Didao climate — normals and trends
Didao (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.3 °C and it receives 633 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Didao averages 183 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Didao 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 189 to 177 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 10 July 2000) and the coldest -40.3 °C (on 7 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
DidaoHeilongjiang
- coords
- 45.35°, 130.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.3°C
Average daily high
8.7°C
Average daily low
-1.9°C
Annual rainfall
633mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
39.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
183 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
59.8 cm
Average feels-like high
5.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
36.4 °C
10 July 2000
Coldest day
-40.3 °C
7 January 1951
Wettest day
139 mm
23 August 1960
Windiest day
41.9 km/h
12 April 1971
Strongest gust
109.8 km/h
29 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
1 August 1949
Coldest feels-like
-45.2 °C
7 January 1951
Snowiest day
29.9 cm
6 November 2023
Sunniest day
15.0 h
13 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -10.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | -7.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 1.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 14 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 12.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 42 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 91 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 106 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 72 mm | -47 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 118 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 17 mm | -51 mm |
| Oct | 9.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 11 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 2.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 15 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | -8.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Didao?
Didao has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.3 °C and it receives 633 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Didao?
The hottest day measured in Didao between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2000, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Didao?
The coldest day measured in Didao between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1951, at -40.3 °C.
Does it snow in Didao?
Yes. Didao gets on average 59.8 cm of snow per year and has around 183 frost days.
Has the climate of Didao warmed?
Yes: Didao warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Didao?
The wettest day measured in Didao between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1960, with 139 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Didao?
The windiest day measured in Didao between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1971, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Didao?
The warmest month in Didao is July (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Didao?
Didao receives on average 633 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Didao?
Didao gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Didao?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Didao between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 2023, with 29.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Didao?
Yes: Didao has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Didao?
In Didao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 1 August 1949, and the lowest was -45.2 °C on 7 January 1951.
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