Qitaihe climate — normals and trends
Qitaihe (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.1 °C and it receives 719 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 (21.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Qitaihe averages 183 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Qitaihe has warmed by +2.1 °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 188 to 178 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 5 August 1982) and the coldest -38.5 °C (on 8 January 1980).
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
QitaiheHeilongjiang
- coords
- 45.77°, 131.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.1°C
Average daily high
8.2°C
Average daily low
-1.9°C
Annual rainfall
719mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
39.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
183 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
62.1 cm
Average feels-like high
5.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
5 August 1982
Coldest day
-38.5 °C
8 January 1980
Wettest day
141 mm
23 August 1960
Windiest day
44.9 km/h
11 March 2007
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
29 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
5 August 1982
Coldest feels-like
-43.5 °C
8 January 1980
Snowiest day
32.1 cm
20 October 2007
Sunniest day
15.0 h
28 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -11.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -8.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 1.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 14 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 12.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 49 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 107 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 122 mm | +15 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 95 mm | -47 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 137 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 38 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 9.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 14 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | 1.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 19 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | -9.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qitaihe?
Qitaihe has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.1 °C and it receives 719 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qitaihe?
The hottest day measured in Qitaihe between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1982, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qitaihe?
The coldest day measured in Qitaihe between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1980, at -38.5 °C.
Does it snow in Qitaihe?
Yes. Qitaihe gets on average 62.1 cm of snow per year and has around 183 frost days.
Has the climate of Qitaihe warmed?
Yes: Qitaihe warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qitaihe?
The wettest day measured in Qitaihe between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1960, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qitaihe?
The windiest day measured in Qitaihe between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 2007, with winds reaching 44.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qitaihe?
The warmest month in Qitaihe is July (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Qitaihe?
Qitaihe receives on average 719 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qitaihe?
Qitaihe gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Qitaihe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qitaihe between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2007, with 32.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qitaihe?
Yes: Qitaihe has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qitaihe?
In Qitaihe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 5 August 1982, and the lowest was -43.5 °C on 8 January 1980.
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