Han’airike climate — normals and trends
Han’airike (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 45 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Han’airike averages 121 frost days, 102 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 9 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Han’airike between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 24 July 1956) and the coldest -25.2 °C (on 20 January 1978).
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
Han’airikeXinjiang
- coords
- 37.54°, 80.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.5°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
45mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
34%
Average peak wind
18.9km/h
Seasonal range
33.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
121 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
102 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
9 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.7 cm
Average feels-like high
16.4 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
60 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
43.0 °C
24 July 1956
Coldest day
-25.2 °C
20 January 1978
Wettest day
31 mm
5 June 2010
Windiest day
67.7 km/h
2 June 1980
Strongest gust
106.6 km/h
3 June 1980
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
3 August 1982
Coldest feels-like
-30.5 °C
20 January 1978
Snowiest day
4.4 cm
21 February 1967
Sunniest day
14.2 h
12 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 15.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 31.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 34.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 35.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 33.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 10 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 22.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 12.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 3.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Han’airike?
Han’airike has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 45 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Han’airike?
The hottest day measured in Han’airike between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1956, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Han’airike?
The coldest day measured in Han’airike between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1978, at -25.2 °C.
Does it snow in Han’airike?
Yes. Han’airike gets on average 2.7 cm of snow per year and has around 121 frost days.
Has the climate of Han’airike warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Han’airike.
What is the wettest day in Han’airike?
The wettest day measured in Han’airike between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2010, with 31 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Han’airike?
The windiest day measured in Han’airike between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1980, with winds reaching 67.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Han’airike?
The warmest month in Han’airike is July (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Han’airike?
Han’airike receives on average 45 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 9 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Han’airike?
Han’airike gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Han’airike?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Han’airike between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1967, with 4.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Han’airike?
Yes: Han’airike has on average 60 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Han’airike?
In Han’airike, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 3 August 1982, and the lowest was -30.5 °C on 20 January 1978.
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