Dingxi climate — normals and trends
Dingxi (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 597 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dingxi averages 157 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Dingxi has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 166 to 148 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.8 °C (on 7 July 2022) and the coldest -31.1 °C (on 13 December 1975).
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
DingxiGansu
- coords
- 35.57°, 104.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.5°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
1.4°C
Annual rainfall
597mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
25.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
157 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
52.2 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
33.8 °C
7 July 2022
Coldest day
-31.1 °C
13 December 1975
Wettest day
122 mm
12 July 1946
Windiest day
53.3 km/h
30 May 1946
Strongest gust
83.2 km/h
11 April 1979
Hottest feels-like
36.0 °C
30 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-35.9 °C
13 December 1975
Snowiest day
13.3 cm
30 March 1952
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 14 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 1.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 14 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 7.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 18 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 14 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 44 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 79 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 109 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 159 mm | +50 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 72 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 12.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 119 mm | +67 mm |
| Nov | 7.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 17 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 3.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dingxi?
Dingxi has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 597 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dingxi?
The hottest day measured in Dingxi between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 2022, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dingxi?
The coldest day measured in Dingxi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1975, at -31.1 °C.
Does it snow in Dingxi?
Yes. Dingxi gets on average 52.2 cm of snow per year and has around 157 frost days.
Has the climate of Dingxi warmed?
Yes: Dingxi warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dingxi?
The wettest day measured in Dingxi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1946, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dingxi?
The windiest day measured in Dingxi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1946, with winds reaching 53.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dingxi?
The warmest month in Dingxi is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Dingxi?
Dingxi receives on average 597 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dingxi?
Dingxi 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 Dingxi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dingxi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1952, with 13.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dingxi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Dingxi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dingxi?
In Dingxi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.0 °C on 30 July 2010, and the lowest was -35.9 °C on 13 December 1975.
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