Shaodian climate — normals and trends
Shaodian (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 1,008 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shaodian averages 74 frost days, 55 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Shaodian has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 86 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 11 August 1946) and the coldest -24.0 °C (on 11 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
ShaodianJiangsu
- coords
- 34.13°, 118.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.5°C
Average daily high
19.0°C
Average daily low
10.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,008mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
26.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
74 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
55 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.9 cm
Average feels-like high
18.6 °C
Average feels-like low
9.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
86 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
40.7 °C
11 August 1946
Coldest day
-24.0 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
165 mm
19 July 1990
Windiest day
42.5 km/h
5 September 1956
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
2 August 1956
Hottest feels-like
45.6 °C
20 August 1959
Coldest feels-like
-29.6 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
15.5 cm
16 February 1981
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 4 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 9.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 5 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 16.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 50 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 24.0 °C | +4.3 °C | 21 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 26.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 35 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 30.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 168 mm | +46 mm |
| Jul | 34.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 47 mm | -230 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 241 mm | +68 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 291 mm | +183 mm |
| Oct | 20.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 138 mm | +91 mm |
| Nov | 16.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 13 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 10.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 14 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shaodian?
Shaodian has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 1,008 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shaodian?
The hottest day measured in Shaodian between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1946, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shaodian?
The coldest day measured in Shaodian between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -24.0 °C.
Does it snow in Shaodian?
Yes. Shaodian gets on average 12.9 cm of snow per year and has around 74 frost days.
Has the climate of Shaodian warmed?
Yes: Shaodian warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shaodian?
The wettest day measured in Shaodian between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1990, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shaodian?
The windiest day measured in Shaodian between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1956, with winds reaching 42.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shaodian?
The warmest month in Shaodian is July (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Shaodian?
Shaodian receives on average 1,008 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shaodian?
Shaodian gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shaodian?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shaodian between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1981, with 15.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shaodian?
Yes: Shaodian has on average 86 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shaodian?
In Shaodian, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 20 August 1959, and the lowest was -29.6 °C on 11 January 1955.
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