Dongling climate — normals and trends
Dongling (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 873 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dongling averages 151 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Dongling has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 158 to 144 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -38.3 °C (on 12 January 2001).
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
DonglingLiaoning
- coords
- 41.81°, 123.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.3°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
3.1°C
Annual rainfall
873mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
18.9km/h
Seasonal range
36.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
151 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
28 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
36.6 cm
Average feels-like high
11.3 °C
Average feels-like low
0.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
41 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °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
39.1 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-38.3 °C
12 January 2001
Wettest day
128 mm
14 August 1947
Windiest day
56.7 km/h
4 March 2007
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
7 August 1985
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
30 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-43.9 °C
12 January 2001
Snowiest day
35.4 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.1 h
11 June 2008
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 | -2.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 22 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | -2.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 9.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 5 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 17.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 79 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 53 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 77 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 352 mm | +145 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 230 mm | +37 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 107 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 15.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 11 mm | -45 mm |
| Nov | 9.7 °C | +4.2 °C | 9 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | -1.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 16 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dongling?
Dongling has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 873 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dongling?
The hottest day measured in Dongling between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dongling?
The coldest day measured in Dongling between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 2001, at -38.3 °C.
Does it snow in Dongling?
Yes. Dongling gets on average 36.6 cm of snow per year and has around 151 frost days.
Has the climate of Dongling warmed?
Yes: Dongling warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dongling?
The wettest day measured in Dongling between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1947, with 128 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dongling?
The windiest day measured in Dongling between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with winds reaching 56.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dongling?
The warmest month in Dongling is July (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Dongling?
Dongling receives on average 873 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dongling?
Dongling 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 Dongling?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dongling between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 35.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dongling?
Yes: Dongling has on average 41 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dongling?
In Dongling, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 30 July 2018, and the lowest was -43.9 °C on 12 January 2001.
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