. Baishishan gets on average 95.0 cm of snow per year and has around 179 frost days.
Has the climate of Baishishan warmed?
Yes: Baishishan warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baishishan?
The wettest day measured in Baishishan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baishishan?
The windiest day measured in Baishishan between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1983, with winds reaching 37.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baishishan?
The warmest month in Baishishan is July (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-17.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Baishishan?
Baishishan receives on average 890 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baishishan?
Baishishan 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 Baishishan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baishishan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 1973, with 26.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baishishan?
Yes: Baishishan has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baishishan?
In Baishishan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 29 July 2018, and the lowest was -44.8 °C on 4 January 1970.
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