Jiexiu climate — normals and trends
Jiexiu (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 614 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Jiexiu averages 132 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Jiexiu has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 141 to 123 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 30 July 2010) and the coldest -27.3 °C (on 9 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
JiexiuShanxi
- coords
- 37.02°, 111.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
15.2°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
614mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
28.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
132 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
25.8 cm
Average feels-like high
13.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
37.7 °C
30 July 2010
Coldest day
-27.3 °C
9 January 1955
Wettest day
156 mm
4 August 1996
Windiest day
44.3 km/h
28 April 1983
Strongest gust
110.2 km/h
2 April 1970
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
30 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-32.6 °C
9 January 1955
Snowiest day
15.1 cm
5 May 1960
Sunniest day
14.3 h
24 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 15 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 20.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 14 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 24.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 45 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 58 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 76 mm | -61 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 98 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 22.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 61 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | -1.5 °C | 165 mm | +122 mm |
| Nov | 10.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 10 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 9 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jiexiu?
Jiexiu has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 614 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jiexiu?
The hottest day measured in Jiexiu between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2010, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jiexiu?
The coldest day measured in Jiexiu between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1955, at -27.3 °C.
Does it snow in Jiexiu?
Yes. Jiexiu gets on average 25.8 cm of snow per year and has around 132 frost days.
Has the climate of Jiexiu warmed?
Yes: Jiexiu warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jiexiu?
The wettest day measured in Jiexiu between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1996, with 156 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jiexiu?
The windiest day measured in Jiexiu between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1983, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jiexiu?
The warmest month in Jiexiu is July (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Jiexiu?
Jiexiu receives on average 614 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jiexiu?
Jiexiu 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 Jiexiu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jiexiu between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 1960, with 15.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jiexiu?
Yes: Jiexiu has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jiexiu?
In Jiexiu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 30 July 2010, and the lowest was -32.6 °C on 9 January 1955.
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