Hangu climate — normals and trends
Hangu (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.6 °C and it receives 700 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hangu averages 109 frost days, 40 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
Hangu has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 119 to 99 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 22 June 2023) and the coldest -21.2 °C (on 8 January 1997).
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
HanguTianjin Municipality
- coords
- 39.25°, 117.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.6°C
Average daily high
16.9°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
700mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
29.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
109 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
40 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.7 cm
Average feels-like high
15.4 °C
Average feels-like low
6.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
77 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
40.4 °C
22 June 2023
Coldest day
-21.2 °C
8 January 1997
Wettest day
248 mm
15 August 1947
Windiest day
52.7 km/h
15 August 1947
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
26 August 1987
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
8 August 1967
Coldest feels-like
-26.4 °C
6 January 2021
Snowiest day
21.1 cm
7 November 2021
Sunniest day
14.0 h
9 July 1981
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 5.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 4 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 22.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 16 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 25.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 63 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 55 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 165 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 269 mm | +91 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 17 mm | -52 mm |
| Oct | 17.0 °C | -2.1 °C | 92 mm | +56 mm |
| Nov | 13.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 4.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hangu?
Hangu has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.6 °C and it receives 700 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hangu?
The hottest day measured in Hangu between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 2023, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hangu?
The coldest day measured in Hangu between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1997, at -21.2 °C.
Does it snow in Hangu?
Yes. Hangu gets on average 14.7 cm of snow per year and has around 109 frost days.
Has the climate of Hangu warmed?
Yes: Hangu warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hangu?
The wettest day measured in Hangu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1947, with 248 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hangu?
The windiest day measured in Hangu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1947, with winds reaching 52.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hangu?
The warmest month in Hangu is July (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Hangu?
Hangu receives on average 700 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hangu?
Hangu gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hangu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hangu between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 2021, with 21.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hangu?
Yes: Hangu has on average 77 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hangu?
In Hangu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 8 August 1967, and the lowest was -26.4 °C on 6 January 2021.
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