Jidong climate — normals and trends
Jidong (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 655 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 (-17.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Jidong averages 181 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Jidong has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 187 to 176 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 10 July 2000) and the coldest -39.3 °C (on 7 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
JidongHeilongjiang
- coords
- 45.26°, 131.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.5°C
Average daily high
8.8°C
Average daily low
-1.6°C
Annual rainfall
655mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
39.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
181 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
60.6 cm
Average feels-like high
6.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
36.6 °C
10 July 2000
Coldest day
-39.3 °C
7 January 1951
Wettest day
118 mm
23 August 1960
Windiest day
41.3 km/h
27 May 1980
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
27 May 1980
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
16 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-44.3 °C
7 January 1951
Snowiest day
31.4 cm
16 April 1966
Sunniest day
15.0 h
29 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -10.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -7.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 2.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 13 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 13.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 47 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 94 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 115 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 78 mm | -47 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 120 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 23.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 18 mm | -53 mm |
| Oct | 9.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 12 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 2.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 15 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | -7.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jidong?
Jidong 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 655 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jidong?
The hottest day measured in Jidong between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2000, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jidong?
The coldest day measured in Jidong between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1951, at -39.3 °C.
Does it snow in Jidong?
Yes. Jidong gets on average 60.6 cm of snow per year and has around 181 frost days.
Has the climate of Jidong warmed?
Yes: Jidong warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jidong?
The wettest day measured in Jidong between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1960, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jidong?
The windiest day measured in Jidong between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1980, with winds reaching 41.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jidong?
The warmest month in Jidong is July (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-17.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Jidong?
Jidong receives on average 655 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jidong?
Jidong gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jidong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jidong between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1966, with 31.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jidong?
Yes: Jidong has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jidong?
In Jidong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 16 July 2021, and the lowest was -44.3 °C on 7 January 1951.
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