Sanhe climate — normals and trends
Sanhe (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 732 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sanhe averages 127 frost days, 64 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Sanhe has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 136 to 118 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 10 June 1961) and the coldest -29.3 °C (on 12 January 1951).
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
SanheHebei
- coords
- 39.98°, 117.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.1°C
Average daily high
17.7°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
732mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
31.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
127 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
64 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.4 cm
Average feels-like high
16.1 °C
Average feels-like low
5.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
66 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
42.8 °C
10 June 1961
Coldest day
-29.3 °C
12 January 1951
Wettest day
212 mm
4 August 1946
Windiest day
43.3 km/h
18 March 1966
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
19 May 2019
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
5 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-35.4 °C
12 January 1951
Snowiest day
13.4 cm
23 January 1973
Sunniest day
14.2 h
7 July 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 15.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 5 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 19 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 27.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 49 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 84 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 234 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 295 mm | +91 mm |
| Sep | 27.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 24 mm | -46 mm |
| Oct | 17.3 °C | -1.6 °C | 67 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 13.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 4.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sanhe?
Sanhe has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 732 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sanhe?
The hottest day measured in Sanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1961, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sanhe?
The coldest day measured in Sanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1951, at -29.3 °C.
Does it snow in Sanhe?
Yes. Sanhe gets on average 14.4 cm of snow per year and has around 127 frost days.
Has the climate of Sanhe warmed?
Yes: Sanhe warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sanhe?
The wettest day measured in Sanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1946, with 212 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sanhe?
The windiest day measured in Sanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1966, with winds reaching 43.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sanhe?
The warmest month in Sanhe is July (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Sanhe?
Sanhe receives on average 732 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sanhe?
Sanhe 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 Sanhe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1973, with 13.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sanhe?
Yes: Sanhe has on average 66 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sanhe?
In Sanhe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 5 August 2022, and the lowest was -35.4 °C on 12 January 1951.
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