Daqing climate — normals and trends
Daqing (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.0 °C and it receives 529 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 (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-19.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Daqing averages 177 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 73 rainy days per year.
Daqing has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 183 to 171 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 4 June 2001) and the coldest -37.0 °C (on 21 January 1956).
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
DaqingHeilongjiang
- coords
- 46.58°, 125.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.0°C
Average daily high
9.0°C
Average daily low
-0.9°C
Annual rainfall
529mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
42.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
177 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
73 d/yr
Annual snowfall
27.1 cm
Average feels-like high
5.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
20 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
38.8 °C
4 June 2001
Coldest day
-37.0 °C
21 January 1956
Wettest day
118 mm
14 August 1949
Windiest day
58.9 km/h
24 May 1976
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
24 May 1976
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
23 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-42.7 °C
21 January 1956
Snowiest day
19.1 cm
8 November 2021
Sunniest day
15.0 h
5 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -13.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | -9.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 3.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 13 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 13.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 67 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 44 mm | 0 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 134 mm | +54 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 101 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 163 mm | +50 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 66 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 10.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 15 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 1.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | -9.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Daqing?
Daqing has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.0 °C and it receives 529 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Daqing?
The hottest day measured in Daqing between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2001, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Daqing?
The coldest day measured in Daqing between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1956, at -37.0 °C.
Does it snow in Daqing?
Yes. Daqing gets on average 27.1 cm of snow per year and has around 177 frost days.
Has the climate of Daqing warmed?
Yes: Daqing warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Daqing?
The wettest day measured in Daqing between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1949, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Daqing?
The windiest day measured in Daqing between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1976, with winds reaching 58.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Daqing?
The warmest month in Daqing is July (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-19.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Daqing?
Daqing receives on average 529 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 73 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Daqing?
Daqing gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Daqing?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Daqing between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2021, with 19.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Daqing?
Yes: Daqing has on average 20 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Daqing?
In Daqing, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 23 July 2018, and the lowest was -42.7 °C on 21 January 1956.
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