Nantai climate — normals and trends
Nantai (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 738 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Nantai averages 141 frost days, 31 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Nantai 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 149 to 133 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 2 August 2018) and the coldest -34.8 °C (on 12 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
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- coords
- 40.92°, 122.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
14.5°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
738mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
34.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
141 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
31 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.3 cm
Average feels-like high
12.1 °C
Average feels-like low
1.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
48 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
38.6 °C
2 August 2018
Coldest day
-34.8 °C
12 January 2001
Wettest day
132 mm
3 August 2012
Windiest day
62.5 km/h
4 March 2007
Strongest gust
102.6 km/h
20 August 1985
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
30 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-40.3 °C
12 January 2001
Snowiest day
37.8 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.0 h
1 July 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 13 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 0.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 10.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 3 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 18.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 47 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 24.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 45 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 77 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 187 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 280 mm | +112 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 80 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 15.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 24 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 10.9 °C | +4.1 °C | 6 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | -0.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 12 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nantai?
Nantai has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 738 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nantai?
The hottest day measured in Nantai between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2018, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nantai?
The coldest day measured in Nantai between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 2001, at -34.8 °C.
Does it snow in Nantai?
Yes. Nantai gets on average 31.3 cm of snow per year and has around 141 frost days.
Has the climate of Nantai warmed?
Yes: Nantai warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nantai?
The wettest day measured in Nantai between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2012, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nantai?
The windiest day measured in Nantai between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with winds reaching 62.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nantai?
The warmest month in Nantai is July (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Nantai?
Nantai receives on average 738 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nantai?
Nantai 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 Nantai?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nantai between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 37.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nantai?
Yes: Nantai has on average 48 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nantai?
In Nantai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 30 July 2018, and the lowest was -40.3 °C on 12 January 2001.
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