Jiaohe climate — normals and trends
Jiaohe (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.5 °C and it receives 994 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 (21.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Jiaohe averages 184 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Jiaohe has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 188 to 180 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -39.7 °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
JiaoheJilin
- coords
- 43.72°, 127.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.5°C
Average daily high
9.1°C
Average daily low
-2.2°C
Annual rainfall
994mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
39.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
184 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
84.9 cm
Average feels-like high
6.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
34.8 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-39.7 °C
4 January 1970
Wettest day
152 mm
30 July 1999
Windiest day
35.2 km/h
30 April 1983
Strongest gust
97.9 km/h
13 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
29 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-44.9 °C
4 January 1970
Snowiest day
23.7 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
15.0 h
2 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 | -7.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 6 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | -5.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 4 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 3.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 25 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 14.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 102 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 106 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 25.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 191 mm | +45 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 221 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 224 mm | +26 mm |
| Sep | 23.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 61 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 11.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 20 mm | -44 mm |
| Nov | 3.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 32 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | -7.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 16 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jiaohe?
Jiaohe has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.5 °C and it receives 994 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jiaohe?
The hottest day measured in Jiaohe between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jiaohe?
The coldest day measured in Jiaohe between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1970, at -39.7 °C.
Does it snow in Jiaohe?
Yes. Jiaohe gets on average 84.9 cm of snow per year and has around 184 frost days.
Has the climate of Jiaohe warmed?
Yes: Jiaohe warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jiaohe?
The wettest day measured in Jiaohe between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1999, with 152 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jiaohe?
The windiest day measured in Jiaohe between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1983, with winds reaching 35.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jiaohe?
The warmest month in Jiaohe is July (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Jiaohe?
Jiaohe receives on average 994 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jiaohe?
Jiaohe gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jiaohe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jiaohe between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 23.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jiaohe?
Yes: Jiaohe has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jiaohe?
In Jiaohe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 29 July 2018, and the lowest was -44.9 °C on 4 January 1970.
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