Damxung climate — normals and trends
Damxung (China) has a tundra climate (ET) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -4.2 °C and it receives 875 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 (7.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Damxung averages 280 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
Damxung has warmed by +3.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.44 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 300 to 260 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 18.5 °C (on 8 July 2022) and the coldest -40.6 °C (on 18 December 1963).
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
DamxungTibet
- coords
- 30.48°, 91.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-4.2°C
Average daily high
1.7°C
Average daily low
-10.4°C
Annual rainfall
875mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
10.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
280 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
205.5 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-14.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.8 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
18.5 °C
8 July 2022
Coldest day
-40.6 °C
18 December 1963
Wettest day
55 mm
2 July 2023
Windiest day
36.5 km/h
1 February 2018
Strongest gust
105.8 km/h
1 February 2018
Hottest feels-like
18.5 °C
8 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-45.9 °C
18 December 1963
Snowiest day
23.3 cm
5 June 2001
Sunniest day
14.0 h
25 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.8 °C | +8.0 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | -3.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 25 mm | +14 mm |
| Mar | -2.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 11 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 4.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 39 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 6.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 133 mm | +46 mm |
| Jun | 10.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 153 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 14.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 101 mm | -82 mm |
| Aug | 13.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 134 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 11.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 126 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 5.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 100 mm | +50 mm |
| Nov | -6.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 6 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | -2.8 °C | +4.8 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Damxung?
Damxung has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -4.2 °C and it receives 875 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Damxung?
The hottest day measured in Damxung between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 2022, reaching 18.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Damxung?
The coldest day measured in Damxung between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1963, at -40.6 °C.
Does it snow in Damxung?
Yes. Damxung gets on average 205.5 cm of snow per year and has around 280 frost days.
Has the climate of Damxung warmed?
Yes: Damxung warmed by +3.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Damxung?
The wettest day measured in Damxung between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2023, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Damxung?
The windiest day measured in Damxung between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2018, with winds reaching 36.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Damxung?
The warmest month in Damxung is July (7.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Damxung?
Damxung receives on average 875 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Damxung?
Damxung gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Damxung?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Damxung between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2001, with 23.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Damxung?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Damxung.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Damxung?
In Damxung, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 18.5 °C on 8 July 2022, and the lowest was -45.9 °C on 18 December 1963.
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