Kaitong climate — normals and trends
Kaitong (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.1 °C and it receives 477 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kaitong averages 170 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 63 rainy days per year.
Kaitong has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 178 to 162 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 18 July 2017) and the coldest -35.4 °C (on 9 January 1987).
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
KaitongJilin
- coords
- 44.81°, 123.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.1°C
Average daily high
11.5°C
Average daily low
0.8°C
Annual rainfall
477mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
19.5km/h
Seasonal range
39.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
170 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
63 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.8 cm
Average feels-like high
8.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
26 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
39.7 °C
18 July 2017
Coldest day
-35.4 °C
9 January 1987
Wettest day
123 mm
20 July 1963
Windiest day
57.5 km/h
9 November 2021
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
14 May 1978
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
18 July 2017
Coldest feels-like
-41.7 °C
9 January 1987
Snowiest day
29.7 cm
8 November 2021
Sunniest day
14.5 h
21 June 1961
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 6 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -4.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 6.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 8 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 72 mm | +49 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 35 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 96 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 116 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 66 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 24 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 14 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 4.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | -5.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kaitong?
Kaitong has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.1 °C and it receives 477 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaitong?
The hottest day measured in Kaitong between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2017, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kaitong?
The coldest day measured in Kaitong between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1987, at -35.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kaitong?
Yes. Kaitong gets on average 22.8 cm of snow per year and has around 170 frost days.
Has the climate of Kaitong warmed?
Yes: Kaitong warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kaitong?
The wettest day measured in Kaitong between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1963, with 123 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kaitong?
The windiest day measured in Kaitong between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 2021, with winds reaching 57.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kaitong?
The warmest month in Kaitong is July (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kaitong?
Kaitong receives on average 477 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 63 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kaitong?
Kaitong gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kaitong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kaitong between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2021, with 29.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kaitong?
Yes: Kaitong has on average 26 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kaitong?
In Kaitong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 18 July 2017, and the lowest was -41.7 °C on 9 January 1987.
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