Shiguai climate — normals and trends
Shiguai (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.3 °C and it receives 462 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 (21.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Shiguai averages 177 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 61 rainy days per year.
Shiguai has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 186 to 168 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 13 July 1942) and the coldest -34.4 °C (on 8 February 1957).
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
ShiguaiInner Mongolia
- coords
- 40.71°, 110.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.3°C
Average daily high
11.1°C
Average daily low
-0.3°C
Annual rainfall
462mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
34.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
177 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
61 d/yr
Annual snowfall
27.2 cm
Average feels-like high
7.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
37.0 °C
13 July 1942
Coldest day
-34.4 °C
8 February 1957
Wettest day
124 mm
7 June 1946
Windiest day
47.0 km/h
6 May 2021
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
28 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
37.5 °C
15 July 1944
Coldest feels-like
-40.4 °C
8 February 1957
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
26 March 1991
Sunniest day
14.3 h
3 July 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | -2.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 7.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 15 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 62 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 34 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 205 mm | +101 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 102 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 20.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 45 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 12.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 41 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 4.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 15 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | -3.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 6 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shiguai?
Shiguai has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.3 °C and it receives 462 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shiguai?
The hottest day measured in Shiguai between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1942, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shiguai?
The coldest day measured in Shiguai between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1957, at -34.4 °C.
Does it snow in Shiguai?
Yes. Shiguai gets on average 27.2 cm of snow per year and has around 177 frost days.
Has the climate of Shiguai warmed?
Yes: Shiguai warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shiguai?
The wettest day measured in Shiguai between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1946, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shiguai?
The windiest day measured in Shiguai between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2021, with winds reaching 47.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shiguai?
The warmest month in Shiguai is July (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Shiguai?
Shiguai receives on average 462 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 61 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shiguai?
Shiguai gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shiguai?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shiguai between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1991, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shiguai?
Yes: Shiguai has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shiguai?
In Shiguai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.5 °C on 15 July 1944, and the lowest was -40.4 °C on 8 February 1957.
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