Daxing climate — normals and trends
Daxing (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 662 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Daxing averages 126 frost days, 67 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
Daxing has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 136 to 116 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.7 °C (on 10 June 1961) and the coldest -29.9 °C (on 12 January 1951).
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
DaxingBeijing Municipality
- coords
- 39.74°, 116.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.3°C
Average daily high
18.0°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
662mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
31.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
126 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
67 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.0 cm
Average feels-like high
16.4 °C
Average feels-like low
5.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
66 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
42.7 °C
10 June 1961
Coldest day
-29.9 °C
12 January 1951
Wettest day
207 mm
4 August 1946
Windiest day
42.1 km/h
20 March 2010
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
20 March 2010
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
24 July 1999
Coldest feels-like
-35.4 °C
12 January 1951
Snowiest day
15.4 cm
25 February 1959
Sunniest day
14.2 h
7 July 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 5.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 10 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 23.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 16 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 57 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 23 mm | -58 mm |
| Jul | 33.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 149 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 202 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 16 mm | -49 mm |
| Oct | 17.6 °C | -1.6 °C | 102 mm | +71 mm |
| Nov | 13.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 7 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 4.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Daxing?
Daxing has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 662 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Daxing?
The hottest day measured in Daxing between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1961, reaching 42.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Daxing?
The coldest day measured in Daxing between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1951, at -29.9 °C.
Does it snow in Daxing?
Yes. Daxing gets on average 16.0 cm of snow per year and has around 126 frost days.
Has the climate of Daxing warmed?
Yes: Daxing warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Daxing?
The wettest day measured in Daxing between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1946, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Daxing?
The windiest day measured in Daxing between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2010, with winds reaching 42.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Daxing?
The warmest month in Daxing is July (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Daxing?
Daxing receives on average 662 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Daxing?
Daxing gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Daxing?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Daxing between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1959, with 15.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Daxing?
Yes: Daxing has on average 66 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Daxing?
In Daxing, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 24 July 1999, and the lowest was -35.4 °C on 12 January 1951.
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