Jining climate — normals and trends
Jining (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 853 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 (-0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Jining averages 84 frost days, 68 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Jining has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 95 to 73 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.4 °C (on 15 July 2002) and the coldest -25.2 °C (on 26 January 1948).
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
JiningShandong
- coords
- 35.41°, 116.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.4°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
9.9°C
Annual rainfall
853mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
27.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
84 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
68 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.5 cm
Average feels-like high
18.6 °C
Average feels-like low
8.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
85 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
42.4 °C
15 July 2002
Coldest day
-25.2 °C
26 January 1948
Wettest day
161 mm
18 August 1964
Windiest day
46.1 km/h
12 April 2025
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
20 July 2016
Hottest feels-like
45.9 °C
15 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-30.4 °C
26 January 1948
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
1 March 1971
Sunniest day
14.0 h
9 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 8.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 54 mm | +29 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 26 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 24 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 63 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 35.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 71 mm | -181 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 92 mm | -90 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 214 mm | +126 mm |
| Oct | 18.5 °C | -2.5 °C | 142 mm | +103 mm |
| Nov | 16.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 10 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 9.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 11 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jining?
Jining has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 853 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jining?
The hottest day measured in Jining between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2002, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jining?
The coldest day measured in Jining between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1948, at -25.2 °C.
Does it snow in Jining?
Yes. Jining gets on average 12.5 cm of snow per year and has around 84 frost days.
Has the climate of Jining warmed?
Yes: Jining warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jining?
The wettest day measured in Jining between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1964, with 161 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jining?
The windiest day measured in Jining between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2025, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jining?
The warmest month in Jining is July (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Jining?
Jining receives on average 853 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jining?
Jining gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jining?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jining between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1971, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jining?
Yes: Jining has on average 85 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jining?
In Jining, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.9 °C on 15 July 2002, and the lowest was -30.4 °C on 26 January 1948.
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