Pingzhuang climate — normals and trends
Pingzhuang (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 506 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 (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pingzhuang averages 167 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 67 rainy days per year.
Pingzhuang has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 177 to 157 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 14 July 2000) and the coldest -34.3 °C (on 24 December 2012).
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
PingzhuangInner Mongolia
- coords
- 42.04°, 119.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.2°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
1.3°C
Annual rainfall
506mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
34.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
167 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
28 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
67 d/yr
Annual snowfall
26.7 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
42.0 °C
14 July 2000
Coldest day
-34.3 °C
24 December 2012
Wettest day
154 mm
14 August 1953
Windiest day
53.1 km/h
22 April 1948
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
22 April 1948
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
4 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-39.9 °C
24 December 2012
Snowiest day
35.4 cm
3 May 1994
Sunniest day
14.0 h
11 July 1982
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 0.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 8.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 17.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 34 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 66 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 114 mm | +31 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 187 mm | +59 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 91 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 21 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 11 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 8.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | -1.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pingzhuang?
Pingzhuang has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 506 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pingzhuang?
The hottest day measured in Pingzhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2000, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pingzhuang?
The coldest day measured in Pingzhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 2012, at -34.3 °C.
Does it snow in Pingzhuang?
Yes. Pingzhuang gets on average 26.7 cm of snow per year and has around 167 frost days.
Has the climate of Pingzhuang warmed?
Yes: Pingzhuang warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pingzhuang?
The wettest day measured in Pingzhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1953, with 154 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pingzhuang?
The windiest day measured in Pingzhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1948, with winds reaching 53.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pingzhuang?
The warmest month in Pingzhuang is July (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Pingzhuang?
Pingzhuang receives on average 506 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 67 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pingzhuang?
Pingzhuang gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pingzhuang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pingzhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 1994, with 35.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pingzhuang?
Yes: Pingzhuang has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pingzhuang?
In Pingzhuang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 4 August 2018, and the lowest was -39.9 °C on 24 December 2012.
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