Beipiao climate — normals and trends
Beipiao (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 562 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 (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Beipiao averages 155 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Beipiao has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 163 to 147 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.3 °C (on 13 July 2000) and the coldest -31.3 °C (on 3 March 1951).
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
BeipiaoLiaoning
- coords
- 41.79°, 120.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
14.5°C
Average daily low
3.3°C
Annual rainfall
562mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
18.9km/h
Seasonal range
34.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
155 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
36 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.3 cm
Average feels-like high
11.6 °C
Average feels-like low
0.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
32 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °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
42.3 °C
13 July 2000
Coldest day
-31.3 °C
3 March 1951
Wettest day
133 mm
10 August 1984
Windiest day
52.4 km/h
22 April 1948
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
22 April 1948
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
13 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-36.7 °C
3 March 1951
Snowiest day
25.2 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 5 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 1.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 10.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 42 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 23.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 50 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 65 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 142 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 111 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 22 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 15.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 3 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 10.3 °C | +4.4 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | -0.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 4 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Beipiao?
Beipiao 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 562 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Beipiao?
The hottest day measured in Beipiao between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2000, reaching 42.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Beipiao?
The coldest day measured in Beipiao between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1951, at -31.3 °C.
Does it snow in Beipiao?
Yes. Beipiao gets on average 21.3 cm of snow per year and has around 155 frost days.
Has the climate of Beipiao warmed?
Yes: Beipiao warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Beipiao?
The wettest day measured in Beipiao between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1984, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Beipiao?
The windiest day measured in Beipiao between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1948, with winds reaching 52.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Beipiao?
The warmest month in Beipiao is July (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Beipiao?
Beipiao receives on average 562 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Beipiao?
Beipiao gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Beipiao?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Beipiao between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 25.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Beipiao?
Yes: Beipiao has on average 32 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Beipiao?
In Beipiao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 13 July 2000, and the lowest was -36.7 °C on 3 March 1951.
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