Huyanghe climate — normals and trends
Huyanghe (China) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 216 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Huyanghe averages 143 frost days, 88 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 47 rainy days per year.
Huyanghe has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 150 to 136 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.2 °C (on 22 July 2015) and the coldest -39.9 °C (on 24 December 1984).
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
HuyangheXinjiang
- coords
- 44.70°, 84.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.6°C
Average daily high
14.3°C
Average daily low
3.5°C
Annual rainfall
216mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
45.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
143 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
88 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
47 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.4 cm
Average feels-like high
11.4 °C
Average feels-like low
0.7 °C
Average peak gust
27.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
64 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.027
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
45.2 °C
22 July 2015
Coldest day
-39.9 °C
24 December 1984
Wettest day
35 mm
8 May 2004
Windiest day
48.8 km/h
29 August 1996
Strongest gust
85.3 km/h
31 May 1961
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
22 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-44.6 °C
24 December 1984
Snowiest day
11.2 cm
8 November 2012
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 | -13.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | -7.9 °C | -1.7 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 8.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 42 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 26 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 38 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 35.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 6 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 36.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 6 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 12 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 41 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 14.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 35 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 4.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 10 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | -5.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 9 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Huyanghe?
Huyanghe has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 216 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Huyanghe?
The hottest day measured in Huyanghe between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2015, reaching 45.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Huyanghe?
The coldest day measured in Huyanghe between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1984, at -39.9 °C.
Does it snow in Huyanghe?
Yes. Huyanghe gets on average 20.4 cm of snow per year and has around 143 frost days.
Has the climate of Huyanghe warmed?
Yes: Huyanghe warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Huyanghe?
The wettest day measured in Huyanghe between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 2004, with 35 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Huyanghe?
The windiest day measured in Huyanghe between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1996, with winds reaching 48.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Huyanghe?
The warmest month in Huyanghe is July (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Huyanghe?
Huyanghe receives on average 216 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 47 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Huyanghe?
Huyanghe gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Huyanghe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Huyanghe between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2012, with 11.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Huyanghe?
Yes: Huyanghe has on average 64 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Huyanghe?
In Huyanghe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 22 July 2015, and the lowest was -44.6 °C on 24 December 1984.
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