Mentougou climate — normals and trends
Mentougou (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 885 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 (-6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Mentougou averages 139 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
Mentougou 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 149 to 129 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 10 June 1961) and the coldest -28.5 °C (on 10 January 1951).
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
MentougouBeijing Municipality
- coords
- 39.94°, 116.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.9°C
Average daily high
15.5°C
Average daily low
4.8°C
Annual rainfall
885mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
30.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
139 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.6 cm
Average feels-like high
13.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
33 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
38.8 °C
10 June 1961
Coldest day
-28.5 °C
10 January 1951
Wettest day
220 mm
4 August 1946
Windiest day
38.3 km/h
23 March 2012
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
23 March 2012
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
21 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-33.5 °C
10 January 1951
Snowiest day
22.9 cm
4 November 2012
Sunniest day
14.3 h
11 July 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 3.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 21 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 20.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 23 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 23.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 86 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 58 mm | -57 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 236 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 233 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 44 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 15.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 105 mm | +65 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 11 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 2.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mentougou?
Mentougou has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 885 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mentougou?
The hottest day measured in Mentougou between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1961, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mentougou?
The coldest day measured in Mentougou between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1951, at -28.5 °C.
Does it snow in Mentougou?
Yes. Mentougou gets on average 24.6 cm of snow per year and has around 139 frost days.
Has the climate of Mentougou warmed?
Yes: Mentougou warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mentougou?
The wettest day measured in Mentougou between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1946, with 220 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mentougou?
The windiest day measured in Mentougou between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2012, with winds reaching 38.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mentougou?
The warmest month in Mentougou is July (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mentougou?
Mentougou receives on average 885 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mentougou?
Mentougou gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mentougou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mentougou between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 2012, with 22.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mentougou?
Yes: Mentougou has on average 33 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mentougou?
In Mentougou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 21 July 1958, and the lowest was -33.5 °C on 10 January 1951.
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