Baotou climate — normals and trends
Baotou (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.1 °C and it receives 405 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 (22.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Baotou averages 176 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 53 rainy days per year.
Baotou has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 185 to 167 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 13 July 1942) and the coldest -35.8 °C (on 10 December 1967).
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
BaotouInner Mongolia
- coords
- 40.65°, 109.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.1°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
0.0°C
Annual rainfall
405mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
34.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
176 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
53 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
38.9 °C
13 July 1942
Coldest day
-35.8 °C
10 December 1967
Wettest day
126 mm
24 August 1985
Windiest day
47.2 km/h
23 April 2009
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
14 June 2016
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
27 July 1999
Coldest feels-like
-41.8 °C
10 December 1967
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
23 March 1943
Sunniest day
14.2 h
22 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -3.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | -1.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 8.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 8 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 9 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 57 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 17 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 159 mm | +68 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 78 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 56 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 13.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 36 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 5.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 13 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | -2.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baotou?
Baotou has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.1 °C and it receives 405 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baotou?
The hottest day measured in Baotou between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1942, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baotou?
The coldest day measured in Baotou between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1967, at -35.8 °C.
Does it snow in Baotou?
Yes. Baotou gets on average 20.5 cm of snow per year and has around 176 frost days.
Has the climate of Baotou warmed?
Yes: Baotou warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baotou?
The wettest day measured in Baotou between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1985, with 126 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baotou?
The windiest day measured in Baotou between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 2009, with winds reaching 47.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baotou?
The warmest month in Baotou is July (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Baotou?
Baotou receives on average 405 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 53 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baotou?
Baotou gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baotou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baotou between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1943, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baotou?
Yes: Baotou has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baotou?
In Baotou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 27 July 1999, and the lowest was -41.8 °C on 10 December 1967.
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