Dezhou climate — normals and trends
Dezhou (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 668 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dezhou averages 99 frost days, 73 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 69 rainy days per year.
Dezhou has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 111 to 87 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -26.4 °C (on 12 January 1955).
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
DezhouShandong
- coords
- 37.45°, 116.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.9°C
Average daily high
19.0°C
Average daily low
9.2°C
Annual rainfall
668mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
29.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
73 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
69 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.3 cm
Average feels-like high
17.8 °C
Average feels-like low
7.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
81 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
42.5 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-26.4 °C
12 January 1955
Wettest day
192 mm
4 August 1993
Windiest day
48.6 km/h
13 May 1977
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
20 August 1997
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest feels-like
-32.0 °C
12 January 1955
Snowiest day
14.3 cm
7 November 2021
Sunniest day
14.1 h
1 July 1948
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 | 6.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 17 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 24.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 21 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 27 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 57 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 121 mm | -70 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 150 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 43 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 17.5 °C | -3.1 °C | 118 mm | +84 mm |
| Nov | 15.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 4 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 7.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dezhou?
Dezhou has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 668 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dezhou?
The hottest day measured in Dezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dezhou?
The coldest day measured in Dezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at -26.4 °C.
Does it snow in Dezhou?
Yes. Dezhou gets on average 13.3 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Dezhou warmed?
Yes: Dezhou warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dezhou?
The wettest day measured in Dezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1993, with 192 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dezhou?
The windiest day measured in Dezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1977, with winds reaching 48.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dezhou?
The warmest month in Dezhou is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Dezhou?
Dezhou receives on average 668 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 69 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dezhou?
Dezhou 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 Dezhou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dezhou between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 2021, with 14.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dezhou?
Yes: Dezhou has on average 81 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dezhou?
In Dezhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 5 July 1942, and the lowest was -32.0 °C on 12 January 1955.
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