Shanhecun climate — normals and trends
Shanhecun (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 823 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 (22.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Shanhecun averages 178 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.
Shanhecun has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 182 to 174 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 26 June 2010) and the coldest -37.6 °C (on 4 January 1970).
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
ShanhecunHeilongjiang
- coords
- 45.71°, 128.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.7°C
Average daily high
8.9°C
Average daily low
-1.3°C
Annual rainfall
823mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
41.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
178 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
110 d/yr
Annual snowfall
55.5 cm
Average feels-like high
6.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
37.7 °C
26 June 2010
Coldest day
-37.6 °C
4 January 1970
Wettest day
116 mm
13 July 1994
Windiest day
44.0 km/h
8 April 1992
Strongest gust
91.1 km/h
8 April 1992
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
26 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-43.0 °C
4 January 1970
Snowiest day
30.7 cm
6 November 2023
Sunniest day
15.0 h
1 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -11.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 7 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | -8.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 2.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 23 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 14.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 51 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 97 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 194 mm | +68 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 100 mm | -75 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 156 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 23.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 78 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 10.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 26 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 2.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 24 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | -10.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 12 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shanhecun?
Shanhecun has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 823 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shanhecun?
The hottest day measured in Shanhecun between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2010, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shanhecun?
The coldest day measured in Shanhecun between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1970, at -37.6 °C.
Does it snow in Shanhecun?
Yes. Shanhecun gets on average 55.5 cm of snow per year and has around 178 frost days.
Has the climate of Shanhecun warmed?
Yes: Shanhecun warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shanhecun?
The wettest day measured in Shanhecun between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1994, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shanhecun?
The windiest day measured in Shanhecun between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1992, with winds reaching 44.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shanhecun?
The warmest month in Shanhecun is July (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Shanhecun?
Shanhecun receives on average 823 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shanhecun?
Shanhecun 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 Shanhecun?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shanhecun between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 2023, with 30.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shanhecun?
Yes: Shanhecun has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shanhecun?
In Shanhecun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 26 June 2010, and the lowest was -43.0 °C on 4 January 1970.
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