Boshan climate — normals and trends
Boshan (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 774 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Boshan averages 110 frost days, 37 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Boshan 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 122 to 98 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 19 June 1942) and the coldest -25.7 °C (on 16 January 1958).
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
BoshanShandong
- coords
- 36.48°, 117.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.2°C
Average daily high
16.9°C
Average daily low
7.7°C
Annual rainfall
774mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
28.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
110 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
37 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
23.4 cm
Average feels-like high
15.6 °C
Average feels-like low
5.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
56 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
39.2 °C
19 June 1942
Coldest day
-25.7 °C
16 January 1958
Wettest day
173 mm
11 August 2019
Windiest day
41.8 km/h
6 April 2018
Strongest gust
82.1 km/h
2 August 1956
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
28 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-31.3 °C
16 January 1958
Snowiest day
20.7 cm
19 November 1962
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 | 5.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 5.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 13.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 59 mm | +36 mm |
| Apr | 21.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 28 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 26 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 51 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 103 mm | -95 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 131 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 137 mm | +59 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | -2.2 °C | 175 mm | +134 mm |
| Nov | 14.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 4 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 13 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Boshan?
Boshan has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 774 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Boshan?
The hottest day measured in Boshan between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1942, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Boshan?
The coldest day measured in Boshan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1958, at -25.7 °C.
Does it snow in Boshan?
Yes. Boshan gets on average 23.4 cm of snow per year and has around 110 frost days.
Has the climate of Boshan warmed?
Yes: Boshan warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Boshan?
The wettest day measured in Boshan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2019, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Boshan?
The windiest day measured in Boshan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 2018, with winds reaching 41.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Boshan?
The warmest month in Boshan is July (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Boshan?
Boshan receives on average 774 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Boshan?
Boshan gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Boshan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Boshan between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1962, with 20.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Boshan?
Yes: Boshan has on average 56 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Boshan?
In Boshan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 28 July 1958, and the lowest was -31.3 °C on 16 January 1958.
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