Beitun climate — normals and trends
Beitun (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.6 °C and it receives 125 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Beitun averages 163 frost days, 47 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 37 rainy days per year.
Beitun has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 174 to 152 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 22 July 2015) and the coldest -44.0 °C (on 27 January 1969).
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
BeitunXinjiang
- coords
- 47.35°, 87.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.6°C
Average daily high
11.3°C
Average daily low
0.4°C
Annual rainfall
125mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
43.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
163 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
47 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
37 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.7 cm
Average feels-like high
7.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.5 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
32 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.10 · p = 0.002
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
42.8 °C
22 July 2015
Coldest day
-44.0 °C
27 January 1969
Wettest day
20 mm
30 August 2000
Windiest day
63.2 km/h
24 April 1984
Strongest gust
102.6 km/h
24 April 1984
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
22 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-49.6 °C
27 January 1969
Snowiest day
7.0 cm
19 November 1980
Sunniest day
15.2 h
19 June 1949
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 | -11.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 8 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -8.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 4.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 10 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 18.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 22 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 25.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 10 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 9 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 10 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 21.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 26 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 11.0 °C | -1.8 °C | 14 mm | 0 mm |
| Nov | 2.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 8 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | -7.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 12 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Beitun?
Beitun has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.6 °C and it receives 125 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Beitun?
The hottest day measured in Beitun between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2015, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Beitun?
The coldest day measured in Beitun between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1969, at -44.0 °C.
Does it snow in Beitun?
Yes. Beitun gets on average 20.7 cm of snow per year and has around 163 frost days.
Has the climate of Beitun warmed?
Yes: Beitun warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Beitun?
The wettest day measured in Beitun between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 2000, with 20 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Beitun?
The windiest day measured in Beitun between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1984, with winds reaching 63.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Beitun?
The warmest month in Beitun is July (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Beitun?
Beitun receives on average 125 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 37 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Beitun?
Beitun 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 Beitun?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Beitun between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1980, with 7.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Beitun?
Yes: Beitun has on average 32 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Beitun?
In Beitun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 22 July 2015, and the lowest was -49.6 °C on 27 January 1969.
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