Miaozi climate — normals and trends
Miaozi (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 744 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Miaozi averages 102 frost days, 56 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 81 rainy days per year.
Miaozi has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 114 to 90 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.5 °C (on 1 August 1959) and the coldest -24.0 °C (on 16 January 1958).
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
MiaoziShandong
- coords
- 36.64°, 118.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.1°C
Average daily high
18.1°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
744mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
28.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
102 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
56 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
81 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.2 cm
Average feels-like high
16.9 °C
Average feels-like low
6.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
68 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °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
41.5 °C
1 August 1959
Coldest day
-24.0 °C
16 January 1958
Wettest day
173 mm
13 August 1974
Windiest day
47.5 km/h
2 August 1940
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
2 August 1940
Hottest feels-like
44.8 °C
3 July 1941
Coldest feels-like
-29.4 °C
16 January 1958
Snowiest day
19.8 cm
2 March 1989
Sunniest day
14.0 h
18 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 14.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 52 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 23.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 27 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 26.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 27 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 48 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 128 mm | -60 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 122 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 149 mm | +74 mm |
| Oct | 17.5 °C | -2.5 °C | 173 mm | +132 mm |
| Nov | 15.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 4 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 7.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 14 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Miaozi?
Miaozi has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 744 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Miaozi?
The hottest day measured in Miaozi between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1959, reaching 41.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Miaozi?
The coldest day measured in Miaozi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1958, at -24.0 °C.
Does it snow in Miaozi?
Yes. Miaozi gets on average 22.2 cm of snow per year and has around 102 frost days.
Has the climate of Miaozi warmed?
Yes: Miaozi warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Miaozi?
The wettest day measured in Miaozi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1974, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Miaozi?
The windiest day measured in Miaozi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with winds reaching 47.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Miaozi?
The warmest month in Miaozi is July (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Miaozi?
Miaozi receives on average 744 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 81 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Miaozi?
Miaozi gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Miaozi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Miaozi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1989, with 19.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Miaozi?
Yes: Miaozi has on average 68 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Miaozi?
In Miaozi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 3 July 1941, and the lowest was -29.4 °C on 16 January 1958.
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