Benxi climate — normals and trends
Benxi (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.6 °C and it receives 943 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 (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Benxi averages 159 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Benxi has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 167 to 151 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 2 August 2018) and the coldest -36.4 °C (on 12 January 2001).
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
BenxiLiaoning
- coords
- 41.29°, 123.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.6°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
1.5°C
Annual rainfall
943mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
35.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
159 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
58.2 cm
Average feels-like high
9.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
22 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
37.8 °C
2 August 2018
Coldest day
-36.4 °C
12 January 2001
Wettest day
179 mm
17 July 1959
Windiest day
40.4 km/h
25 March 1953
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
21 August 1997
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
30 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-40.8 °C
12 January 2001
Snowiest day
32.2 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.2 h
21 June 1950
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 | -3.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 23 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | -2.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 6 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 8.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 7 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 86 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 81 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 105 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 236 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 278 mm | +75 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 106 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 35 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 14 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | -2.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 18 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Benxi?
Benxi has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.6 °C and it receives 943 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Benxi?
The hottest day measured in Benxi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2018, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Benxi?
The coldest day measured in Benxi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 2001, at -36.4 °C.
Does it snow in Benxi?
Yes. Benxi gets on average 58.2 cm of snow per year and has around 159 frost days.
Has the climate of Benxi warmed?
Yes: Benxi warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Benxi?
The wettest day measured in Benxi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1959, with 179 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Benxi?
The windiest day measured in Benxi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1953, with winds reaching 40.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Benxi?
The warmest month in Benxi is July (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Benxi?
Benxi receives on average 943 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Benxi?
Benxi gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Benxi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Benxi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 32.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Benxi?
Yes: Benxi has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Benxi?
In Benxi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 30 July 2018, and the lowest was -40.8 °C on 12 January 2001.
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