Dongsheng climate — normals and trends
Dongsheng (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 495 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 (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Dongsheng averages 161 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Dongsheng has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 171 to 151 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 14 July 1944) and the coldest -32.0 °C (on 2 March 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
DongshengInner Mongolia
- coords
- 39.82°, 109.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.8°C
Average daily high
12.3°C
Average daily low
1.5°C
Annual rainfall
495mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
23.3km/h
Seasonal range
32.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
161 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.2 cm
Average feels-like high
8.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.6 °C
Average peak gust
40.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
38.0 °C
14 July 1944
Coldest day
-32.0 °C
2 March 1951
Wettest day
120 mm
5 July 1946
Windiest day
62.8 km/h
29 April 1974
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
28 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
19 July 1971
Coldest feels-like
-38.2 °C
2 March 1951
Snowiest day
17.1 cm
30 March 1956
Sunniest day
14.3 h
20 June 1961
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | -1.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 8.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 13 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 12 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 28 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 25 mm | -28 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 366 mm | +254 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 186 mm | +64 mm |
| Sep | 20.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 37 mm | -32 mm |
| Oct | 12.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 78 mm | +49 mm |
| Nov | 6.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 11 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | -0.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 7 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dongsheng?
Dongsheng has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 495 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dongsheng?
The hottest day measured in Dongsheng between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1944, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dongsheng?
The coldest day measured in Dongsheng between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1951, at -32.0 °C.
Does it snow in Dongsheng?
Yes. Dongsheng gets on average 24.2 cm of snow per year and has around 161 frost days.
Has the climate of Dongsheng warmed?
Yes: Dongsheng warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dongsheng?
The wettest day measured in Dongsheng between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1946, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dongsheng?
The windiest day measured in Dongsheng between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1974, with winds reaching 62.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dongsheng?
The warmest month in Dongsheng is July (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Dongsheng?
Dongsheng receives on average 495 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dongsheng?
Dongsheng gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dongsheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dongsheng between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1956, with 17.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dongsheng?
Yes: Dongsheng has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dongsheng?
In Dongsheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 19 July 1971, and the lowest was -38.2 °C on 2 March 1951.
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