Dingtao climate — normals and trends
Dingtao (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 835 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dingtao averages 77 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 81 rainy days per year.
Dingtao has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 89 to 65 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 15 July 2002) and the coldest -25.3 °C (on 10 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
DingtaoShandong
- coords
- 35.07°, 115.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.8°C
Average daily high
19.7°C
Average daily low
10.4°C
Annual rainfall
835mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
27.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
77 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
74 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
81 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
88 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
41.8 °C
15 July 2002
Coldest day
-25.3 °C
10 January 1955
Wettest day
190 mm
10 July 1954
Windiest day
42.8 km/h
5 May 2005
Strongest gust
86.0 km/h
25 June 1971
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
8 August 1967
Coldest feels-like
-30.3 °C
10 January 1955
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
1 March 1971
Sunniest day
14.0 h
23 June 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 12 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 9.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 16.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 46 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 25.3 °C | +4.4 °C | 21 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 23 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 105 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 35.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 93 mm | -141 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 93 mm | -70 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 203 mm | +108 mm |
| Oct | 18.1 °C | -3.2 °C | 146 mm | +105 mm |
| Nov | 17.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 18 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 9.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 13 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dingtao?
Dingtao has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 835 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dingtao?
The hottest day measured in Dingtao between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2002, reaching 41.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dingtao?
The coldest day measured in Dingtao between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1955, at -25.3 °C.
Does it snow in Dingtao?
Yes. Dingtao gets on average 16.3 cm of snow per year and has around 77 frost days.
Has the climate of Dingtao warmed?
Yes: Dingtao warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dingtao?
The wettest day measured in Dingtao between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1954, with 190 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dingtao?
The windiest day measured in Dingtao between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 2005, with winds reaching 42.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dingtao?
The warmest month in Dingtao is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Dingtao?
Dingtao receives on average 835 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 81 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dingtao?
Dingtao gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dingtao?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dingtao between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1971, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dingtao?
Yes: Dingtao has on average 88 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dingtao?
In Dingtao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 8 August 1967, and the lowest was -30.3 °C on 10 January 1955.
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