Shawan climate — normals and trends
Shawan (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 961 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shawan averages 142 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.
Shawan has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 147 to 137 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.9 °C (on 6 July 2022) and the coldest -30.6 °C (on 11 January 2021).
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
ShawanGansu
- coords
- 33.63°, 104.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.5°C
Average daily high
11.0°C
Average daily low
2.2°C
Annual rainfall
961mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
7.1km/h
Seasonal range
24.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
142 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
156 d/yr
Annual snowfall
87.2 cm
Average feels-like high
9.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.1 °C
Average peak gust
30.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
28.9 °C
6 July 2022
Coldest day
-30.6 °C
11 January 2021
Wettest day
149 mm
11 July 1946
Windiest day
19.1 km/h
31 May 1946
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
23 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
32.0 °C
28 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-35.4 °C
11 January 2021
Snowiest day
13.0 cm
21 May 2011
Sunniest day
14.0 h
29 May 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 | -1.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 24 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | -2.3 °C | -2.8 °C | 35 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | 4.3 °C | -2.8 °C | 36 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 48 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 18.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 110 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 19.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 125 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 177 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 21.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 167 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 18.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 139 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 103 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 7.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 33 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 4.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 8 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shawan?
Shawan has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 961 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shawan?
The hottest day measured in Shawan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2022, reaching 28.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shawan?
The coldest day measured in Shawan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2021, at -30.6 °C.
Does it snow in Shawan?
Yes. Shawan gets on average 87.2 cm of snow per year and has around 142 frost days.
Has the climate of Shawan warmed?
Yes: Shawan warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shawan?
The wettest day measured in Shawan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1946, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shawan?
The windiest day measured in Shawan between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1946, with winds reaching 19.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shawan?
The warmest month in Shawan is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Shawan?
Shawan receives on average 961 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shawan?
Shawan 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 Shawan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shawan between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 2011, with 13.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shawan?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Shawan.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shawan?
In Shawan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.0 °C on 28 July 2010, and the lowest was -35.4 °C on 11 January 2021.
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