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 13.1 °C and it receives 758 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.
Mingshui averages 104 frost days, 56 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Mingshui has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 116 to 92 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 19 June 1942) and the coldest -25.8 °C (on 12 January 1955).
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
MingshuiShandong
- coords
- 36.72°, 117.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.1°C
Average daily high
18.1°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
758mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
28.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
104 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
56 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.3 cm
Average feels-like high
17.0 °C
Average feels-like low
6.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
69 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
40.6 °C
19 June 1942
Coldest day
-25.8 °C
12 January 1955
Wettest day
228 mm
11 August 2019
Windiest day
41.6 km/h
28 March 1946
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
25 June 1994
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
28 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-30.6 °C
12 January 1955
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
2 March 2025
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 6.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 14.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 49 mm | +27 mm |
| Apr | 23.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 21 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 26.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 27 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 53 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 34.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 151 mm | -50 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 187 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 104 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | -2.7 °C | 175 mm | +135 mm |
| Nov | 15.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 4 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 7.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 11 mm | -1 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 13.1 °C and it receives 758 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 19 June 1942, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mingshui?
The coldest day measured in Mingshui between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at -25.8 °C.
Does it snow in Mingshui?
Yes. Mingshui gets on average 19.3 cm of snow per year and has around 104 frost days.
Has the climate of Mingshui warmed?
Yes: Mingshui warmed by +1.6 °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 11 August 2019, with 228 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mingshui?
The windiest day measured in Mingshui between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1946, with winds reaching 41.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mingshui?
The warmest month in Mingshui is July (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Mingshui?
Mingshui receives on average 758 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mingshui?
Mingshui gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 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 2 March 2025, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mingshui?
Yes: Mingshui has on average 69 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 45.7 °C on 28 July 1958, and the lowest was -30.6 °C on 12 January 1955.
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