Burqin climate — normals and trends
Burqin (China) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.3 °C and it receives 198 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Burqin averages 165 frost days, 40 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.
Burqin has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 175 to 155 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 22 July 2015) and the coldest -43.3 °C (on 28 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
BurqinXinjiang
- coords
- 47.70°, 86.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.3°C
Average daily high
10.5°C
Average daily low
0.4°C
Annual rainfall
198mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
21.3km/h
Seasonal range
40.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
165 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
40 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
54 d/yr
Annual snowfall
44.0 cm
Average feels-like high
6.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.8 °C
Average peak gust
41.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
21 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
42.2 °C
22 July 2015
Coldest day
-43.3 °C
28 January 1969
Wettest day
32 mm
26 June 1969
Windiest day
64.5 km/h
1 February 1966
Strongest gust
115.9 km/h
1 February 1966
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
22 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-49.1 °C
25 February 1951
Snowiest day
15.3 cm
20 February 1958
Sunniest day
15.1 h
13 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -8.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 12 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | -6.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 4.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 20 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 18.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 20 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 14 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 17 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 7 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 20.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 62 mm | +45 mm |
| Oct | 9.7 °C | -2.0 °C | 19 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 1.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 22 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | -6.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 21 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Burqin?
Burqin has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.3 °C and it receives 198 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Burqin?
The hottest day measured in Burqin between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2015, reaching 42.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Burqin?
The coldest day measured in Burqin between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1969, at -43.3 °C.
Does it snow in Burqin?
Yes. Burqin gets on average 44.0 cm of snow per year and has around 165 frost days.
Has the climate of Burqin warmed?
Yes: Burqin warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Burqin?
The wettest day measured in Burqin between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1969, with 32 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Burqin?
The windiest day measured in Burqin between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1966, with winds reaching 64.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Burqin?
The warmest month in Burqin is July (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Burqin?
Burqin receives on average 198 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Burqin?
Burqin 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 Burqin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Burqin between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1958, with 15.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Burqin?
Yes: Burqin has on average 21 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Burqin?
In Burqin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 22 July 2015, and the lowest was -49.1 °C on 25 February 1951.
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