Huinan climate — normals and trends
Huinan (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.2 °C and it receives 936 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Huinan averages 170 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Huinan has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 174 to 166 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -39.3 °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
HuinanJilin
- coords
- 42.62°, 126.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.2°C
Average daily high
10.6°C
Average daily low
-0.2°C
Annual rainfall
936mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
38.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
170 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
82.4 cm
Average feels-like high
8.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
17 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
38.6 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-39.3 °C
4 January 1970
Wettest day
112 mm
29 July 1995
Windiest day
43.2 km/h
6 May 2017
Strongest gust
106.9 km/h
8 April 1986
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
30 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-43.9 °C
4 January 1970
Snowiest day
27.8 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
15.0 h
16 June 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -7.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 20 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | -5.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 6 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 6.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 18 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 14.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 121 mm | +58 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 99 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 108 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 208 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 236 mm | +48 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 66 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 22 mm | -37 mm |
| Nov | 5.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 30 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | -5.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 17 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Huinan?
Huinan has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.2 °C and it receives 936 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Huinan?
The hottest day measured in Huinan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Huinan?
The coldest day measured in Huinan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1970, at -39.3 °C.
Does it snow in Huinan?
Yes. Huinan gets on average 82.4 cm of snow per year and has around 170 frost days.
Has the climate of Huinan warmed?
Yes: Huinan warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Huinan?
The wettest day measured in Huinan between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1995, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Huinan?
The windiest day measured in Huinan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2017, with winds reaching 43.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Huinan?
The warmest month in Huinan is July (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Huinan?
Huinan receives on average 936 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Huinan?
Huinan 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 Huinan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Huinan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 27.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Huinan?
Yes: Huinan has on average 17 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Huinan?
In Huinan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 30 July 2018, and the lowest was -43.9 °C on 4 January 1970.
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