Fengzhen climate — normals and trends
Fengzhen (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 547 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 (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Fengzhen averages 180 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Fengzhen has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 191 to 169 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -35.0 °C (on 18 January 1998).
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
FengzhenInner Mongolia
- coords
- 40.44°, 113.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.8°C
Average daily high
10.8°C
Average daily low
-0.9°C
Annual rainfall
547mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
33.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
180 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
32.3 cm
Average feels-like high
7.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
36.8 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-35.0 °C
18 January 1998
Wettest day
88 mm
20 August 1946
Windiest day
47.0 km/h
19 May 2019
Strongest gust
101.9 km/h
2 May 1982
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
30 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-40.9 °C
18 January 1998
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
3 April 2023
Sunniest day
14.8 h
2 July 1955
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 | -3.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 4 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | -2.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 7.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 17 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 26 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 120 mm | +69 mm |
| Jun | 24.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 56 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 276 mm | +157 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 159 mm | +37 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 69 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 11.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 92 mm | +57 mm |
| Nov | 5.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 10 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | -2.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 8 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fengzhen?
Fengzhen has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 547 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fengzhen?
The hottest day measured in Fengzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fengzhen?
The coldest day measured in Fengzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1998, at -35.0 °C.
Does it snow in Fengzhen?
Yes. Fengzhen gets on average 32.3 cm of snow per year and has around 180 frost days.
Has the climate of Fengzhen warmed?
Yes: Fengzhen warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fengzhen?
The wettest day measured in Fengzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1946, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fengzhen?
The windiest day measured in Fengzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2019, with winds reaching 47.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fengzhen?
The warmest month in Fengzhen is July (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Fengzhen?
Fengzhen receives on average 547 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fengzhen?
Fengzhen gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fengzhen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fengzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2023, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fengzhen?
Yes: Fengzhen has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fengzhen?
In Fengzhen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 30 July 2010, and the lowest was -40.9 °C on 18 January 1998.
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