Huinong climate — normals and trends
Huinong (China) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 260 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Huinong averages 146 frost days, 37 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 41 rainy days per year.
Huinong has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 152 to 140 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 14 July 1944) and the coldest -27.7 °C (on 3 January 1977).
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
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- coords
- 39.23°, 106.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.1°C
Average daily high
14.8°C
Average daily low
3.4°C
Annual rainfall
260mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
44%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
32.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
146 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
37 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
41 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.9 cm
Average feels-like high
11.2 °C
Average feels-like low
0.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
16 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.08 · p = 0.010
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
40.3 °C
14 July 1944
Coldest day
-27.7 °C
3 January 1977
Wettest day
98 mm
9 August 1946
Windiest day
51.4 km/h
23 May 1946
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
23 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
24 July 1944
Coldest feels-like
-32.7 °C
3 January 1977
Snowiest day
13.1 cm
30 March 1956
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 5 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 1.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 10.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 19.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 15 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 12 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 89 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 55 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 31 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 14.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 36 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 8.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 11 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 2.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Huinong?
Huinong has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 260 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Huinong?
The hottest day measured in Huinong between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1944, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Huinong?
The coldest day measured in Huinong between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1977, at -27.7 °C.
Does it snow in Huinong?
Yes. Huinong gets on average 9.9 cm of snow per year and has around 146 frost days.
Has the climate of Huinong warmed?
Yes: Huinong warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Huinong?
The wettest day measured in Huinong between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1946, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Huinong?
The windiest day measured in Huinong between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1946, with winds reaching 51.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Huinong?
The warmest month in Huinong is July (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Huinong?
Huinong receives on average 260 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 41 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Huinong?
Huinong gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Huinong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Huinong between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1956, with 13.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Huinong?
Yes: Huinong has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Huinong?
In Huinong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 24 July 1944, and the lowest was -32.7 °C on 3 January 1977.
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