Newchwang climate — normals and trends
Newchwang (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 732 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Newchwang averages 134 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Newchwang has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 142 to 126 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 2 August 2018) and the coldest -30.6 °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
NewchwangLiaoning
- coords
- 40.66°, 122.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
14.0°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
732mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
33.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
134 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
27.0 cm
Average feels-like high
12.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
59 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
37.5 °C
2 August 2018
Coldest day
-30.6 °C
11 January 2001
Wettest day
158 mm
3 August 2012
Windiest day
66.0 km/h
4 March 2007
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
5 March 2007
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
29 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-36.6 °C
14 January 2001
Snowiest day
36.8 cm
4 March 2007
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 | -0.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 9 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 1.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 10.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 41 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 23.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 38 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 74 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 165 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 319 mm | +145 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 63 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 15.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 31 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 11.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 7 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 0.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 11 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Newchwang?
Newchwang has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 732 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Newchwang?
The hottest day measured in Newchwang between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2018, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Newchwang?
The coldest day measured in Newchwang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2001, at -30.6 °C.
Does it snow in Newchwang?
Yes. Newchwang gets on average 27.0 cm of snow per year and has around 134 frost days.
Has the climate of Newchwang warmed?
Yes: Newchwang warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Newchwang?
The wettest day measured in Newchwang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2012, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Newchwang?
The windiest day measured in Newchwang between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with winds reaching 66.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Newchwang?
The warmest month in Newchwang is July (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Newchwang?
Newchwang receives on average 732 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Newchwang?
Newchwang gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Newchwang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Newchwang between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 36.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Newchwang?
Yes: Newchwang has on average 59 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Newchwang?
In Newchwang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 29 July 2018, and the lowest was -36.6 °C on 14 January 2001.
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