Minning climate — normals and trends
Minning (China) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 289 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Minning averages 141 frost days, 41 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 44 rainy days per year.
Minning has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 148 to 134 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 8 July 1953) and the coldest -27.1 °C (on 18 February 1952).
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
MinningNingxia
- coords
- 38.25°, 105.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
15.8°C
Average daily low
4.1°C
Annual rainfall
289mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
30.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
141 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
41 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
44 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.3 cm
Average feels-like high
12.8 °C
Average feels-like low
1.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
16 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.030
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
41.3 °C
8 July 1953
Coldest day
-27.1 °C
18 February 1952
Wettest day
88 mm
17 July 1967
Windiest day
53.2 km/h
3 June 1946
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
23 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
24 July 1944
Coldest feels-like
-32.5 °C
18 February 1952
Snowiest day
10.3 cm
21 March 1968
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 7 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 3.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 10 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 20.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 25.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 7 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 22 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 63 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 63 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 25.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 38 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 14.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 45 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 9.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 12 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 3.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Minning?
Minning has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 289 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Minning?
The hottest day measured in Minning between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1953, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Minning?
The coldest day measured in Minning between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1952, at -27.1 °C.
Does it snow in Minning?
Yes. Minning gets on average 11.3 cm of snow per year and has around 141 frost days.
Has the climate of Minning warmed?
Yes: Minning warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Minning?
The wettest day measured in Minning between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1967, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Minning?
The windiest day measured in Minning between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1946, with winds reaching 53.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Minning?
The warmest month in Minning is July (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Minning?
Minning receives on average 289 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 44 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Minning?
Minning gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Minning?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Minning between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 1968, with 10.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Minning?
Yes: Minning has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Minning?
In Minning, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 24 July 1944, and the lowest was -32.5 °C on 18 February 1952.
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