Pingdu climate — normals and trends
Pingdu (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 795 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pingdu averages 109 frost days, 42 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Pingdu has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 120 to 98 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 5 July 2025) and the coldest -21.0 °C (on 2 February 1979).
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
PingduShandong
- coords
- 36.78°, 119.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.5°C
Average daily high
17.7°C
Average daily low
7.8°C
Annual rainfall
795mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
28.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
109 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
42 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.4 cm
Average feels-like high
16.4 °C
Average feels-like low
6.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
58 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
39.9 °C
5 July 2025
Coldest day
-21.0 °C
2 February 1979
Wettest day
170 mm
2 August 1940
Windiest day
60.9 km/h
2 August 1940
Strongest gust
128.9 km/h
2 August 1940
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
9 August 1967
Coldest feels-like
-26.3 °C
27 January 1972
Snowiest day
13.3 cm
29 January 1979
Sunniest day
14.0 h
17 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 6.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 4 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 60 mm | +37 mm |
| Apr | 22.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 30 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 25.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 54 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 89 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 34.0 °C | +4.3 °C | 70 mm | -151 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 172 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 27.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 162 mm | +75 mm |
| Oct | 18.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 161 mm | +123 mm |
| Nov | 15.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 5 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 7.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 15 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pingdu?
Pingdu has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 795 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pingdu?
The hottest day measured in Pingdu between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2025, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pingdu?
The coldest day measured in Pingdu between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1979, at -21.0 °C.
Does it snow in Pingdu?
Yes. Pingdu gets on average 13.4 cm of snow per year and has around 109 frost days.
Has the climate of Pingdu warmed?
Yes: Pingdu warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pingdu?
The wettest day measured in Pingdu between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pingdu?
The windiest day measured in Pingdu between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with winds reaching 60.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pingdu?
The warmest month in Pingdu is July (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Pingdu?
Pingdu receives on average 795 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pingdu?
Pingdu gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pingdu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pingdu between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1979, with 13.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pingdu?
Yes: Pingdu has on average 58 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pingdu?
In Pingdu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 9 August 1967, and the lowest was -26.3 °C on 27 January 1972.
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