Changli climate — normals and trends
Changli (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 705 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Changli averages 123 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Changli has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 131 to 115 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 6 July 2023) and the coldest -23.9 °C (on 17 February 1952).
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
ChangliHebei
- coords
- 39.71°, 119.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
15.2°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
705mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
30.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
123 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.9 cm
Average feels-like high
13.6 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
62 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
37.6 °C
6 July 2023
Coldest day
-23.9 °C
17 February 1952
Wettest day
194 mm
10 August 1999
Windiest day
53.7 km/h
27 July 1972
Strongest gust
112.7 km/h
27 July 1972
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
8 August 1967
Coldest feels-like
-29.7 °C
17 February 1952
Snowiest day
20.4 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.0 h
18 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 6 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 1 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 32 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 46 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 99 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 182 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 249 mm | +71 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 19 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 16.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 77 mm | +40 mm |
| Nov | 12.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 3.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Changli?
Changli has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 705 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Changli?
The hottest day measured in Changli between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2023, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Changli?
The coldest day measured in Changli between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1952, at -23.9 °C.
Does it snow in Changli?
Yes. Changli gets on average 16.9 cm of snow per year and has around 123 frost days.
Has the climate of Changli warmed?
Yes: Changli warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Changli?
The wettest day measured in Changli between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1999, with 194 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Changli?
The windiest day measured in Changli between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1972, with winds reaching 53.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Changli?
The warmest month in Changli is July (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Changli?
Changli receives on average 705 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Changli?
Changli gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Changli?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Changli between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 20.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Changli?
Yes: Changli has on average 62 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Changli?
In Changli, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 8 August 1967, and the lowest was -29.7 °C on 17 February 1952.
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