Meihekou climate — normals and trends
Meihekou (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.6 °C and it receives 894 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Meihekou averages 168 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Meihekou has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 172 to 164 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -37.5 °C (on 14 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
MeihekouJilin
- coords
- 42.53°, 125.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.6°C
Average daily high
11.1°C
Average daily low
0.2°C
Annual rainfall
894mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
38.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
168 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
63.7 cm
Average feels-like high
8.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
19 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
39.5 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-37.5 °C
14 January 2001
Wettest day
134 mm
29 July 1995
Windiest day
46.1 km/h
6 May 2017
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
8 April 1986
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
30 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-42.7 °C
4 January 1970
Snowiest day
29.6 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.8 h
20 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 22 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | -3.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 7.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 15 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 15.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 121 mm | +64 mm |
| May | 21.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 114 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 104 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 262 mm | +62 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 218 mm | +31 mm |
| Sep | 24.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 71 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 24 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 6.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 25 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | -4.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 15 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Meihekou?
Meihekou has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.6 °C and it receives 894 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Meihekou?
The hottest day measured in Meihekou between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Meihekou?
The coldest day measured in Meihekou between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2001, at -37.5 °C.
Does it snow in Meihekou?
Yes. Meihekou gets on average 63.7 cm of snow per year and has around 168 frost days.
Has the climate of Meihekou warmed?
Yes: Meihekou warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Meihekou?
The wettest day measured in Meihekou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1995, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Meihekou?
The windiest day measured in Meihekou between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2017, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Meihekou?
The warmest month in Meihekou is July (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Meihekou?
Meihekou receives on average 894 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Meihekou?
Meihekou 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 Meihekou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Meihekou between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 29.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Meihekou?
Yes: Meihekou has on average 19 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Meihekou?
In Meihekou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 30 July 2018, and the lowest was -42.7 °C on 4 January 1970.
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