Dongying climate — normals and trends
Dongying (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 679 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dongying averages 102 frost days, 60 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 72 rainy days per year.
Dongying has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 113 to 91 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 11 June 1942) and the coldest -21.8 °C (on 1 February 1979).
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
DongyingShandong
- coords
- 37.46°, 118.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.3°C
Average daily high
18.3°C
Average daily low
8.8°C
Annual rainfall
679mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
29.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
102 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
60 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
72 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.3 cm
Average feels-like high
16.8 °C
Average feels-like low
7.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
78 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
41.3 °C
11 June 1942
Coldest day
-21.8 °C
1 February 1979
Wettest day
161 mm
6 August 1946
Windiest day
60.2 km/h
2 August 1940
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
2 August 1940
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
1 August 1959
Coldest feels-like
-26.8 °C
1 February 1979
Snowiest day
12.0 cm
2 March 1971
Sunniest day
14.0 h
17 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 15.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 23 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 23.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 26 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 22 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 60 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 33.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 200 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 167 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 66 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 18.2 °C | -2.2 °C | 148 mm | +113 mm |
| Nov | 15.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 3 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 7.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 9 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dongying?
Dongying has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 679 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dongying?
The hottest day measured in Dongying between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 1942, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dongying?
The coldest day measured in Dongying between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1979, at -21.8 °C.
Does it snow in Dongying?
Yes. Dongying gets on average 14.3 cm of snow per year and has around 102 frost days.
Has the climate of Dongying warmed?
Yes: Dongying warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dongying?
The wettest day measured in Dongying between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1946, with 161 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dongying?
The windiest day measured in Dongying between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with winds reaching 60.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dongying?
The warmest month in Dongying is July (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Dongying?
Dongying receives on average 679 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 72 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dongying?
Dongying gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dongying?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dongying between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1971, with 12.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dongying?
Yes: Dongying has on average 78 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dongying?
In Dongying, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 1 August 1959, and the lowest was -26.8 °C on 1 February 1979.
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