Houzhen climate — normals and trends
Houzhen (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 696 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Houzhen averages 94 frost days, 49 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Houzhen has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 105 to 83 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.1 °C (on 25 June 2009) and the coldest -22.7 °C (on 18 January 1958).
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
HouzhenShandong
- coords
- 36.99°, 118.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.4°C
Average daily high
17.8°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
696mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
28.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
94 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
49 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.1 cm
Average feels-like high
16.6 °C
Average feels-like low
7.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
81 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
41.1 °C
25 June 2009
Coldest day
-22.7 °C
18 January 1958
Wettest day
166 mm
6 July 1947
Windiest day
67.3 km/h
2 August 1940
Strongest gust
120.2 km/h
2 August 1940
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
5 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-28.1 °C
18 January 1958
Snowiest day
13.5 cm
15 February 2005
Sunniest day
14.0 h
17 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 6.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 14.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 45 mm | +25 mm |
| Apr | 22.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 33 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 26.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 24 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 54 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 33.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 139 mm | -41 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 112 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 155 mm | +82 mm |
| Oct | 18.4 °C | -1.7 °C | 173 mm | +135 mm |
| Nov | 15.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 2 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 7.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 15 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Houzhen?
Houzhen has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 696 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Houzhen?
The hottest day measured in Houzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2009, reaching 41.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Houzhen?
The coldest day measured in Houzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1958, at -22.7 °C.
Does it snow in Houzhen?
Yes. Houzhen gets on average 15.1 cm of snow per year and has around 94 frost days.
Has the climate of Houzhen warmed?
Yes: Houzhen warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Houzhen?
The wettest day measured in Houzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1947, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Houzhen?
The windiest day measured in Houzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with winds reaching 67.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Houzhen?
The warmest month in Houzhen is July (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Houzhen?
Houzhen receives on average 696 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Houzhen?
Houzhen gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Houzhen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Houzhen between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 2005, with 13.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Houzhen?
Yes: Houzhen has on average 81 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Houzhen?
In Houzhen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 5 July 2025, and the lowest was -28.1 °C on 18 January 1958.
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