Shahecheng climate — normals and trends
Shahecheng (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 622 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 (-1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shahecheng averages 103 frost days, 78 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
Shahecheng has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 114 to 92 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.9 °C (on 25 June 2009) and the coldest -26.1 °C (on 19 February 1952).
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
ShahechengHebei
- coords
- 36.94°, 114.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.9°C
Average daily high
19.4°C
Average daily low
8.8°C
Annual rainfall
622mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
29.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
103 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
78 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.5 cm
Average feels-like high
18.3 °C
Average feels-like low
7.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
76 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
43.9 °C
25 June 2009
Coldest day
-26.1 °C
19 February 1952
Wettest day
183 mm
4 August 1993
Windiest day
42.2 km/h
8 June 1952
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
6 November 2021
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest feels-like
-31.3 °C
19 February 1952
Snowiest day
13.4 cm
26 November 1944
Sunniest day
14.2 h
1 July 1942
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 | 6.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 8.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 17.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 24 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 25.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 8 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 54 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 34.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 30 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 70 mm | -102 mm |
| Aug | 33.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 75 mm | -83 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 46 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | -3.7 °C | 124 mm | +91 mm |
| Nov | 16.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 11 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 7.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 4 mm | -1 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 Shahecheng?
Shahecheng has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 622 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shahecheng?
The hottest day measured in Shahecheng between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2009, reaching 43.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shahecheng?
The coldest day measured in Shahecheng between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1952, at -26.1 °C.
Does it snow in Shahecheng?
Yes. Shahecheng gets on average 15.5 cm of snow per year and has around 103 frost days.
Has the climate of Shahecheng warmed?
Yes: Shahecheng warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shahecheng?
The wettest day measured in Shahecheng between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1993, with 183 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shahecheng?
The windiest day measured in Shahecheng between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1952, with winds reaching 42.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shahecheng?
The warmest month in Shahecheng is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Shahecheng?
Shahecheng receives on average 622 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shahecheng?
Shahecheng gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shahecheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shahecheng between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1944, with 13.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shahecheng?
Yes: Shahecheng has on average 76 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shahecheng?
In Shahecheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 5 July 1942, and the lowest was -31.3 °C on 19 February 1952.
Compare Shahecheng with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Shahecheng