Hetoudian climate — normals and trends
Hetoudian (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 797 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hetoudian averages 110 frost days, 31 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Hetoudian has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 121 to 99 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 10 June 1942) and the coldest -19.2 °C (on 2 February 1979).
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
HetoudianShandong
- coords
- 37.02°, 120.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.1°C
Average daily high
17.0°C
Average daily low
7.8°C
Annual rainfall
797mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
27.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
110 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
31 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.5 cm
Average feels-like high
15.6 °C
Average feels-like low
5.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
55 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
38.0 °C
10 June 1942
Coldest day
-19.2 °C
2 February 1979
Wettest day
135 mm
2 August 1940
Windiest day
52.7 km/h
2 August 1940
Strongest gust
122.0 km/h
2 August 1940
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
9 August 1967
Coldest feels-like
-24.7 °C
2 February 1979
Snowiest day
12.3 cm
7 January 2001
Sunniest day
14.0 h
18 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 5.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 13.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 54 mm | +31 mm |
| Apr | 21.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 36 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 77 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 85 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 66 mm | -154 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 196 mm | +20 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 180 mm | +94 mm |
| Oct | 18.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 131 mm | +95 mm |
| Nov | 14.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 6 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 6.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 14 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hetoudian?
Hetoudian has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 797 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hetoudian?
The hottest day measured in Hetoudian between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1942, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hetoudian?
The coldest day measured in Hetoudian between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1979, at -19.2 °C.
Does it snow in Hetoudian?
Yes. Hetoudian gets on average 15.5 cm of snow per year and has around 110 frost days.
Has the climate of Hetoudian warmed?
Yes: Hetoudian warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hetoudian?
The wettest day measured in Hetoudian between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hetoudian?
The windiest day measured in Hetoudian between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with winds reaching 52.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hetoudian?
The warmest month in Hetoudian is July (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Hetoudian?
Hetoudian receives on average 797 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hetoudian?
Hetoudian gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hetoudian?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hetoudian between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2001, with 12.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hetoudian?
Yes: Hetoudian has on average 55 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hetoudian?
In Hetoudian, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 9 August 1967, and the lowest was -24.7 °C on 2 February 1979.
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