Genhe climate — normals and trends
Genhe (China) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -3.3 °C and it receives 528 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 (17.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-27.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Genhe averages 230 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Genhe has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 26 June 2010) and the coldest -51.5 °C (on 6 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
GenheInner Mongolia
- coords
- 50.78°, 121.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-3.3°C
Average daily high
2.9°C
Average daily low
-9.6°C
Annual rainfall
528mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
44.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
230 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
70.7 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-13.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
35.9 °C
26 June 2010
Coldest day
-51.5 °C
6 January 1951
Wettest day
94 mm
30 July 1940
Windiest day
44.2 km/h
20 April 1998
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
23 April 1981
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-56.6 °C
6 January 1951
Snowiest day
28.1 cm
29 September 2024
Sunniest day
16.0 h
7 June 1940
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 | -17.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 8 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | -14.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | -4.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 21 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 7.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 49 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 15.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 36 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 21.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 58 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 191 mm | +66 mm |
| Aug | 20.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 127 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 16.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 99 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 2.6 °C | -2.0 °C | 20 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | -6.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 17 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | -19.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Genhe?
Genhe has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -3.3 °C and it receives 528 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Genhe?
The hottest day measured in Genhe between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2010, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Genhe?
The coldest day measured in Genhe between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1951, at -51.5 °C.
Does it snow in Genhe?
Yes. Genhe gets on average 70.7 cm of snow per year and has around 230 frost days.
Has the climate of Genhe warmed?
Yes: Genhe warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Genhe?
The wettest day measured in Genhe between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1940, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Genhe?
The windiest day measured in Genhe between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1998, with winds reaching 44.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Genhe?
The warmest month in Genhe is July (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-27.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Genhe?
Genhe receives on average 528 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Genhe?
Genhe gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Genhe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Genhe between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 2024, with 28.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Genhe?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Genhe.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Genhe?
In Genhe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 27 June 2010, and the lowest was -56.6 °C on 6 January 1951.
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