Huadian climate — normals and trends
Huadian (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.7 °C and it receives 967 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 (22.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Huadian averages 176 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Huadian has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 180 to 172 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -39.5 °C (on 20 January 1956).
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
HuadianJilin
- coords
- 42.97°, 126.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.7°C
Average daily high
10.4°C
Average daily low
-0.8°C
Annual rainfall
967mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
38.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
176 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
73.4 cm
Average feels-like high
8.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
13 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
37.0 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-39.5 °C
20 January 1956
Wettest day
125 mm
29 July 1995
Windiest day
40.1 km/h
30 April 1983
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
8 April 1986
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
30 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-44.4 °C
4 January 1970
Snowiest day
34.2 cm
13 April 2025
Sunniest day
15.0 h
13 June 1941
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 | +4.3 °C | 13 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | -4.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 5.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 21 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 112 mm | +48 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 100 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 117 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 271 mm | +58 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 223 mm | +31 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 70 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 12.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 29 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 4.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 29 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | -5.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 15 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Huadian?
Huadian has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.7 °C and it receives 967 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Huadian?
The hottest day measured in Huadian between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Huadian?
The coldest day measured in Huadian between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1956, at -39.5 °C.
Does it snow in Huadian?
Yes. Huadian gets on average 73.4 cm of snow per year and has around 176 frost days.
Has the climate of Huadian warmed?
Yes: Huadian warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Huadian?
The wettest day measured in Huadian between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1995, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Huadian?
The windiest day measured in Huadian between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1983, with winds reaching 40.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Huadian?
The warmest month in Huadian is July (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Huadian?
Huadian receives on average 967 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Huadian?
Huadian gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Huadian?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Huadian between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2025, with 34.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Huadian?
Yes: Huadian has on average 13 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Huadian?
In Huadian, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 30 July 2018, and the lowest was -44.4 °C on 4 January 1970.
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