Jiaozhou climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Jiaozhou?

Jiaozhou has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 824 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jiaozhou?

The hottest day measured in Jiaozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2002, reaching 39.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Jiaozhou?

The coldest day measured in Jiaozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1957, at -20.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Jiaozhou?

Yes. Jiaozhou gets on average 11.6 cm of snow per year and has around 97 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Jiaozhou warmed?

Yes: Jiaozhou warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Jiaozhou?

The wettest day measured in Jiaozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1965, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Jiaozhou?

The windiest day measured in Jiaozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with winds reaching 58.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Jiaozhou?

The warmest month in Jiaozhou is July (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Jiaozhou?

Jiaozhou receives on average 824 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Jiaozhou?

Jiaozhou gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Jiaozhou (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 824 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Jiaozhou averages 97 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.

Jiaozhou has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 108 to 86 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 15 July 2002) and the coldest -20.3 °C (on 20 January 1957).

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

JiaozhouShandong

coords: 36.28°, 120.00°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

DwaHot-summer humid continental, dry winterWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

12.9°C

Average daily high

17.6°C

Average daily low

8.7°C

Annual rainfall

824mm

Sunshine / day

8.8h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

16.9km/h

Seasonal range

27.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

97 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

34 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

79 d/yr

Annual snowfall

11.6 cm

Average feels-like high

16.6 °C

Average feels-like low

7.2 °C

Average peak gust

34.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

68 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.2 °C

15 July 2002

Coldest day

-20.3 °C

20 January 1957

Wettest day

169 mm

21 August 1965

Windiest day

58.4 km/h

2 August 1940

Strongest gust

119.5 km/h

2 August 1940

Hottest feels-like

44.9 °C

7 August 1966

Coldest feels-like

-25.4 °C

20 January 1957

Snowiest day

10.7 cm

29 January 1979

Sunniest day

14.0 h

18 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	38.4 °C4 July 2025	-10.3 °C9 February 2025	15.2 °C	846 mm	85	83
2024	36.5 °C10 June 2024	-10.2 °C23 January 2024	14.9 °C	1,152 mm	69	89
2023	38.7 °C22 June 2023	-12.9 °C25 January 2023	15.0 °C	648 mm	71	74
2022	35.7 °C5 August 2022	-7.6 °C30 January 2022	14.2 °C	923 mm	47	92
2021	35.4 °C20 June 2021	-16.9 °C7 January 2021	14.5 °C	804 mm	47	69
2020	36.3 °C7 June 2020	-12.1 °C30 December 2020	14.2 °C	920 mm	42	81
2019	38.8 °C23 May 2019	-7.8 °C2 January 2019	14.7 °C	473 mm	65	84
2018	35.0 °C21 June 2018	-12.2 °C4 February 2018	14.1 °C	684 mm	53	84
2017	36.6 °C28 May 2017	-8.4 °C23 January 2017	14.7 °C	635 mm	61	92
2016	35.6 °C24 July 2016	-15.7 °C24 January 2016	14.4 °C	534 mm	58	87
2015	35.8 °C12 June 2015	-9.0 °C9 February 2015	14.3 °C	436 mm	40	85
2014	37.9 °C30 May 2014	-8.7 °C12 February 2014	14.4 °C	561 mm	48	78
2013	36.2 °C7 August 2013	-12.3 °C4 January 2013	13.6 °C	614 mm	55	94
2012	33.9 °C29 July 2012	-12.1 °C24 December 2012	13.1 °C	708 mm	35	101
2011	32.9 °C9 July 2011	-12.7 °C16 January 2011	13.0 °C	795 mm	26	100
2010	36.7 °C6 July 2010	-11.4 °C13 January 2010	13.1 °C	856 mm	43	87
2009	36.8 °C25 June 2009	-10.8 °C23 January 2009	13.7 °C	778 mm	33	93
2008	33.0 °C3 July 2008	-11.1 °C22 December 2008	13.3 °C	947 mm	24	94
2007	35.2 °C8 June 2007	-7.7 °C2 February 2007	14.2 °C	923 mm	35	80
2006	34.1 °C30 July 2006	-11.5 °C4 February 2006	14.0 °C	632 mm	39	78
2005	36.8 °C24 June 2005	-8.8 °C11 January 2005	13.2 °C	948 mm	46	98
2004	35.3 °C23 July 2004	-10.2 °C22 January 2004	13.9 °C	787 mm	35	76
2003	33.7 °C26 July 2003	-11.0 °C4 January 2003	13.0 °C	1,054 mm	19	95
2002	39.2 °C15 July 2002	-9.3 °C29 December 2002	13.7 °C	688 mm	41	76
2001	35.5 °C2 July 2001	-12.3 °C16 January 2001	13.5 °C	791 mm	45	101
2000	38.0 °C14 June 2000	-11.4 °C9 February 2000	13.6 °C	719 mm	52	88
1999	33.9 °C24 July 1999	-9.3 °C22 December 1999	13.6 °C	622 mm	37	79
1998	34.0 °C15 July 1998	-12.1 °C19 January 1998	13.7 °C	935 mm	42	86
1997	36.9 °C21 June 1997	-12.5 °C22 January 1997	13.6 °C	597 mm	66	92
1996	35.1 °C24 July 1996	-11.5 °C6 February 1996	12.5 °C	680 mm	28	106
1995	33.5 °C13 August 1995	-9.5 °C5 February 1995	13.0 °C	952 mm	31	103
1994	34.5 °C5 July 1994	-10.0 °C27 January 1994	13.8 °C	764 mm	53	94
1993	32.2 °C19 June 1993	-10.3 °C19 January 1993	12.6 °C	953 mm	12	102
1992	36.2 °C27 July 1992	-7.5 °C19 January 1992	12.9 °C	541 mm	39	99
1991	33.3 °C23 July 1991	-11.1 °C23 February 1991	12.7 °C	701 mm	24	100
1990	33.5 °C24 July 1990	-12.4 °C25 January 1990	13.3 °C	1,158 mm	28	85
1989	34.2 °C11 August 1989	-8.2 °C28 January 1989	13.2 °C	649 mm	23	90
1988	35.9 °C13 June 1988	-12.0 °C3 February 1988	12.7 °C	567 mm	33	104
1987	33.2 °C9 July 1987	-12.4 °C4 January 1987	12.6 °C	715 mm	25	99
1986	34.3 °C14 July 1986	-11.9 °C4 February 1986	12.3 °C	622 mm	29	99
1985	32.4 °C5 August 1985	-14.6 °C9 December 1985	11.9 °C	1,035 mm	21	117
1984	33.0 °C13 July 1984	-13.4 °C3 February 1984	12.0 °C	977 mm	27	105
1983	35.0 °C3 August 1983	-11.9 °C19 February 1983	13.0 °C	545 mm	42	102
1982	33.4 °C21 May 1982	-12.8 °C17 January 1982	13.0 °C	711 mm	21	95
1981	34.9 °C8 August 1981	-18.0 °C27 January 1981	12.7 °C	376 mm	54	106
1980	33.7 °C26 July 1980	-14.6 °C1 February 1980	12.0 °C	669 mm	13	98
1979	33.3 °C5 August 1979	-20.2 °C1 February 1979	12.6 °C	750 mm	32	100
1978	35.2 °C8 July 1978	-9.6 °C16 February 1978	13.2 °C	817 mm	54	101
1977	35.2 °C7 July 1977	-13.6 °C4 January 1977	12.9 °C	521 mm	32	91
1976	34.1 °C30 July 1976	-12.1 °C29 December 1976	11.9 °C	737 mm	19	116
1975	32.9 °C10 June 1975	-14.3 °C8 February 1975	12.9 °C	1,100 mm	20	108
1974	33.1 °C25 June 1974	-11.2 °C16 January 1974	12.1 °C	929 mm	20	110
1973	33.9 °C5 August 1973	-10.5 °C26 December 1973	12.7 °C	740 mm	32	105
1972	34.8 °C10 June 1972	-12.9 °C8 February 1972	12.0 °C	895 mm	19	115
1971	37.2 °C17 July 1971	-13.1 °C5 January 1971	12.2 °C	1,179 mm	30	106
1970	32.3 °C12 August 1970	-14.3 °C5 January 1970	12.0 °C	844 mm	14	120
1969	33.0 °C17 August 1969	-16.8 °C5 February 1969	11.3 °C	719 mm	25	128
1968	35.4 °C11 June 1968	-12.4 °C8 February 1968	12.4 °C	491 mm	37	105
1967	35.9 °C9 August 1967	-18.7 °C16 January 1967	12.0 °C	792 mm	39	102
1966	36.2 °C6 August 1966	-9.9 °C20 January 1966	13.0 °C	867 mm	40	98
1965	35.4 °C6 June 1965	-10.3 °C14 January 1965	12.8 °C	1,143 mm	28	105
1964	34.3 °C8 July 1964	-17.3 °C22 February 1964	12.1 °C	1,361 mm	21	104
1963	32.4 °C5 July 1963	-13.7 °C16 January 1963	11.9 °C	1,035 mm	13	110
1962	32.7 °C20 May 1962	-10.6 °C31 January 1962	12.5 °C	1,063 mm	15	110
1961	34.0 °C10 June 1961	-11.2 °C12 January 1961	13.3 °C	1,006 mm	30	91
1960	34.1 °C29 June 1960	-12.6 °C28 January 1960	12.7 °C	1,010 mm	23	96
1959	34.5 °C29 July 1959	-13.9 °C26 December 1959	12.9 °C	823 mm	46	92
1958	34.7 °C29 July 1958	-17.4 °C18 January 1958	12.5 °C	904 mm	29	98
1957	32.2 °C28 July 1957	-20.3 °C20 January 1957	11.5 °C	948 mm	20	114
1956	34.1 °C10 July 1956	-9.9 °C15 December 1956	11.7 °C	931 mm	26	118
1955	32.9 °C24 July 1955	-13.4 °C16 January 1955	12.5 °C	927 mm	10	94
1954	32.4 °C13 August 1954	-9.9 °C6 February 1954	11.8 °C	1,809 mm	9	100
1953	35.1 °C30 July 1953	-10.4 °C16 January 1953	12.8 °C	1,019 mm	32	104
1952	32.2 °C31 July 1952	-11.6 °C26 February 1952	12.0 °C	1,206 mm	8	108
1951	33.2 °C7 August 1951	-13.8 °C13 January 1951	12.5 °C	926 mm	22	105
1950	33.3 °C7 July 1950	-15.1 °C1 February 1950	12.4 °C	1,202 mm	19	98
1949	32.7 °C20 July 1949	-8.7 °C9 January 1949	12.7 °C	919 mm	10	85
1948	33.5 °C2 July 1948	-14.0 °C26 January 1948	13.0 °C	940 mm	20	89
1947	34.0 °C4 July 1947	-9.8 °C20 December 1947	12.3 °C	1,014 mm	20	111
1946	34.7 °C21 August 1946	-8.7 °C10 January 1946	13.6 °C	827 mm	37	102
1945	34.5 °C25 June 1945	-12.0 °C19 January 1945	12.8 °C	575 mm	32	105
1944	35.6 °C11 June 1944	-13.8 °C6 February 1944	13.1 °C	747 mm	43	101
1943	34.5 °C9 May 1943	-11.4 °C11 January 1943	13.1 °C	679 mm	13	99
1942	37.9 °C10 June 1942	-11.6 °C14 February 1942	13.5 °C	378 mm	70	102
1941	38.7 °C3 July 1941	-11.5 °C1 February 1941	13.5 °C	400 mm	33	99
1940	32.2 °C3 July 1940	-11.2 °C3 February 1940	12.5 °C	1,063 mm	18	108

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

20.1 °C

+2.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

85 d/yr

+51

Frost days (< 0 °C)

83 d/yr

-14

Annual rainfall

846 mm

+22 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	6.6 °C	+3.3 °C	1 mm	-10 mm
Feb	6.9 °C	+1.3 °C	5 mm	-11 mm
Mar	14.5 °C	+3.1 °C	74 mm	+49 mm
Apr	21.8 °C	+3.8 °C	31 mm	-15 mm
May	24.5 °C	+0.9 °C	55 mm	-7 mm
Jun	30.4 °C	+3.3 °C	74 mm	-19 mm
Jul	33.6 °C	+4.4 °C	55 mm	-165 mm
Aug	32.7 °C	+3.4 °C	182 mm	+9 mm
Sep	26.7 °C	+1.1 °C	206 mm	+111 mm
Oct	19.3 °C	-0.9 °C	141 mm	+100 mm
Nov	15.7 °C	+3.0 °C	7 mm	-21 mm
Dec	7.9 °C	+2.3 °C	16 mm	+2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.4 °C

4 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-10.3 °C

9 Feb 2025

Wettest day

47.3 mm

2 Mar 2025

Windiest day

38.3 km/h

14 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

76.0 km/h

14 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.7 °C

6 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-18.1 °C

7 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

3.7 cm

4 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

24 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Jiaozhou?

Jiaozhou has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 824 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jiaozhou?

The hottest day measured in Jiaozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2002, reaching 39.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Jiaozhou?

The coldest day measured in Jiaozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1957, at -20.3 °C.

Does it snow in Jiaozhou?

Yes. Jiaozhou gets on average 11.6 cm of snow per year and has around 97 frost days.

Has the climate of Jiaozhou warmed?

Yes: Jiaozhou warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Jiaozhou?

The wettest day measured in Jiaozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1965, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Jiaozhou?

The windiest day measured in Jiaozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with winds reaching 58.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Jiaozhou?

The warmest month in Jiaozhou is July (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Jiaozhou?

Jiaozhou receives on average 824 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Jiaozhou?

Jiaozhou 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 Jiaozhou?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jiaozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1979, with 10.7 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Jiaozhou?

Yes: Jiaozhou has on average 68 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jiaozhou?

In Jiaozhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 7 August 1966, and the lowest was -25.4 °C on 20 January 1957.

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