Chifeng climate — normals and trends
Chifeng (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 446 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chifeng averages 168 frost days, 33 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 64 rainy days per year.
Chifeng has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 178 to 158 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 14 July 2000) and the coldest -33.0 °C (on 6 March 1971).
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
ChifengInner Mongolia
- coords
- 42.27°, 118.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.4°C
Average daily high
13.6°C
Average daily low
1.5°C
Annual rainfall
446mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
34.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
168 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
33 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
64 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
42.5 °C
14 July 2000
Coldest day
-33.0 °C
6 March 1971
Wettest day
128 mm
14 August 1953
Windiest day
51.7 km/h
22 April 1948
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
22 April 1948
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
15 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-38.0 °C
12 January 1951
Snowiest day
29.8 cm
3 May 1994
Sunniest day
14.1 h
14 July 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | 0.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 8.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 18.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 25 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 23.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 59 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 96 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 203 mm | +90 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 69 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 15 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | -1.5 °C | 14 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 8.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | -1.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chifeng?
Chifeng has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 446 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chifeng?
The hottest day measured in Chifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2000, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chifeng?
The coldest day measured in Chifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1971, at -33.0 °C.
Does it snow in Chifeng?
Yes. Chifeng gets on average 24.8 cm of snow per year and has around 168 frost days.
Has the climate of Chifeng warmed?
Yes: Chifeng warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chifeng?
The wettest day measured in Chifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1953, with 128 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chifeng?
The windiest day measured in Chifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1948, with winds reaching 51.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chifeng?
The warmest month in Chifeng is July (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Chifeng?
Chifeng receives on average 446 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 64 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chifeng?
Chifeng gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chifeng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 1994, with 29.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chifeng?
Yes: Chifeng has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chifeng?
In Chifeng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 15 July 2000, and the lowest was -38.0 °C on 12 January 1951.
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