Daocheng climate — normals and trends
Daocheng (China) has a tundra climate (ET) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.2 °C and it receives 1,103 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 (9.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Daocheng averages 210 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 174 rainy days per year.
Daocheng has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 21.0 °C (on 16 May 1969) and the coldest -35.5 °C (on 4 March 1986).
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
DaochengJiangsu
- coords
- 29.04°, 100.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.2°C
Average daily high
7.0°C
Average daily low
-3.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,103mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
17.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
210 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
174 d/yr
Annual snowfall
114.3 cm
Average feels-like high
4.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.5 °C
Average peak gust
40.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
21.0 °C
16 May 1969
Coldest day
-35.5 °C
4 March 1986
Wettest day
45 mm
30 June 2020
Windiest day
30.0 km/h
26 February 1986
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
17 January 1994
Hottest feels-like
21.2 °C
22 June 1987
Coldest feels-like
-40.2 °C
4 March 1986
Snowiest day
19.1 cm
26 May 2020
Sunniest day
13.5 h
7 June 2017
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 | 2.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 1.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 7 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 1.5 °C | -1.7 °C | 44 mm | +22 mm |
| Apr | 8.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 65 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 10.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 151 mm | +46 mm |
| Jun | 14.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 177 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 15.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 210 mm | -46 mm |
| Aug | 14.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 276 mm | +53 mm |
| Sep | 14.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 159 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 11.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 27 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 4.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 35 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | 3.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Daocheng?
Daocheng has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.2 °C and it receives 1,103 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Daocheng?
The hottest day measured in Daocheng between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1969, reaching 21.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Daocheng?
The coldest day measured in Daocheng between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1986, at -35.5 °C.
Does it snow in Daocheng?
Yes. Daocheng gets on average 114.3 cm of snow per year and has around 210 frost days.
Has the climate of Daocheng warmed?
Yes: Daocheng warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Daocheng?
The wettest day measured in Daocheng between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2020, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Daocheng?
The windiest day measured in Daocheng between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1986, with winds reaching 30.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Daocheng?
The warmest month in Daocheng is July (9.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Daocheng?
Daocheng receives on average 1,103 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 174 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Daocheng?
Daocheng gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Daocheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Daocheng between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 2020, with 19.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Daocheng?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Daocheng.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Daocheng?
In Daocheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 21.2 °C on 22 June 1987, and the lowest was -40.2 °C on 4 March 1986.
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