Qinhuangdao climate — normals and trends
Qinhuangdao (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 747 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Qinhuangdao averages 135 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Qinhuangdao 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 143 to 127 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 21 June 1942) and the coldest -26.1 °C (on 19 December 1947).
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
QinhuangdaoHebei
- coords
- 39.94°, 119.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
14.4°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
747mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
30.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
135 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.4 cm
Average feels-like high
12.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
46 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
36.7 °C
21 June 1942
Coldest day
-26.1 °C
19 December 1947
Wettest day
240 mm
22 July 2023
Windiest day
45.6 km/h
27 July 1972
Strongest gust
121.0 km/h
27 July 1972
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
8 August 1967
Coldest feels-like
-31.8 °C
19 December 1947
Snowiest day
23.5 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.0 h
18 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 7 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 3.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 1 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 17.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 27 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 55 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 113 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 168 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 243 mm | +54 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 21 mm | -50 mm |
| Oct | 15.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 61 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 11.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 2.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qinhuangdao?
Qinhuangdao has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 747 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qinhuangdao?
The hottest day measured in Qinhuangdao between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1942, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qinhuangdao?
The coldest day measured in Qinhuangdao between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1947, at -26.1 °C.
Does it snow in Qinhuangdao?
Yes. Qinhuangdao gets on average 20.4 cm of snow per year and has around 135 frost days.
Has the climate of Qinhuangdao warmed?
Yes: Qinhuangdao warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qinhuangdao?
The wettest day measured in Qinhuangdao between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2023, with 240 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qinhuangdao?
The windiest day measured in Qinhuangdao between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1972, with winds reaching 45.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qinhuangdao?
The warmest month in Qinhuangdao is July (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Qinhuangdao?
Qinhuangdao receives on average 747 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qinhuangdao?
Qinhuangdao gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Qinhuangdao?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qinhuangdao between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 23.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qinhuangdao?
Yes: Qinhuangdao has on average 46 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qinhuangdao?
In Qinhuangdao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 8 August 1967, and the lowest was -31.8 °C on 19 December 1947.
Compare Qinhuangdao with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Qinhuangdao