Dongfeng climate — normals and trends
Dongfeng (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.6 °C and it receives 867 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dongfeng averages 168 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Dongfeng has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 172 to 164 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -37.1 °C (on 12 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
DongfengJilin
- coords
- 42.67°, 125.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.6°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
0.3°C
Annual rainfall
867mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
38.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
168 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
56.3 cm
Average feels-like high
8.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
19 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
39.3 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-37.1 °C
12 January 1951
Wettest day
145 mm
29 July 1995
Windiest day
49.7 km/h
6 May 2017
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
8 April 1986
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
30 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-43.3 °C
12 January 1951
Snowiest day
27.4 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.8 h
16 June 1946
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 | -5.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 20 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | -3.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 6.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 15 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 14.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 118 mm | +64 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 106 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 105 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 274 mm | +75 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 202 mm | +20 mm |
| Sep | 24.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 61 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 23 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 5.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 22 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | -5.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 13 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dongfeng?
Dongfeng has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.6 °C and it receives 867 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dongfeng?
The hottest day measured in Dongfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dongfeng?
The coldest day measured in Dongfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1951, at -37.1 °C.
Does it snow in Dongfeng?
Yes. Dongfeng gets on average 56.3 cm of snow per year and has around 168 frost days.
Has the climate of Dongfeng warmed?
Yes: Dongfeng warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dongfeng?
The wettest day measured in Dongfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1995, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dongfeng?
The windiest day measured in Dongfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2017, with winds reaching 49.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dongfeng?
The warmest month in Dongfeng is July (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Dongfeng?
Dongfeng receives on average 867 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dongfeng?
Dongfeng 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 Dongfeng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dongfeng between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 27.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dongfeng?
Yes: Dongfeng has on average 19 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dongfeng?
In Dongfeng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 30 July 2018, and the lowest was -43.3 °C on 12 January 1951.
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