Dengzhou climate — normals and trends
Dengzhou (China) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 717 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 August (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dengzhou averages 61 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Dengzhou has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 72 to 50 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 5 July 2025) and the coldest -12.1 °C (on 23 January 2016).
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
DengzhouShandong
- coords
- 37.81°, 120.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.0°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
10.5°C
Annual rainfall
717mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
25.6km/h
Seasonal range
25.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
61 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.7 cm
Average feels-like high
12.2 °C
Average feels-like low
7.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
82 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
31.7 °C
5 July 2025
Coldest day
-12.1 °C
23 January 2016
Wettest day
149 mm
6 July 1947
Windiest day
68.6 km/h
28 July 1960
Strongest gust
119.2 km/h
28 July 1960
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
5 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-21.3 °C
15 January 1958
Snowiest day
16.9 cm
29 January 1979
Sunniest day
14.0 h
19 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 14 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 2.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 9 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 7.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 22 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 14.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 19 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 44 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 119 mm | +42 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 108 mm | -50 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 252 mm | +107 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 136 mm | +59 mm |
| Oct | 17.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 126 mm | +84 mm |
| Nov | 12.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 15 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 5.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 19 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dengzhou?
Dengzhou has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 717 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dengzhou?
The hottest day measured in Dengzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2025, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dengzhou?
The coldest day measured in Dengzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2016, at -12.1 °C.
Does it snow in Dengzhou?
Yes. Dengzhou gets on average 31.7 cm of snow per year and has around 61 frost days.
Has the climate of Dengzhou warmed?
Yes: Dengzhou warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dengzhou?
The wettest day measured in Dengzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1947, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dengzhou?
The windiest day measured in Dengzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1960, with winds reaching 68.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dengzhou?
The warmest month in Dengzhou is August (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Dengzhou?
Dengzhou receives on average 717 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dengzhou?
Dengzhou gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dengzhou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dengzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1979, with 16.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dengzhou?
Yes: Dengzhou has on average 82 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dengzhou?
In Dengzhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 5 August 2022, and the lowest was -21.3 °C on 15 January 1958.
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