Mingcun climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mingcun?

Mingcun has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 743 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mingcun?

The hottest day measured in Mingcun between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2025, reaching 40.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mingcun?

The coldest day measured in Mingcun between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1958, at -21.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mingcun?

Yes. Mingcun gets on average 12.8 cm of snow per year and has around 104 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Mingcun warmed?

Yes: Mingcun warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mingcun?

The wettest day measured in Mingcun between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mingcun?

The windiest day measured in Mingcun between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with winds reaching 59.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mingcun?

The warmest month in Mingcun is July (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mingcun?

Mingcun receives on average 743 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mingcun?

Mingcun gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mingcun (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 743 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Mingcun averages 104 frost days, 49 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.

Mingcun has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 115 to 93 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 5 July 2025) and the coldest -21.0 °C (on 18 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

MingcunShandong

coords: 36.75°, 119.64°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

DwaHot-summer humid continental, dry winterWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

12.9°C

Average daily high

18.1°C

Average daily low

8.4°C

Annual rainfall

743mm

Sunshine / day

9.0h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

16.7km/h

Seasonal range

28.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

104 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

49 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

76 d/yr

Annual snowfall

12.8 cm

Average feels-like high

16.8 °C

Average feels-like low

6.7 °C

Average peak gust

34.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

65 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

40.8 °C

5 July 2025

Coldest day

-21.0 °C

18 January 1958

Wettest day

157 mm

2 August 1940

Windiest day

59.6 km/h

2 August 1940

Strongest gust

119.5 km/h

2 August 1940

Hottest feels-like

44.4 °C

9 August 1967

Coldest feels-like

-26.5 °C

18 January 1958

Snowiest day

14.4 cm

29 January 1979

Sunniest day

14.0 h

17 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	40.8 °C5 July 2025	-11.2 °C9 February 2025	15.3 °C	754 mm	106	89
2024	38.3 °C10 June 2024	-9.2 °C23 January 2024	15.1 °C	875 mm	93	94
2023	39.7 °C23 June 2023	-13.2 °C25 January 2023	15.1 °C	518 mm	89	77
2022	38.0 °C25 June 2022	-8.0 °C3 February 2022	14.1 °C	859 mm	70	94
2021	36.9 °C10 July 2021	-16.0 °C7 January 2021	14.4 °C	737 mm	68	74
2020	37.6 °C7 June 2020	-11.8 °C30 December 2020	14.1 °C	722 mm	54	81
2019	38.4 °C23 May 2019	-8.5 °C3 January 2019	14.7 °C	419 mm	89	89
2018	35.8 °C13 June 2018	-12.3 °C6 February 2018	14.2 °C	637 mm	72	93
2017	38.4 °C16 June 2017	-8.5 °C21 January 2017	14.7 °C	544 mm	84	97
2016	37.1 °C25 July 2016	-15.1 °C24 January 2016	14.5 °C	426 mm	80	90
2015	37.6 °C6 June 2015	-8.9 °C9 February 2015	14.3 °C	429 mm	56	91
2014	40.2 °C30 May 2014	-8.4 °C11 February 2014	14.6 °C	407 mm	66	82
2013	36.2 °C17 August 2013	-12.8 °C4 January 2013	13.5 °C	625 mm	62	104
2012	35.1 °C3 July 2012	-12.7 °C24 December 2012	13.0 °C	669 mm	51	108
2011	34.3 °C9 July 2011	-12.3 °C17 January 2011	12.9 °C	807 mm	39	108
2010	35.6 °C30 June 2010	-10.7 °C6 January 2010	13.1 °C	744 mm	54	100
2009	40.5 °C25 June 2009	-10.7 °C23 January 2009	13.8 °C	663 mm	54	103
2008	35.3 °C3 July 2008	-11.4 °C22 December 2008	13.3 °C	920 mm	39	98
2007	36.3 °C26 May 2007	-7.9 °C2 February 2007	14.1 °C	892 mm	50	89
2006	35.5 °C16 June 2006	-11.3 °C4 February 2006	14.1 °C	477 mm	57	88
2005	39.4 °C23 June 2005	-9.3 °C3 February 2005	13.3 °C	878 mm	58	105
2004	36.7 °C11 June 2004	-10.0 °C26 January 2004	13.9 °C	733 mm	45	81
2003	34.1 °C26 July 2003	-12.2 °C6 January 2003	13.0 °C	868 mm	31	97
2002	37.0 °C12 July 2002	-9.9 °C28 December 2002	13.7 °C	593 mm	50	88
2001	36.1 °C2 June 2001	-12.5 °C16 January 2001	13.5 °C	739 mm	61	108
2000	38.0 °C14 June 2000	-11.0 °C9 February 2000	13.6 °C	606 mm	78	98
1999	35.9 °C24 July 1999	-9.7 °C22 December 1999	13.7 °C	527 mm	56	96
1998	33.9 °C20 June 1998	-11.5 °C19 January 1998	13.8 °C	783 mm	56	92
1997	37.5 °C21 June 1997	-11.9 °C22 January 1997	13.5 °C	597 mm	80	99
1996	34.9 °C24 July 1996	-12.0 °C9 January 1996	12.4 °C	623 mm	46	114
1995	33.4 °C29 July 1995	-9.8 °C5 February 1995	12.8 °C	855 mm	39	111
1994	34.5 °C28 June 1994	-10.0 °C27 January 1994	13.7 °C	806 mm	66	103
1993	34.6 °C19 June 1993	-11.3 °C17 January 1993	12.5 °C	772 mm	23	107
1992	36.2 °C28 July 1992	-8.7 °C15 January 1992	12.7 °C	498 mm	49	108
1991	34.2 °C23 July 1991	-11.1 °C23 February 1991	12.6 °C	666 mm	47	106
1990	34.8 °C9 July 1990	-13.5 °C25 January 1990	13.2 °C	1,005 mm	41	91
1989	35.3 °C11 August 1989	-8.1 °C27 December 1989	13.3 °C	462 mm	42	100
1988	37.7 °C13 June 1988	-12.0 °C3 February 1988	12.8 °C	540 mm	47	108
1987	35.6 °C9 July 1987	-13.9 °C4 January 1987	12.8 °C	582 mm	51	103
1986	35.7 °C14 July 1986	-12.1 °C4 February 1986	12.4 °C	429 mm	46	106
1985	33.8 °C1 July 1985	-14.7 °C30 January 1985	11.9 °C	992 mm	42	121
1984	32.8 °C10 June 1984	-14.8 °C3 February 1984	12.0 °C	766 mm	39	107
1983	35.6 °C4 August 1983	-12.5 °C19 February 1983	13.0 °C	500 mm	51	112
1982	35.1 °C25 May 1982	-13.3 °C17 January 1982	13.0 °C	581 mm	37	103
1981	37.2 °C8 May 1981	-16.9 °C27 January 1981	12.8 °C	412 mm	72	113
1980	34.3 °C26 July 1980	-12.8 °C1 February 1980	11.9 °C	636 mm	27	105
1979	33.5 °C29 July 1979	-19.8 °C2 February 1979	12.5 °C	716 mm	52	116
1978	35.9 °C23 June 1978	-9.9 °C31 January 1978	13.0 °C	928 mm	55	107
1977	36.9 °C2 July 1977	-13.6 °C17 February 1977	13.1 °C	407 mm	52	96
1976	34.7 °C30 July 1976	-12.4 °C29 December 1976	11.8 °C	749 mm	27	122
1975	34.9 °C18 June 1975	-12.6 °C8 February 1975	13.0 °C	911 mm	41	114
1974	36.3 °C27 May 1974	-11.4 °C16 January 1974	12.1 °C	801 mm	37	116
1973	34.6 °C5 August 1973	-11.6 °C26 December 1973	12.7 °C	755 mm	42	109
1972	36.8 °C10 June 1972	-20.4 °C27 January 1972	11.9 °C	741 mm	35	118
1971	36.5 °C16 July 1971	-13.3 °C5 January 1971	12.2 °C	1,042 mm	36	109
1970	33.2 °C10 August 1970	-14.0 °C5 January 1970	11.9 °C	858 mm	27	123
1969	34.6 °C23 June 1969	-16.5 °C6 February 1969	11.3 °C	638 mm	46	130
1968	36.7 °C11 June 1968	-13.3 °C2 February 1968	12.4 °C	513 mm	50	107
1967	35.9 °C27 May 1967	-14.5 °C16 January 1967	12.2 °C	738 mm	48	107
1966	36.4 °C18 July 1966	-9.1 °C20 January 1966	12.9 °C	733 mm	47	107
1965	35.2 °C6 June 1965	-9.9 °C14 January 1965	12.6 °C	1,013 mm	42	113
1964	34.2 °C8 July 1964	-16.5 °C21 February 1964	12.1 °C	1,295 mm	29	109
1963	34.7 °C30 June 1963	-14.2 °C16 January 1963	11.9 °C	848 mm	33	113
1962	35.9 °C20 May 1962	-10.6 °C5 January 1962	12.4 °C	925 mm	34	118
1961	37.5 °C10 June 1961	-12.7 °C12 January 1961	13.4 °C	863 mm	54	96
1960	36.1 °C29 June 1960	-12.3 °C28 January 1960	12.8 °C	854 mm	41	103
1959	35.9 °C29 July 1959	-17.2 °C26 December 1959	13.0 °C	756 mm	55	100
1958	35.9 °C29 July 1958	-21.0 °C18 January 1958	12.4 °C	671 mm	47	106
1957	33.4 °C5 July 1957	-20.4 °C22 January 1957	11.5 °C	846 mm	25	113
1956	34.3 °C23 July 1956	-10.8 °C12 March 1956	11.6 °C	926 mm	31	123
1955	33.2 °C24 July 1955	-13.8 °C11 January 1955	12.5 °C	835 mm	30	104
1954	32.6 °C8 August 1954	-10.6 °C6 February 1954	11.7 °C	1,313 mm	9	108
1953	35.2 °C29 July 1953	-11.9 °C16 January 1953	12.5 °C	918 mm	36	111
1952	33.0 °C30 July 1952	-10.5 °C19 February 1952	11.9 °C	1,140 mm	12	109
1951	34.4 °C7 August 1951	-13.3 °C14 January 1951	12.3 °C	872 mm	31	111
1950	33.9 °C26 June 1950	-16.1 °C5 February 1950	12.4 °C	1,086 mm	35	108
1949	33.7 °C20 July 1949	-8.5 °C9 January 1949	12.7 °C	810 mm	18	98
1948	33.6 °C26 July 1948	-17.7 °C27 January 1948	12.8 °C	915 mm	34	95
1947	34.4 °C4 July 1947	-9.4 °C27 January 1947	12.1 °C	1,169 mm	34	116
1946	34.9 °C21 August 1946	-10.1 °C11 January 1946	13.5 °C	1,011 mm	58	108
1945	36.7 °C25 June 1945	-12.5 °C19 January 1945	13.0 °C	421 mm	68	109
1944	36.7 °C27 June 1944	-13.1 °C6 February 1944	13.1 °C	887 mm	60	108
1943	35.1 °C8 May 1943	-10.9 °C11 January 1943	13.1 °C	593 mm	40	110
1942	39.9 °C11 June 1942	-11.8 °C14 February 1942	13.8 °C	371 mm	92	108
1941	39.0 °C4 July 1941	-11.8 °C25 January 1941	13.3 °C	397 mm	61	111
1940	34.5 °C20 June 1940	-11.1 °C3 February 1940	12.5 °C	1,041 mm	37	113

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

20.7 °C

+2.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

106 d/yr

+57

Frost days (< 0 °C)

89 d/yr

-15

Annual rainfall

754 mm

+11 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	6.2 °C	+3.3 °C	2 mm	-8 mm
Feb	7.0 °C	+1.5 °C	4 mm	-10 mm
Mar	14.9 °C	+3.0 °C	60 mm	+38 mm
Apr	23.1 °C	+4.0 °C	33 mm	-9 mm
May	26.5 °C	+1.7 °C	42 mm	-15 mm
Jun	32.3 °C	+3.6 °C	77 mm	-5 mm
Jul	34.6 °C	+4.5 °C	72 mm	-132 mm
Aug	33.2 °C	+3.6 °C	138 mm	-20 mm
Sep	27.4 °C	+1.4 °C	154 mm	+74 mm
Oct	19.0 °C	-1.4 °C	153 mm	+118 mm
Nov	15.7 °C	+3.1 °C	3 mm	-22 mm
Dec	7.8 °C	+2.6 °C	16 mm	+3 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.8 °C

5 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-11.2 °C

9 Feb 2025

Wettest day

47.1 mm

17 Sep 2025

Windiest day

38.3 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

74.2 km/h

14 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.1 °C

5 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-17.7 °C

7 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

2.7 cm

4 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

24 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mingcun?

Mingcun has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 743 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mingcun?

The hottest day measured in Mingcun between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2025, reaching 40.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mingcun?

The coldest day measured in Mingcun between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1958, at -21.0 °C.

Does it snow in Mingcun?

Yes. Mingcun gets on average 12.8 cm of snow per year and has around 104 frost days.

Has the climate of Mingcun warmed?

Yes: Mingcun warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mingcun?

The wettest day measured in Mingcun between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mingcun?

The windiest day measured in Mingcun between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with winds reaching 59.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mingcun?

The warmest month in Mingcun is July (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Mingcun?

Mingcun receives on average 743 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mingcun?

Mingcun 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 Mingcun?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mingcun between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1979, with 14.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Mingcun?

Yes: Mingcun has on average 65 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mingcun?

In Mingcun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 9 August 1967, and the lowest was -26.5 °C on 18 January 1958.

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