Gongzhuling climate — normals and trends
Gongzhuling (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.1 °C and it receives 734 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gongzhuling averages 165 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Gongzhuling 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 171 to 159 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 26 June 2010) and the coldest -36.8 °C (on 10 January 1987).
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
GongzhulingJilin
- coords
- 43.50°, 124.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.1°C
Average daily high
11.2°C
Average daily low
1.0°C
Annual rainfall
734mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
19.6km/h
Seasonal range
38.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
165 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.6 cm
Average feels-like high
8.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
28 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
37.9 °C
26 June 2010
Coldest day
-36.8 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
135 mm
21 July 2010
Windiest day
51.7 km/h
12 May 1942
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
30 March 1999
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
30 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-41.8 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
17.4 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.8 h
18 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 16 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | -3.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 6.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 11 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 83 mm | +42 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 48 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 103 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 108 mm | -68 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 145 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 32 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 6 mm | -37 mm |
| Nov | 5.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 6 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | -5.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 7 mm | -2 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gongzhuling?
Gongzhuling has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.1 °C and it receives 734 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gongzhuling?
The hottest day measured in Gongzhuling between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2010, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gongzhuling?
The coldest day measured in Gongzhuling between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -36.8 °C.
Does it snow in Gongzhuling?
Yes. Gongzhuling gets on average 38.6 cm of snow per year and has around 165 frost days.
Has the climate of Gongzhuling warmed?
Yes: Gongzhuling warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gongzhuling?
The wettest day measured in Gongzhuling between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2010, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gongzhuling?
The windiest day measured in Gongzhuling between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1942, with winds reaching 51.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gongzhuling?
The warmest month in Gongzhuling is July (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Gongzhuling?
Gongzhuling receives on average 734 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gongzhuling?
Gongzhuling 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 Gongzhuling?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gongzhuling between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 17.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gongzhuling?
Yes: Gongzhuling has on average 28 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gongzhuling?
In Gongzhuling, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 30 July 2018, and the lowest was -41.8 °C on 10 January 1987.
Compare Gongzhuling with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Gongzhuling