Jinzhou climate — normals and trends
Jinzhou (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 685 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 August (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Jinzhou averages 123 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Jinzhou has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 129 to 117 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 12 August 2009) and the coldest -23.6 °C (on 11 January 2001).
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
JinzhouLiaoning
- coords
- 41.11°, 121.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
685mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
23.4km/h
Seasonal range
31.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
123 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.5 cm
Average feels-like high
10.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
67 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
35.0 °C
12 August 2009
Coldest day
-23.6 °C
11 January 2001
Wettest day
167 mm
30 July 1975
Windiest day
62.3 km/h
4 March 2007
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
3 May 2016
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
2 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-30.4 °C
11 January 2001
Snowiest day
34.8 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.0 h
1 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 6 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 0.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 7.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 4 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 14.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 33 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 47 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 66 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 133 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 204 mm | +41 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 53 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 14.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 10 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 9.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 4 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 0.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 6 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jinzhou?
Jinzhou has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 685 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jinzhou?
The hottest day measured in Jinzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2009, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jinzhou?
The coldest day measured in Jinzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2001, at -23.6 °C.
Does it snow in Jinzhou?
Yes. Jinzhou gets on average 21.5 cm of snow per year and has around 123 frost days.
Has the climate of Jinzhou warmed?
Yes: Jinzhou warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jinzhou?
The wettest day measured in Jinzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1975, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jinzhou?
The windiest day measured in Jinzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with winds reaching 62.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jinzhou?
The warmest month in Jinzhou is August (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Jinzhou?
Jinzhou receives on average 685 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jinzhou?
Jinzhou gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jinzhou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jinzhou between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 34.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jinzhou?
Yes: Jinzhou has on average 67 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jinzhou?
In Jinzhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 2 August 2018, and the lowest was -30.4 °C on 11 January 2001.
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