Jinan climate — normals and trends
Jinan (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 693 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Jinan averages 94 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Jinan has warmed by +1.6 °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 106 to 82 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 3 July 1941) and the coldest -24.8 °C (on 16 January 1958).
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
JinanShandong
- coords
- 36.67°, 117.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.9°C
Average daily high
18.7°C
Average daily low
9.3°C
Annual rainfall
693mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
28.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
94 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
66 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.5 cm
Average feels-like high
17.7 °C
Average feels-like low
7.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
81 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
41.6 °C
3 July 1941
Coldest day
-24.8 °C
16 January 1958
Wettest day
184 mm
10 June 1948
Windiest day
41.8 km/h
20 April 2005
Strongest gust
82.4 km/h
11 July 1954
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
28 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-30.2 °C
16 January 1958
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
26 February 1954
Sunniest day
14.0 h
28 June 1962
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 | 6.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 7.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 15.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 41 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 24.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 17 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 27.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 20 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 33.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 41 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 34.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 104 mm | -83 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 186 mm | +28 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 84 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 17.5 °C | -2.9 °C | 154 mm | +117 mm |
| Nov | 15.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 5 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 7.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 10 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jinan?
Jinan has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 693 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jinan?
The hottest day measured in Jinan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1941, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jinan?
The coldest day measured in Jinan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1958, at -24.8 °C.
Does it snow in Jinan?
Yes. Jinan gets on average 15.5 cm of snow per year and has around 94 frost days.
Has the climate of Jinan warmed?
Yes: Jinan warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jinan?
The wettest day measured in Jinan between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1948, with 184 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jinan?
The windiest day measured in Jinan between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 2005, with winds reaching 41.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jinan?
The warmest month in Jinan is July (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Jinan?
Jinan receives on average 693 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jinan?
Jinan 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 Jinan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jinan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1954, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jinan?
Yes: Jinan has on average 81 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jinan?
In Jinan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 28 July 1958, and the lowest was -30.2 °C on 16 January 1958.
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