Hulunbuir climate — normals and trends
Hulunbuir (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.8 °C and it receives 435 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 (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hulunbuir averages 212 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Hulunbuir has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 3 August 2016) and the coldest -50.2 °C (on 8 January 1951).
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
HulunbuirInner Mongolia
- coords
- 49.21°, 119.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.8°C
Average daily high
5.0°C
Average daily low
-6.6°C
Annual rainfall
435mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
45.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
212 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.4 cm
Average feels-like high
1.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-10.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
40.2 °C
3 August 2016
Coldest day
-50.2 °C
8 January 1951
Wettest day
76 mm
3 August 2023
Windiest day
63.2 km/h
28 March 1971
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
15 April 1950
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
26 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-56.2 °C
8 January 1951
Snowiest day
17.7 cm
3 October 1955
Sunniest day
15.9 h
16 June 2019
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 | -17.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 7 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -14.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 4 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | -2.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 16 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 10.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 30 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 17.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 17 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 37 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 149 mm | +39 mm |
| Aug | 23.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 69 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 19.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 74 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 5.5 °C | -1.7 °C | 13 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | -3.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 18 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | -18.6 °C | -1.2 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hulunbuir?
Hulunbuir has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.8 °C and it receives 435 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hulunbuir?
The hottest day measured in Hulunbuir between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2016, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hulunbuir?
The coldest day measured in Hulunbuir between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1951, at -50.2 °C.
Does it snow in Hulunbuir?
Yes. Hulunbuir gets on average 43.4 cm of snow per year and has around 212 frost days.
Has the climate of Hulunbuir warmed?
Yes: Hulunbuir warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hulunbuir?
The wettest day measured in Hulunbuir between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2023, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hulunbuir?
The windiest day measured in Hulunbuir between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1971, with winds reaching 63.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hulunbuir?
The warmest month in Hulunbuir is July (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Hulunbuir?
Hulunbuir receives on average 435 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hulunbuir?
Hulunbuir gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hulunbuir?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hulunbuir between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 1955, with 17.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hulunbuir?
Yes: Hulunbuir has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hulunbuir?
In Hulunbuir, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 26 June 2010, and the lowest was -56.2 °C on 8 January 1951.
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