Hengshui climate — normals and trends
Hengshui (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 645 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hengshui averages 100 frost days, 75 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 67 rainy days per year.
Hengshui has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 110 to 90 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.7 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -26.3 °C (on 12 January 1955).
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
HengshuiHebei
- coords
- 37.74°, 115.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.9°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
9.3°C
Annual rainfall
645mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
29.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
100 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
75 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
67 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.0 cm
Average feels-like high
17.9 °C
Average feels-like low
7.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
84 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
42.7 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-26.3 °C
12 January 1955
Wettest day
153 mm
25 August 1946
Windiest day
49.1 km/h
20 March 2010
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
15 April 2009
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
23 July 1959
Coldest feels-like
-31.6 °C
12 January 1955
Snowiest day
12.5 cm
7 November 2021
Sunniest day
14.2 h
1 July 1948
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 7.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 16.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 9 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 16 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 31 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 58 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 33.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 124 mm | -62 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 163 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 30 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | -3.5 °C | 112 mm | +79 mm |
| Nov | 15.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 7 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 6.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hengshui?
Hengshui has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 645 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hengshui?
The hottest day measured in Hengshui between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 42.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hengshui?
The coldest day measured in Hengshui between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at -26.3 °C.
Does it snow in Hengshui?
Yes. Hengshui gets on average 13.0 cm of snow per year and has around 100 frost days.
Has the climate of Hengshui warmed?
Yes: Hengshui warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hengshui?
The wettest day measured in Hengshui between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1946, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hengshui?
The windiest day measured in Hengshui between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2010, with winds reaching 49.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hengshui?
The warmest month in Hengshui is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Hengshui?
Hengshui receives on average 645 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 67 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hengshui?
Hengshui 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 Hengshui?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hengshui between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 2021, with 12.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hengshui?
Yes: Hengshui has on average 84 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hengshui?
In Hengshui, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 23 July 1959, and the lowest was -31.6 °C on 12 January 1955.
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