Dunhua climate — normals and trends
Dunhua (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 821 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dunhua averages 180 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.
Dunhua has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 185 to 175 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -37.8 °C (on 4 January 1970).
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
DunhuaJilin
- coords
- 43.37°, 128.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.7°C
Average daily high
9.1°C
Average daily low
-1.4°C
Annual rainfall
821mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
36.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
180 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
115 d/yr
Annual snowfall
80.9 cm
Average feels-like high
6.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
35.2 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-37.8 °C
4 January 1970
Wettest day
170 mm
28 July 2010
Windiest day
41.4 km/h
30 April 1983
Strongest gust
102.6 km/h
13 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
23 July 1997
Coldest feels-like
-43.6 °C
4 January 1970
Snowiest day
27.9 cm
9 November 1968
Sunniest day
15.0 h
13 June 1942
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 | -6.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 8 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | -5.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 3.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 20 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 13.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 102 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 78 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 130 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 144 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 25.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 173 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 22.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 46 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 11.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 31 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 3.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 32 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | -6.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 10 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dunhua?
Dunhua has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 821 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dunhua?
The hottest day measured in Dunhua between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dunhua?
The coldest day measured in Dunhua between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1970, at -37.8 °C.
Does it snow in Dunhua?
Yes. Dunhua gets on average 80.9 cm of snow per year and has around 180 frost days.
Has the climate of Dunhua warmed?
Yes: Dunhua warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dunhua?
The wettest day measured in Dunhua between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dunhua?
The windiest day measured in Dunhua between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1983, with winds reaching 41.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dunhua?
The warmest month in Dunhua is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Dunhua?
Dunhua receives on average 821 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dunhua?
Dunhua gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dunhua?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dunhua between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 1968, with 27.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dunhua?
Yes: Dunhua has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dunhua?
In Dunhua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 23 July 1997, and the lowest was -43.6 °C on 4 January 1970.
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