Dongning climate — normals and trends
Dongning (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.1 °C and it receives 622 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 (20.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Dongning averages 181 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Dongning has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 187 to 175 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 16 July 1958) and the coldest -36.3 °C (on 14 January 1954).
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
DongningHeilongjiang
- coords
- 44.08°, 131.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.1°C
Average daily high
9.9°C
Average daily low
-1.4°C
Annual rainfall
622mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
36.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
181 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
58.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
36.1 °C
16 July 1958
Coldest day
-36.3 °C
14 January 1954
Wettest day
87 mm
21 August 1957
Windiest day
42.3 km/h
27 April 1983
Strongest gust
114.1 km/h
3 September 2020
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
16 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-41.5 °C
14 January 1954
Snowiest day
26.4 cm
22 October 1974
Sunniest day
15.0 h
26 June 1945
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 | -6.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | -3.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 4.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 12 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 13.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 55 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 64 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 87 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 122 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 167 mm | +42 mm |
| Sep | 23.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 32 mm | -37 mm |
| Oct | 11.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 19 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 4.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 14 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | -5.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dongning?
Dongning has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.1 °C and it receives 622 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dongning?
The hottest day measured in Dongning between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1958, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dongning?
The coldest day measured in Dongning between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1954, at -36.3 °C.
Does it snow in Dongning?
Yes. Dongning gets on average 58.1 cm of snow per year and has around 181 frost days.
Has the climate of Dongning warmed?
Yes: Dongning warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dongning?
The wettest day measured in Dongning between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1957, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dongning?
The windiest day measured in Dongning between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1983, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dongning?
The warmest month in Dongning is July (20.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Dongning?
Dongning receives on average 622 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dongning?
Dongning 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 Dongning?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dongning between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 1974, with 26.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dongning?
Yes: Dongning has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dongning?
In Dongning, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 16 July 1958, and the lowest was -41.5 °C on 14 January 1954.
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