Nima climate — normals and trends
Nima (China) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.3 °C and it receives 867 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 (10.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Nima averages 233 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Nima has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 240 to 226 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.8 °C (on 17 August 2016) and the coldest -37.0 °C (on 5 January 1995).
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
- 34.00°, 102.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.3°C
Average daily high
6.6°C
Average daily low
-6.4°C
Annual rainfall
867mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
22.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
233 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
150.8 cm
Average feels-like high
3.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-10.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
24.8 °C
17 August 2016
Coldest day
-37.0 °C
5 January 1995
Wettest day
56 mm
29 July 1946
Windiest day
43.6 km/h
27 March 1958
Strongest gust
93.6 km/h
27 March 1958
Hottest feels-like
25.3 °C
17 August 2016
Coldest feels-like
-42.5 °C
5 January 1995
Snowiest day
19.7 cm
26 September 1983
Sunniest day
13.9 h
22 June 2025
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 | 0.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 13 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 1.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 24 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 3.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 50 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 9.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 59 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 13.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 61 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 12.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 176 mm | +35 mm |
| Jul | 18.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 123 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 17.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 204 mm | +67 mm |
| Sep | 15.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 115 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 11.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 108 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 2.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 30 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | 3.8 °C | +6.6 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nima?
Nima has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.3 °C and it receives 867 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nima?
The hottest day measured in Nima between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 2016, reaching 24.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nima?
The coldest day measured in Nima between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1995, at -37.0 °C.
Does it snow in Nima?
Yes. Nima gets on average 150.8 cm of snow per year and has around 233 frost days.
Has the climate of Nima warmed?
Yes: Nima warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nima?
The wettest day measured in Nima between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1946, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nima?
The windiest day measured in Nima between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1958, with winds reaching 43.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nima?
The warmest month in Nima is July (10.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Nima?
Nima receives on average 867 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nima?
Nima 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 Nima?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nima between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1983, with 19.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nima?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Nima.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nima?
In Nima, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 25.3 °C on 17 August 2016, and the lowest was -42.5 °C on 5 January 1995.
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