Beining climate — normals and trends
Beining (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 702 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Beining averages 149 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Beining has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 158 to 140 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 10 June 1972) and the coldest -32.4 °C (on 13 December 1947).
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
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- coords
- 41.60°, 121.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
13.9°C
Average daily low
3.7°C
Annual rainfall
702mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
34.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
149 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.7 cm
Average feels-like high
11.6 °C
Average feels-like low
1.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
40 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °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
38.5 °C
10 June 1972
Coldest day
-32.4 °C
13 December 1947
Wettest day
125 mm
1 August 1986
Windiest day
47.2 km/h
4 March 2007
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
3 May 2016
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
31 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-37.6 °C
26 January 1948
Snowiest day
32.6 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 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 | -0.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 5 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | 1.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 9.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 46 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 23.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 47 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 76 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 122 mm | -54 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 147 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 27.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 55 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 15.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 6 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | 10.4 °C | +4.5 °C | 5 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | -0.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 7 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Beining?
Beining has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 702 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Beining?
The hottest day measured in Beining between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1972, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Beining?
The coldest day measured in Beining between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1947, at -32.4 °C.
Does it snow in Beining?
Yes. Beining gets on average 24.7 cm of snow per year and has around 149 frost days.
Has the climate of Beining warmed?
Yes: Beining warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Beining?
The wettest day measured in Beining between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1986, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Beining?
The windiest day measured in Beining between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with winds reaching 47.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Beining?
The warmest month in Beining is July (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Beining?
Beining receives on average 702 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Beining?
Beining gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Beining?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Beining between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 32.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Beining?
Yes: Beining has on average 40 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Beining?
In Beining, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 31 July 2018, and the lowest was -37.6 °C on 26 January 1948.
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