Qarasu climate — normals and trends
Qarasu (China) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 355 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Qarasu averages 155 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 65 rainy days per year.
Qarasu has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 161 to 149 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 9 August 1944) and the coldest -34.8 °C (on 30 November 1952).
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
QarasuXinjiang
- coords
- 44.20°, 80.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.7°C
Average daily high
13.8°C
Average daily low
2.2°C
Annual rainfall
355mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
29.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
155 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
65 d/yr
Annual snowfall
78.2 cm
Average feels-like high
11.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.014
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
40.6 °C
9 August 1944
Coldest day
-34.8 °C
30 November 1952
Wettest day
70 mm
25 May 1985
Windiest day
45.6 km/h
19 April 1956
Strongest gust
87.5 km/h
19 April 1956
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
21 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-39.9 °C
30 November 1952
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
17 October 2018
Sunniest day
15.0 h
7 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 26 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 1.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 11 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 8.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 51 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 20.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 20 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 26.8 °C | +5.1 °C | 32 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +5.0 °C | 4 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +4.9 °C | 3 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 5 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 35 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 16.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 9 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 8.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 33 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 2.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 24 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qarasu?
Qarasu has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 355 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qarasu?
The hottest day measured in Qarasu between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1944, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qarasu?
The coldest day measured in Qarasu between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1952, at -34.8 °C.
Does it snow in Qarasu?
Yes. Qarasu gets on average 78.2 cm of snow per year and has around 155 frost days.
Has the climate of Qarasu warmed?
Yes: Qarasu warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qarasu?
The wettest day measured in Qarasu between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1985, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qarasu?
The windiest day measured in Qarasu between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1956, with winds reaching 45.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qarasu?
The warmest month in Qarasu is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Qarasu?
Qarasu receives on average 355 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qarasu?
Qarasu gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Qarasu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qarasu between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2018, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qarasu?
Yes: Qarasu has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qarasu?
In Qarasu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 21 July 2015, and the lowest was -39.9 °C on 30 November 1952.
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