Ordos climate — normals and trends
Ordos (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 482 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 (22.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Ordos averages 165 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 62 rainy days per year.
Ordos has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 174 to 156 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 14 July 1944) and the coldest -33.5 °C (on 2 March 1951).
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
OrdosInner Mongolia
- coords
- 39.61°, 109.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.9°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
1.4°C
Annual rainfall
482mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
20.8km/h
Seasonal range
32.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
165 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
62 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.8 cm
Average feels-like high
9.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
37.2 °C
14 July 1944
Coldest day
-33.5 °C
2 March 1951
Wettest day
134 mm
5 July 1946
Windiest day
56.8 km/h
28 April 1983
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
28 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
19 July 1971
Coldest feels-like
-39.6 °C
1 March 1951
Snowiest day
15.7 cm
30 March 1956
Sunniest day
14.2 h
22 June 1995
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 4 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | -0.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 8.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 11 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 17.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 10 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 23 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 29 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 366 mm | +258 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 188 mm | +69 mm |
| Sep | 21.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 32 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 76 mm | +46 mm |
| Nov | 7.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 13 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 0.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 6 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ordos?
Ordos has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 482 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ordos?
The hottest day measured in Ordos between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1944, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ordos?
The coldest day measured in Ordos between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1951, at -33.5 °C.
Does it snow in Ordos?
Yes. Ordos gets on average 22.8 cm of snow per year and has around 165 frost days.
Has the climate of Ordos warmed?
Yes: Ordos warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ordos?
The wettest day measured in Ordos between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1946, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ordos?
The windiest day measured in Ordos between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1983, with winds reaching 56.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ordos?
The warmest month in Ordos is July (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ordos?
Ordos receives on average 482 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ordos?
Ordos gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ordos?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ordos between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1956, with 15.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ordos?
Yes: Ordos has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ordos?
In Ordos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 19 July 1971, and the lowest was -39.6 °C on 1 March 1951.
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