Dashitou climate — normals and trends
Dashitou (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 814 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dashitou averages 180 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.
Dashitou has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 185 to 175 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -37.3 °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
DashitouJilin
- coords
- 43.31°, 128.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.7°C
Average daily high
9.1°C
Average daily low
-1.4°C
Annual rainfall
814mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
36.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
180 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
115 d/yr
Annual snowfall
81.7 cm
Average feels-like high
6.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
35.6 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-37.3 °C
4 January 1970
Wettest day
180 mm
28 July 2010
Windiest day
41.4 km/h
11 March 2004
Strongest gust
105.8 km/h
13 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
23 July 1997
Coldest feels-like
-43.1 °C
4 January 1970
Snowiest day
30.7 cm
9 November 1968
Sunniest day
15.0 h
28 June 1941
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 | -6.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 10 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | -5.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 3.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 20 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 12.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 94 mm | +37 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 73 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 113 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 129 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 175 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 22.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 49 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 11.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 32 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 3.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 31 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | -6.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 10 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dashitou?
Dashitou has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 814 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dashitou?
The hottest day measured in Dashitou between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dashitou?
The coldest day measured in Dashitou between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1970, at -37.3 °C.
Does it snow in Dashitou?
Yes. Dashitou gets on average 81.7 cm of snow per year and has around 180 frost days.
Has the climate of Dashitou warmed?
Yes: Dashitou warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dashitou?
The wettest day measured in Dashitou between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, with 180 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dashitou?
The windiest day measured in Dashitou between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 2004, with winds reaching 41.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dashitou?
The warmest month in Dashitou is July (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Dashitou?
Dashitou receives on average 814 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dashitou?
Dashitou gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dashitou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dashitou between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 1968, with 30.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dashitou?
Yes: Dashitou has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dashitou?
In Dashitou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 23 July 1997, and the lowest was -43.1 °C on 4 January 1970.
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