Renqiu climate — normals and trends
Renqiu (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 684 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Renqiu averages 111 frost days, 73 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 69 rainy days per year.
Renqiu has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 122 to 100 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.4 °C (on 21 June 1942) and the coldest -28.7 °C (on 6 January 1955).
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
RenqiuHebei
- coords
- 38.71°, 116.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.3°C
Average daily high
18.6°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
684mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
30.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
111 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
73 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
69 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.4 cm
Average feels-like high
17.4 °C
Average feels-like low
6.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
80 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
42.4 °C
21 June 1942
Coldest day
-28.7 °C
6 January 1955
Wettest day
259 mm
21 July 1946
Windiest day
44.4 km/h
20 March 2010
Strongest gust
83.9 km/h
26 August 2024
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
21 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-33.5 °C
6 January 1955
Snowiest day
14.3 cm
9 April 1957
Sunniest day
14.2 h
1 July 1948
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 6.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 16.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 24.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 10 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 49 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 33.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 32 mm | -47 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 159 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 286 mm | +101 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 16 mm | -50 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | -2.9 °C | 128 mm | +97 mm |
| Nov | 14.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 5.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Renqiu?
Renqiu has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 684 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Renqiu?
The hottest day measured in Renqiu between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1942, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Renqiu?
The coldest day measured in Renqiu between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1955, at -28.7 °C.
Does it snow in Renqiu?
Yes. Renqiu gets on average 13.4 cm of snow per year and has around 111 frost days.
Has the climate of Renqiu warmed?
Yes: Renqiu warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Renqiu?
The wettest day measured in Renqiu between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1946, with 259 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Renqiu?
The windiest day measured in Renqiu between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2010, with winds reaching 44.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Renqiu?
The warmest month in Renqiu is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Renqiu?
Renqiu receives on average 684 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 69 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Renqiu?
Renqiu gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Renqiu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Renqiu between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1957, with 14.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Renqiu?
Yes: Renqiu has on average 80 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Renqiu?
In Renqiu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 21 July 1958, and the lowest was -33.5 °C on 6 January 1955.
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