Dachang Shandao climate — normals and trends
Dachang Shandao (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 762 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 August (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dachang Shandao averages 90 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Dachang Shandao has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 97 to 83 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.6 °C (on 27 July 1997) and the coldest -18.4 °C (on 4 January 1970).
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
Dachang ShandaoLiaoning
- coords
- 39.28°, 122.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
12.2°C
Average daily low
8.9°C
Annual rainfall
762mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
25.7km/h
Seasonal range
27.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
90 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.6 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
5.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
75 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °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
30.6 °C
27 July 1997
Coldest day
-18.4 °C
4 January 1970
Wettest day
205 mm
1 September 1992
Windiest day
74.5 km/h
29 July 1960
Strongest gust
129.2 km/h
29 July 1960
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-28.3 °C
4 January 1970
Snowiest day
27.8 cm
2 March 1971
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 0.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 5.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 10.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 36 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 15.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 38 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 21.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 70 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 180 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 290 mm | +117 mm |
| Sep | 24.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 85 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 16.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 58 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 11.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 3.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 12 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dachang Shandao?
Dachang Shandao has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 762 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dachang Shandao?
The hottest day measured in Dachang Shandao between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1997, reaching 30.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dachang Shandao?
The coldest day measured in Dachang Shandao between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1970, at -18.4 °C.
Does it snow in Dachang Shandao?
Yes. Dachang Shandao gets on average 16.6 cm of snow per year and has around 90 frost days.
Has the climate of Dachang Shandao warmed?
Yes: Dachang Shandao warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dachang Shandao?
The wettest day measured in Dachang Shandao between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1992, with 205 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dachang Shandao?
The windiest day measured in Dachang Shandao between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1960, with winds reaching 74.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dachang Shandao?
The warmest month in Dachang Shandao is August (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Dachang Shandao?
Dachang Shandao receives on average 762 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dachang Shandao?
Dachang Shandao gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dachang Shandao?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dachang Shandao between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1971, with 27.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dachang Shandao?
Yes: Dachang Shandao has on average 75 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dachang Shandao?
In Dachang Shandao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 1 August 2018, and the lowest was -28.3 °C on 4 January 1970.
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