Daokou climate — normals and trends
Daokou (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 739 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Daokou averages 84 frost days, 79 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Daokou has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 96 to 72 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.4 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -26.2 °C (on 16 January 1958).
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
DaokouHenan
- coords
- 35.57°, 114.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.7°C
Average daily high
19.8°C
Average daily low
10.1°C
Annual rainfall
739mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
28.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
84 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
79 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
18.1 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
8.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
88 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
43.4 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-26.2 °C
16 January 1958
Wettest day
185 mm
9 August 1984
Windiest day
44.7 km/h
15 April 2009
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
20 August 1997
Hottest feels-like
47.3 °C
22 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-31.4 °C
16 January 1958
Snowiest day
15.9 cm
9 December 1949
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 9 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 9.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 17.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 40 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 27 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 29.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 23 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 34.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 82 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 34.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 104 mm | -98 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 160 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 25.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 163 mm | +84 mm |
| Oct | 17.7 °C | -3.6 °C | 140 mm | +101 mm |
| Nov | 17.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 15 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 9.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 9 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Daokou?
Daokou has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 739 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Daokou?
The hottest day measured in Daokou between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 43.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Daokou?
The coldest day measured in Daokou between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1958, at -26.2 °C.
Does it snow in Daokou?
Yes. Daokou gets on average 18.1 cm of snow per year and has around 84 frost days.
Has the climate of Daokou warmed?
Yes: Daokou warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Daokou?
The wettest day measured in Daokou between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1984, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Daokou?
The windiest day measured in Daokou between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2009, with winds reaching 44.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Daokou?
The warmest month in Daokou is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Daokou?
Daokou receives on average 739 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Daokou?
Daokou gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Daokou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Daokou between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1949, with 15.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Daokou?
Yes: Daokou has on average 88 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Daokou?
In Daokou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.3 °C on 22 July 1958, and the lowest was -31.4 °C on 16 January 1958.
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