Changling climate — normals and trends
Changling (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 585 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Changling averages 169 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Changling has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 176 to 162 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 4 June 2001) and the coldest -38.5 °C (on 13 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
ChanglingJilin
- coords
- 44.27°, 123.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.8°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
0.7°C
Annual rainfall
585mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
20.3km/h
Seasonal range
38.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
169 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
28.8 cm
Average feels-like high
7.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
25 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
37.7 °C
4 June 2001
Coldest day
-38.5 °C
13 January 2001
Wettest day
126 mm
10 August 1984
Windiest day
62.2 km/h
3 March 1948
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
20 April 1984
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
2 August 1982
Coldest feels-like
-44.4 °C
13 January 2001
Snowiest day
23.9 cm
8 November 2021
Sunniest day
14.7 h
16 June 1945
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 | -6.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 8 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -4.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 5.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 7 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 15.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 79 mm | +49 mm |
| May | 21.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 39 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 115 mm | +29 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 167 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 94 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 19 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 12.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 8 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 4.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 4 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | -6.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Changling?
Changling has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 585 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Changling?
The hottest day measured in Changling between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2001, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Changling?
The coldest day measured in Changling between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2001, at -38.5 °C.
Does it snow in Changling?
Yes. Changling gets on average 28.8 cm of snow per year and has around 169 frost days.
Has the climate of Changling warmed?
Yes: Changling warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Changling?
The wettest day measured in Changling between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1984, with 126 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Changling?
The windiest day measured in Changling between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1948, with winds reaching 62.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Changling?
The warmest month in Changling is July (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Changling?
Changling receives on average 585 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Changling?
Changling gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Changling?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Changling between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2021, with 23.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Changling?
Yes: Changling has on average 25 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Changling?
In Changling, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 2 August 1982, and the lowest was -44.4 °C on 13 January 2001.
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