Fengcheng climate — normals and trends
Fengcheng (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 1,038 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Fengcheng averages 153 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 103 rainy days per year.
Fengcheng has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 162 to 144 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 1 August 2018) and the coldest -34.8 °C (on 14 January 1985).
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
FengchengLiaoning
- coords
- 40.45°, 124.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.7°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
2.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,038mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
33.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
153 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
103 d/yr
Annual snowfall
44.5 cm
Average feels-like high
11.4 °C
Average feels-like low
0.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
26 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
36.7 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest day
-34.8 °C
14 January 1985
Wettest day
168 mm
5 September 1956
Windiest day
38.0 km/h
5 March 2007
Strongest gust
107.6 km/h
21 August 1997
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
29 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-39.6 °C
14 January 1985
Snowiest day
22.6 cm
22 December 1980
Sunniest day
14.2 h
21 June 1950
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 | -0.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 19 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | -0.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 9 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 9.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 9 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 101 mm | +42 mm |
| May | 20.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 77 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 101 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 217 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 535 mm | +290 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 86 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 16.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 69 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 9.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 16 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | -0.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 22 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fengcheng?
Fengcheng has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 1,038 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fengcheng?
The hottest day measured in Fengcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2018, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fengcheng?
The coldest day measured in Fengcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1985, at -34.8 °C.
Does it snow in Fengcheng?
Yes. Fengcheng gets on average 44.5 cm of snow per year and has around 153 frost days.
Has the climate of Fengcheng warmed?
Yes: Fengcheng warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fengcheng?
The wettest day measured in Fengcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1956, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fengcheng?
The windiest day measured in Fengcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2007, with winds reaching 38.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fengcheng?
The warmest month in Fengcheng is July (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Fengcheng?
Fengcheng receives on average 1,038 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 103 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fengcheng?
Fengcheng gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fengcheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fengcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1980, with 22.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fengcheng?
Yes: Fengcheng has on average 26 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fengcheng?
In Fengcheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 29 July 2018, and the lowest was -39.6 °C on 14 January 1985.
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