Ningdong climate — normals and trends
Ningdong (China) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 286 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 (-6.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Ningdong averages 136 frost days, 51 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 43 rainy days per year.
Ningdong has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 142 to 130 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 8 July 1953) and the coldest -27.7 °C (on 5 February 2008).
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
NingdongNingxia
- coords
- 38.16°, 106.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.4°C
Average daily high
16.6°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
286mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
31.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
136 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
51 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
43 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.4 cm
Average feels-like high
13.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
25 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.08 · p = 0.008
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
41.6 °C
8 July 1953
Coldest day
-27.7 °C
5 February 2008
Wettest day
98 mm
1 July 1946
Windiest day
58.6 km/h
3 June 1946
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
23 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
30 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-33.4 °C
5 February 2008
Snowiest day
9.9 cm
18 November 1961
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 11 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 11.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 13 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 21.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 26.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 7 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 17 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 91 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 68 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 25.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 35 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 15.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 48 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 10.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 4.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ningdong?
Ningdong has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 286 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ningdong?
The hottest day measured in Ningdong between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1953, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ningdong?
The coldest day measured in Ningdong between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2008, at -27.7 °C.
Does it snow in Ningdong?
Yes. Ningdong gets on average 9.4 cm of snow per year and has around 136 frost days.
Has the climate of Ningdong warmed?
Yes: Ningdong warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ningdong?
The wettest day measured in Ningdong between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1946, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ningdong?
The windiest day measured in Ningdong between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1946, with winds reaching 58.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ningdong?
The warmest month in Ningdong is July (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Ningdong?
Ningdong receives on average 286 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 43 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ningdong?
Ningdong gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ningdong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ningdong between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1961, with 9.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ningdong?
Yes: Ningdong has on average 25 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ningdong?
In Ningdong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 30 July 2010, and the lowest was -33.4 °C on 5 February 2008.
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