Dure climate — normals and trends
Dure (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.9 °C and it receives 113 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 (-16.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Dure averages 166 frost days, 44 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 33 rainy days per year.
Dure has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 176 to 156 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.6 °C (on 22 July 2015) and the coldest -44.4 °C (on 27 January 1969).
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
DureXinjiang
- coords
- 46.51°, 88.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.9°C
Average daily high
11.7°C
Average daily low
0.3°C
Annual rainfall
113mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
41.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
166 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
44 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
33 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.5 cm
Average feels-like high
7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
26 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.033
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
43.6 °C
22 July 2015
Coldest day
-44.4 °C
27 January 1969
Wettest day
23 mm
8 May 2004
Windiest day
63.0 km/h
17 April 2008
Strongest gust
97.9 km/h
1 December 2018
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
22 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-50.0 °C
27 January 1969
Snowiest day
7.1 cm
16 March 1978
Sunniest day
15.1 h
19 June 1949
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 | -9.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | -6.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 5.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 12 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 19.8 °C | +4.1 °C | 18 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 25.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 7 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 7 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 21.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 14 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 10.9 °C | -1.5 °C | 9 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 2.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 11 mm | 0 mm |
| Dec | -6.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dure?
Dure has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.9 °C and it receives 113 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dure?
The hottest day measured in Dure between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2015, reaching 43.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dure?
The coldest day measured in Dure between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1969, at -44.4 °C.
Does it snow in Dure?
Yes. Dure gets on average 22.5 cm of snow per year and has around 166 frost days.
Has the climate of Dure warmed?
Yes: Dure warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dure?
The wettest day measured in Dure between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 2004, with 23 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dure?
The windiest day measured in Dure between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2008, with winds reaching 63.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dure?
The warmest month in Dure is July (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Dure?
Dure receives on average 113 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 33 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dure?
Dure gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dure?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dure between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1978, with 7.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dure?
Yes: Dure has on average 26 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dure?
In Dure, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 22 July 2015, and the lowest was -50.0 °C on 27 January 1969.
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