Mingshui climate — normals and trends
Mingshui (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.5 °C and it receives 622 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-21.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Mingshui averages 186 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Mingshui 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 191 to 181 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 26 June 1980) and the coldest -39.7 °C (on 11 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
MingshuiHeilongjiang
- coords
- 47.18°, 125.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.5°C
Average daily high
7.7°C
Average daily low
-2.7°C
Annual rainfall
622mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
43.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
186 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
36.2 cm
Average feels-like high
4.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
37.8 °C
26 June 1980
Coldest day
-39.7 °C
11 January 2001
Wettest day
84 mm
19 July 1967
Windiest day
53.3 km/h
24 May 1976
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
3 September 2020
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
11 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-45.5 °C
11 January 2001
Snowiest day
18.3 cm
1 April 1950
Sunniest day
15.0 h
22 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -14.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -10.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 0.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 14 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 12.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 61 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 49 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 25.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 148 mm | +53 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 122 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 167 mm | +38 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 110 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 8.6 °C | -1.2 °C | 7 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | -0.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 13 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | -12.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 11 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mingshui?
Mingshui has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.5 °C and it receives 622 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mingshui?
The hottest day measured in Mingshui between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1980, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mingshui?
The coldest day measured in Mingshui between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2001, at -39.7 °C.
Does it snow in Mingshui?
Yes. Mingshui gets on average 36.2 cm of snow per year and has around 186 frost days.
Has the climate of Mingshui warmed?
Yes: Mingshui warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mingshui?
The wettest day measured in Mingshui between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1967, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mingshui?
The windiest day measured in Mingshui between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1976, with winds reaching 53.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mingshui?
The warmest month in Mingshui is July (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-21.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Mingshui?
Mingshui receives on average 622 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mingshui?
Mingshui 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 Mingshui?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mingshui between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1950, with 18.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mingshui?
Yes: Mingshui has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mingshui?
In Mingshui, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 11 July 2000, and the lowest was -45.5 °C on 11 January 2001.
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