Quankou climate — normals and trends
Quankou (China) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -2.8 °C and it receives 901 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 (10.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (-16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Quankou averages 254 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Quankou has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 262 to 246 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.7 °C (on 30 July 2010) and the coldest -38.0 °C (on 29 November 1967).
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
QuankouQinghai
- coords
- 37.35°, 101.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-2.8°C
Average daily high
3.5°C
Average daily low
-9.3°C
Annual rainfall
901mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
8.7km/h
Seasonal range
26.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
254 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
157.4 cm
Average feels-like high
0.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-13.1 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
24.7 °C
30 July 2010
Coldest day
-38.0 °C
29 November 1967
Wettest day
50 mm
17 August 1948
Windiest day
29.3 km/h
1 December 1980
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
1 December 1980
Hottest feels-like
26.6 °C
30 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-43.4 °C
29 November 1967
Snowiest day
19.3 cm
9 June 2013
Sunniest day
14.2 h
29 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -7.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 11 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | -6.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 19 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | -3.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 34 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 6.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 40 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 12.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 60 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 13.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 144 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 17.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 133 mm | -41 mm |
| Aug | 15.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 221 mm | +47 mm |
| Sep | 13.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 120 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 5.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 91 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | -3.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 14 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | -4.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 7 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Quankou?
Quankou has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -2.8 °C and it receives 901 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Quankou?
The hottest day measured in Quankou between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2010, reaching 24.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Quankou?
The coldest day measured in Quankou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 1967, at -38.0 °C.
Does it snow in Quankou?
Yes. Quankou gets on average 157.4 cm of snow per year and has around 254 frost days.
Has the climate of Quankou warmed?
Yes: Quankou warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Quankou?
The wettest day measured in Quankou between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1948, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Quankou?
The windiest day measured in Quankou between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1980, with winds reaching 29.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Quankou?
The warmest month in Quankou is July (10.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (-16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Quankou?
Quankou receives on average 901 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Quankou?
Quankou gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Quankou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Quankou between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 2013, with 19.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Quankou?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Quankou.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Quankou?
In Quankou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.6 °C on 30 July 2010, and the lowest was -43.4 °C on 29 November 1967.
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