Jixian climate — normals and trends
Jixian (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.6 °C and it receives 629 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 (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Jixian averages 178 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.
Jixian has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 181 to 175 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 4 August 1982) and the coldest -39.6 °C (on 15 January 1980).
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
JixianHeilongjiang
- coords
- 46.73°, 131.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.6°C
Average daily high
8.5°C
Average daily low
-1.3°C
Annual rainfall
629mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
41.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
178 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
95 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.2 cm
Average feels-like high
5.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
38.6 °C
4 August 1982
Coldest day
-39.6 °C
15 January 1980
Wettest day
105 mm
23 August 1960
Windiest day
50.0 km/h
12 April 1971
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
12 April 1971
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
5 August 1982
Coldest feels-like
-45.1 °C
15 January 1980
Snowiest day
29.3 cm
20 October 2007
Sunniest day
15.1 h
16 June 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -12.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | -8.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 7 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 1.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 17 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 13.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 43 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 100 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 128 mm | +38 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 68 mm | -54 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 61 mm | -67 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 42 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 9.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 15 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 1.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 14 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | -9.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jixian?
Jixian has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.6 °C and it receives 629 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jixian?
The hottest day measured in Jixian between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1982, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jixian?
The coldest day measured in Jixian between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1980, at -39.6 °C.
Does it snow in Jixian?
Yes. Jixian gets on average 54.2 cm of snow per year and has around 178 frost days.
Has the climate of Jixian warmed?
Yes: Jixian warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jixian?
The wettest day measured in Jixian between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1960, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jixian?
The windiest day measured in Jixian between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1971, with winds reaching 50.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jixian?
The warmest month in Jixian is July (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Jixian?
Jixian receives on average 629 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jixian?
Jixian 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 Jixian?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jixian between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2007, with 29.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jixian?
Yes: Jixian has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jixian?
In Jixian, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 5 August 1982, and the lowest was -45.1 °C on 15 January 1980.
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