Shangzhi climate — normals and trends
Shangzhi (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.5 °C and it receives 768 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 (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shangzhi averages 180 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.
Shangzhi 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 185 to 175 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 26 June 2010) and the coldest -39.6 °C (on 4 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
ShangzhiHeilongjiang
- coords
- 45.21°, 128.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.5°C
Average daily high
8.8°C
Average daily low
-1.7°C
Annual rainfall
768mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
40.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
180 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
110 d/yr
Annual snowfall
60.0 cm
Average feels-like high
6.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
10 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
36.9 °C
26 June 2010
Coldest day
-39.6 °C
4 January 1951
Wettest day
103 mm
19 August 1952
Windiest day
43.1 km/h
8 April 1992
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
8 April 1992
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
3 August 1944
Coldest feels-like
-44.6 °C
4 January 1951
Snowiest day
30.8 cm
6 November 2023
Sunniest day
15.0 h
2 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -10.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 5 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | -7.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 6 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 3.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 22 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 49 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 106 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 138 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 101 mm | -57 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 156 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 23.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 33 mm | -47 mm |
| Oct | 10.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 31 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 2.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 23 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | -8.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 15 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shangzhi?
Shangzhi has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.5 °C and it receives 768 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shangzhi?
The hottest day measured in Shangzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2010, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shangzhi?
The coldest day measured in Shangzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1951, at -39.6 °C.
Does it snow in Shangzhi?
Yes. Shangzhi gets on average 60.0 cm of snow per year and has around 180 frost days.
Has the climate of Shangzhi warmed?
Yes: Shangzhi warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shangzhi?
The wettest day measured in Shangzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1952, with 103 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shangzhi?
The windiest day measured in Shangzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1992, with winds reaching 43.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shangzhi?
The warmest month in Shangzhi is July (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Shangzhi?
Shangzhi receives on average 768 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shangzhi?
Shangzhi gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shangzhi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shangzhi between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 2023, with 30.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shangzhi?
Yes: Shangzhi has on average 10 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shangzhi?
In Shangzhi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 3 August 1944, and the lowest was -44.6 °C on 4 January 1951.
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