Jizhou climate — normals and trends
Jizhou (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 650 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Jizhou averages 99 frost days, 76 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 67 rainy days per year.
Jizhou 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 110 to 88 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.9 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -25.7 °C (on 5 January 1955).
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
JizhouHebei
- coords
- 37.55°, 115.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.1°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
650mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
29.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
76 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
67 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.1 cm
Average feels-like high
18.1 °C
Average feels-like low
7.7 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
85 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
42.9 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-25.7 °C
5 January 1955
Wettest day
142 mm
5 August 1993
Windiest day
51.0 km/h
20 March 2010
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
15 April 2009
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
23 July 1959
Coldest feels-like
-30.8 °C
5 January 1955
Snowiest day
11.1 cm
23 January 1973
Sunniest day
14.2 h
27 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 4 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 7.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 17.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 14 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 25.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 16 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 27.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 32 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 63 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 33.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 126 mm | -60 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 109 mm | -57 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 34 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | -3.4 °C | 117 mm | +85 mm |
| Nov | 15.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 7 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 7.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jizhou?
Jizhou has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 650 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jizhou?
The hottest day measured in Jizhou between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 42.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jizhou?
The coldest day measured in Jizhou between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1955, at -25.7 °C.
Does it snow in Jizhou?
Yes. Jizhou gets on average 13.1 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Jizhou warmed?
Yes: Jizhou warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jizhou?
The wettest day measured in Jizhou between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1993, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jizhou?
The windiest day measured in Jizhou between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2010, with winds reaching 51.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jizhou?
The warmest month in Jizhou is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Jizhou?
Jizhou receives on average 650 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 67 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jizhou?
Jizhou gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jizhou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jizhou between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1973, with 11.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jizhou?
Yes: Jizhou has on average 85 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jizhou?
In Jizhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 23 July 1959, and the lowest was -30.8 °C on 5 January 1955.
Compare Jizhou with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Jizhou