Mudanjiang climate — normals and trends
Mudanjiang (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.5 °C and it receives 661 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 (21.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-17.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Mudanjiang averages 181 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Mudanjiang has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 187 to 175 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 24 July 1997) and the coldest -38.5 °C (on 12 January 1951).
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
MudanjiangHeilongjiang
- coords
- 44.55°, 129.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.5°C
Average daily high
8.7°C
Average daily low
-1.7°C
Annual rainfall
661mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
38.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
181 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
65.5 cm
Average feels-like high
5.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
36.0 °C
24 July 1997
Coldest day
-38.5 °C
12 January 1951
Wettest day
141 mm
23 August 1960
Windiest day
43.0 km/h
11 March 2004
Strongest gust
106.9 km/h
29 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
23 July 1997
Coldest feels-like
-44.2 °C
12 January 1951
Snowiest day
23.0 cm
11 October 1971
Sunniest day
15.0 h
14 July 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 | -9.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | -7.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 2.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 17 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 13.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 43 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 80 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 91 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 197 mm | +79 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 130 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 21 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 10.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 17 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 2.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 23 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | -7.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 6 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mudanjiang?
Mudanjiang has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.5 °C and it receives 661 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mudanjiang?
The hottest day measured in Mudanjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1997, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mudanjiang?
The coldest day measured in Mudanjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1951, at -38.5 °C.
Does it snow in Mudanjiang?
Yes. Mudanjiang gets on average 65.5 cm of snow per year and has around 181 frost days.
Has the climate of Mudanjiang warmed?
Yes: Mudanjiang warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mudanjiang?
The wettest day measured in Mudanjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1960, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mudanjiang?
The windiest day measured in Mudanjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 2004, with winds reaching 43.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mudanjiang?
The warmest month in Mudanjiang is July (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-17.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mudanjiang?
Mudanjiang receives on average 661 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mudanjiang?
Mudanjiang 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 Mudanjiang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mudanjiang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 1971, with 23.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mudanjiang?
Yes: Mudanjiang has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mudanjiang?
In Mudanjiang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 23 July 1997, and the lowest was -44.2 °C on 12 January 1951.
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