Hualin climate — normals and trends
Hualin (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.5 °C and it receives 746 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 (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hualin averages 143 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Hualin has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 151 to 135 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 7 July 2022) and the coldest -29.2 °C (on 13 December 1975).
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
HualinGansu
- coords
- 34.83°, 104.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.5°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
2.4°C
Annual rainfall
746mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
26.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
143 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
68.2 cm
Average feels-like high
11.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
34.0 °C
7 July 2022
Coldest day
-29.2 °C
13 December 1975
Wettest day
165 mm
20 August 1946
Windiest day
43.0 km/h
31 May 1946
Strongest gust
83.2 km/h
28 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
35.9 °C
30 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-34.7 °C
13 December 1975
Snowiest day
15.6 cm
12 March 2017
Sunniest day
14.0 h
28 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 24 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 0.2 °C | -2.1 °C | 29 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 8.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 19 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 16 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 61 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 24.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 74 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 26.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 148 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 140 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 20.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 103 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 13.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 124 mm | +55 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 21 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 4.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 9 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hualin?
Hualin has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.5 °C and it receives 746 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hualin?
The hottest day measured in Hualin between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 2022, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hualin?
The coldest day measured in Hualin between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1975, at -29.2 °C.
Does it snow in Hualin?
Yes. Hualin gets on average 68.2 cm of snow per year and has around 143 frost days.
Has the climate of Hualin warmed?
Yes: Hualin warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hualin?
The wettest day measured in Hualin between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1946, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hualin?
The windiest day measured in Hualin between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1946, with winds reaching 43.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hualin?
The warmest month in Hualin is July (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Hualin?
Hualin receives on average 746 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hualin?
Hualin gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hualin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hualin between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2017, with 15.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hualin?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Hualin.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hualin?
In Hualin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.9 °C on 30 July 2010, and the lowest was -34.7 °C on 13 December 1975.
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