Nyêmo climate — normals and trends
Nyêmo (China) has a tundra climate (ET) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.5 °C and it receives 700 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 (8.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Nyêmo averages 252 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Nyêmo has warmed by +4.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.50 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 274 to 230 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 22.3 °C (on 24 June 2019) and the coldest -41.6 °C (on 16 January 1968).
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
- 29.44°, 90.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.5°C
Average daily high
5.5°C
Average daily low
-6.4°C
Annual rainfall
700mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
18.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
252 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
106.7 cm
Average feels-like high
2.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-9.8 °C
Average peak gust
43.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+4.3 °C
since 1940
+0.5 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
22.3 °C
24 June 2019
Coldest day
-41.6 °C
16 January 1968
Wettest day
56 mm
11 August 2025
Windiest day
30.3 km/h
9 March 1979
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
9 March 1979
Hottest feels-like
20.1 °C
19 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-46.4 °C
16 January 1968
Snowiest day
13.4 cm
27 October 2008
Sunniest day
13.9 h
27 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.1 °C | +6.5 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 2.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 7 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 5.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 13 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 7.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 38 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 8.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 122 mm | +68 mm |
| Jun | 13.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 116 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 15.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 171 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 14.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 245 mm | +68 mm |
| Sep | 12.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 121 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 7.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 44 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 2.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 2.9 °C | +4.9 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nyêmo?
Nyêmo has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.5 °C and it receives 700 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nyêmo?
The hottest day measured in Nyêmo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 2019, reaching 22.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nyêmo?
The coldest day measured in Nyêmo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1968, at -41.6 °C.
Does it snow in Nyêmo?
Yes. Nyêmo gets on average 106.7 cm of snow per year and has around 252 frost days.
Has the climate of Nyêmo warmed?
Yes: Nyêmo warmed by +4.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nyêmo?
The wettest day measured in Nyêmo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nyêmo?
The windiest day measured in Nyêmo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1979, with winds reaching 30.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nyêmo?
The warmest month in Nyêmo is July (8.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Nyêmo?
Nyêmo receives on average 700 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nyêmo?
Nyêmo gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Nyêmo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nyêmo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 2008, with 13.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nyêmo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Nyêmo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nyêmo?
In Nyêmo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 20.1 °C on 19 July 2025, and the lowest was -46.4 °C on 16 January 1968.
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