Jifeng climate — normals and trends
Jifeng (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 1,059 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Jifeng averages 95 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Jifeng has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 103 to 87 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.6 °C (on 16 July 2006) and the coldest -22.8 °C (on 25 January 1954).
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
JifengGansu
- coords
- 33.66°, 105.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
15.3°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,059mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
23.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
95 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
44.1 cm
Average feels-like high
14.2 °C
Average feels-like low
5.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
34.6 °C
16 July 2006
Coldest day
-22.8 °C
25 January 1954
Wettest day
174 mm
15 July 1946
Windiest day
46.6 km/h
31 May 1946
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
22 October 2008
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
29 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-27.6 °C
25 January 1954
Snowiest day
8.8 cm
18 November 1961
Sunniest day
14.0 h
5 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 32 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 5.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 34 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 19 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 20.9 °C | +4.1 °C | 25 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 88 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 139 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 141 mm | -57 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 117 mm | -60 mm |
| Sep | 21.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 218 mm | +56 mm |
| Oct | 14.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 196 mm | +106 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 29 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 6.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 26 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jifeng?
Jifeng has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 1,059 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jifeng?
The hottest day measured in Jifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2006, reaching 34.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jifeng?
The coldest day measured in Jifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1954, at -22.8 °C.
Does it snow in Jifeng?
Yes. Jifeng gets on average 44.1 cm of snow per year and has around 95 frost days.
Has the climate of Jifeng warmed?
Yes: Jifeng warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jifeng?
The wettest day measured in Jifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1946, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jifeng?
The windiest day measured in Jifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1946, with winds reaching 46.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jifeng?
The warmest month in Jifeng is July (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Jifeng?
Jifeng receives on average 1,059 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jifeng?
Jifeng gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jifeng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1961, with 8.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jifeng?
Yes: Jifeng has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jifeng?
In Jifeng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 29 July 1958, and the lowest was -27.6 °C on 25 January 1954.
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