Fangshan climate — normals and trends
Fangshan (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 772 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Fangshan averages 132 frost days, 44 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Fangshan has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 142 to 122 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 21 June 1942) and the coldest -30.6 °C (on 12 January 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
FangshanBeijing Municipality
- coords
- 39.69°, 116.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.2°C
Average daily high
16.7°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
772mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
30.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
132 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
44 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.2 cm
Average feels-like high
15.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
51 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
41.2 °C
21 June 1942
Coldest day
-30.6 °C
12 January 1951
Wettest day
191 mm
4 August 1946
Windiest day
38.5 km/h
23 March 2012
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
23 March 2012
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
24 July 1999
Coldest feels-like
-35.5 °C
12 January 1951
Snowiest day
17.1 cm
4 November 2012
Sunniest day
14.2 h
7 July 1971
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 4.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 15 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 21.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 20 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 24.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 63 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 27 mm | -69 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 180 mm | -45 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 231 mm | +24 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 23 mm | -55 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 119 mm | +83 mm |
| Nov | 12.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 11 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 3.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 5 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fangshan?
Fangshan has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 772 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fangshan?
The hottest day measured in Fangshan between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1942, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fangshan?
The coldest day measured in Fangshan between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1951, at -30.6 °C.
Does it snow in Fangshan?
Yes. Fangshan gets on average 20.2 cm of snow per year and has around 132 frost days.
Has the climate of Fangshan warmed?
Yes: Fangshan warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fangshan?
The wettest day measured in Fangshan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1946, with 191 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fangshan?
The windiest day measured in Fangshan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2012, with winds reaching 38.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fangshan?
The warmest month in Fangshan is July (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Fangshan?
Fangshan receives on average 772 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fangshan?
Fangshan gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fangshan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fangshan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 2012, with 17.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fangshan?
Yes: Fangshan has on average 51 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fangshan?
In Fangshan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 24 July 1999, and the lowest was -35.5 °C on 12 January 1951.
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