Huocheng climate — normals and trends
Huocheng (China) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 196 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Huocheng averages 132 frost days, 86 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 49 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Huocheng between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.7 °C (on 9 August 1944) and the coldest -32.7 °C (on 2 January 1955).
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
HuochengXinjiang
- coords
- 44.05°, 80.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.4°C
Average daily high
18.5°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
196mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
32.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
132 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
86 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
49 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.9 cm
Average feels-like high
15.7 °C
Average feels-like low
1.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
25 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
44.7 °C
9 August 1944
Coldest day
-32.7 °C
2 January 1955
Wettest day
32 mm
19 July 2004
Windiest day
63.0 km/h
7 December 1986
Strongest gust
114.1 km/h
7 December 1986
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
9 August 1944
Coldest feels-like
-38.3 °C
2 January 1955
Snowiest day
8.8 cm
17 October 2018
Sunniest day
15.0 h
6 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 | 4.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 14 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 25 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 24.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 11 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 23 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 35.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 6 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 37.2 °C | +4.0 °C | 2 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 34.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 26 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 20.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 13.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 11 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 6.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 13 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Huocheng?
Huocheng has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 196 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Huocheng?
The hottest day measured in Huocheng between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1944, reaching 44.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Huocheng?
The coldest day measured in Huocheng between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1955, at -32.7 °C.
Does it snow in Huocheng?
Yes. Huocheng gets on average 24.9 cm of snow per year and has around 132 frost days.
Has the climate of Huocheng warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Huocheng.
What is the wettest day in Huocheng?
The wettest day measured in Huocheng between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2004, with 32 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Huocheng?
The windiest day measured in Huocheng between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1986, with winds reaching 63.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Huocheng?
The warmest month in Huocheng is July (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Huocheng?
Huocheng receives on average 196 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 49 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Huocheng?
Huocheng gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Huocheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Huocheng between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2018, with 8.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Huocheng?
Yes: Huocheng has on average 25 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Huocheng?
In Huocheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 9 August 1944, and the lowest was -38.3 °C on 2 January 1955.
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