Dawukou climate — normals and trends
Dawukou (China) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 266 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 (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Dawukou averages 144 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 42 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Dawukou between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 14 July 1944) and the coldest -26.5 °C (on 18 February 1952).
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
DawukouNingxia
- coords
- 39.04°, 106.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
15.3°C
Average daily low
3.7°C
Annual rainfall
266mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
45%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
31.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
144 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
34 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
42 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.9 cm
Average feels-like high
12.4 °C
Average feels-like low
0.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
40.5 °C
14 July 1944
Coldest day
-26.5 °C
18 February 1952
Wettest day
122 mm
6 September 1955
Windiest day
42.0 km/h
11 April 2025
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
25 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
24 July 1944
Coldest feels-like
-32.0 °C
18 February 1952
Snowiest day
11.4 cm
2 February 1951
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 6 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 2.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 10.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 20.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 24.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 12 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 12 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 65 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 50 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 24.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 24 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 14.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 31 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 9.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 17 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 3.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dawukou?
Dawukou has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 266 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dawukou?
The hottest day measured in Dawukou between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1944, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dawukou?
The coldest day measured in Dawukou between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1952, at -26.5 °C.
Does it snow in Dawukou?
Yes. Dawukou gets on average 9.9 cm of snow per year and has around 144 frost days.
Has the climate of Dawukou warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Dawukou.
What is the wettest day in Dawukou?
The wettest day measured in Dawukou between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1955, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dawukou?
The windiest day measured in Dawukou between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 2025, with winds reaching 42.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dawukou?
The warmest month in Dawukou is July (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Dawukou?
Dawukou receives on average 266 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 42 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dawukou?
Dawukou gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dawukou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dawukou between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1951, with 11.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dawukou?
Yes: Dawukou has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dawukou?
In Dawukou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 24 July 1944, and the lowest was -32.0 °C on 18 February 1952.
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