Huangnihe climate — normals and trends
Huangnihe (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.5 °C and it receives 955 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 (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Huangnihe averages 181 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Huangnihe has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 186 to 176 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -37.0 °C (on 4 January 1970).
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
HuangniheJilin
- coords
- 43.56°, 128.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.5°C
Average daily high
8.7°C
Average daily low
-1.6°C
Annual rainfall
955mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
37.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
181 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
91.2 cm
Average feels-like high
5.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
34.7 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-37.0 °C
4 January 1970
Wettest day
174 mm
28 July 2010
Windiest day
40.8 km/h
30 April 1983
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
13 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
24 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-42.8 °C
4 January 1970
Snowiest day
26.5 cm
9 November 1968
Sunniest day
15.0 h
2 June 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 | -7.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | -6.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 3.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 23 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 13.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 100 mm | +37 mm |
| May | 18.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 80 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 162 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 191 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 196 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 22.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 53 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 10.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 29 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 3.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 35 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | -7.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 12 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Huangnihe?
Huangnihe has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.5 °C and it receives 955 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Huangnihe?
The hottest day measured in Huangnihe between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Huangnihe?
The coldest day measured in Huangnihe between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1970, at -37.0 °C.
Does it snow in Huangnihe?
Yes. Huangnihe gets on average 91.2 cm of snow per year and has around 181 frost days.
Has the climate of Huangnihe warmed?
Yes: Huangnihe warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Huangnihe?
The wettest day measured in Huangnihe between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Huangnihe?
The windiest day measured in Huangnihe between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1983, with winds reaching 40.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Huangnihe?
The warmest month in Huangnihe is July (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Huangnihe?
Huangnihe receives on average 955 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Huangnihe?
Huangnihe 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 Huangnihe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Huangnihe between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 1968, with 26.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Huangnihe?
Yes: Huangnihe has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Huangnihe?
In Huangnihe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 24 July 2018, and the lowest was -42.8 °C on 4 January 1970.
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