Baliwan climate — normals and trends
Baliwan (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 718 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Baliwan averages 128 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Baliwan has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 137 to 119 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 6 July 2022) and the coldest -27.4 °C (on 15 December 1975).
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
BaliwanGansu
- coords
- 34.85°, 105.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
14.3°C
Average daily low
4.3°C
Annual rainfall
718mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
25.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
128 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.2 cm
Average feels-like high
12.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
35.3 °C
6 July 2022
Coldest day
-27.4 °C
15 December 1975
Wettest day
135 mm
20 August 1946
Windiest day
52.6 km/h
31 May 1946
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
31 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
4 August 2002
Coldest feels-like
-32.3 °C
15 December 1975
Snowiest day
13.5 cm
12 March 2017
Sunniest day
14.0 h
28 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 21 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 2.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 20 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 10.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 14 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 19.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 15 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 24.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 49 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 71 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 118 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 124 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 21.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 111 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 127 mm | +63 mm |
| Nov | 9.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 16 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 5.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 10 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baliwan?
Baliwan has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 718 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baliwan?
The hottest day measured in Baliwan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2022, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baliwan?
The coldest day measured in Baliwan between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1975, at -27.4 °C.
Does it snow in Baliwan?
Yes. Baliwan gets on average 45.2 cm of snow per year and has around 128 frost days.
Has the climate of Baliwan warmed?
Yes: Baliwan warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baliwan?
The wettest day measured in Baliwan between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1946, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baliwan?
The windiest day measured in Baliwan between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1946, with winds reaching 52.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baliwan?
The warmest month in Baliwan is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Baliwan?
Baliwan receives on average 718 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baliwan?
Baliwan gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baliwan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baliwan between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2017, with 13.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baliwan?
Yes: Baliwan has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baliwan?
In Baliwan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 4 August 2002, and the lowest was -32.3 °C on 15 December 1975.
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