Dongcun climate — normals and trends
Dongcun (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 880 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dongcun averages 65 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Dongcun has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 75 to 55 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.9 °C (on 9 August 2018) and the coldest -12.5 °C (on 15 January 1958).
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
DongcunShandong
- coords
- 36.78°, 121.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.5°C
Average daily high
14.6°C
Average daily low
10.5°C
Annual rainfall
880mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
21.6km/h
Seasonal range
25.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
65 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.5 cm
Average feels-like high
13.4 °C
Average feels-like low
8.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
82 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
31.9 °C
9 August 2018
Coldest day
-12.5 °C
15 January 1958
Wettest day
178 mm
7 September 1962
Windiest day
72.8 km/h
28 July 1960
Strongest gust
120.2 km/h
2 August 1940
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-22.3 °C
15 January 1958
Snowiest day
12.7 cm
7 January 2001
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 | 3.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 3.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 7 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 9.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 64 mm | +37 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 48 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 55 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 24.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 138 mm | +45 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 52 mm | -171 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 150 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 25.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 255 mm | +150 mm |
| Oct | 18.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 159 mm | +110 mm |
| Nov | 13.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 5 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 16 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dongcun?
Dongcun has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 880 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dongcun?
The hottest day measured in Dongcun between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2018, reaching 31.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dongcun?
The coldest day measured in Dongcun between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1958, at -12.5 °C.
Does it snow in Dongcun?
Yes. Dongcun gets on average 11.5 cm of snow per year and has around 65 frost days.
Has the climate of Dongcun warmed?
Yes: Dongcun warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dongcun?
The wettest day measured in Dongcun between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1962, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dongcun?
The windiest day measured in Dongcun between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1960, with winds reaching 72.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dongcun?
The warmest month in Dongcun is August (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Dongcun?
Dongcun receives on average 880 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dongcun?
Dongcun gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dongcun?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dongcun between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2001, with 12.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dongcun?
Yes: Dongcun has on average 82 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dongcun?
In Dongcun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 1 August 2018, and the lowest was -22.3 °C on 15 January 1958.
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