Shihezi climate — normals and trends
Shihezi (China) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 249 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Shihezi averages 144 frost days, 62 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 53 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Shihezi between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.0 °C (on 22 July 2015) and the coldest -36.5 °C (on 22 December 2012).
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
ShiheziXinjiang
- coords
- 44.30°, 86.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.8°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
2.5°C
Annual rainfall
249mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
41.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
144 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
62 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
53 d/yr
Annual snowfall
28.5 cm
Average feels-like high
10.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.4 °C
Average peak gust
25.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
30 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
44.0 °C
22 July 2015
Coldest day
-36.5 °C
22 December 2012
Wettest day
44 mm
8 May 2004
Windiest day
42.9 km/h
31 May 1961
Strongest gust
78.5 km/h
12 April 2024
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
22 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-41.8 °C
22 December 2012
Snowiest day
10.2 cm
17 November 1992
Sunniest day
15.0 h
24 June 1941
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 | -11.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 5 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | -8.7 °C | -2.8 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 7.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 32 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 23.0 °C | +4.6 °C | 21 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 73 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 33.9 °C | +4.4 °C | 6 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 34.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 15 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 16 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 38 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 54 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 5.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 20 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | -5.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 17 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shihezi?
Shihezi has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 249 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shihezi?
The hottest day measured in Shihezi between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2015, reaching 44.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shihezi?
The coldest day measured in Shihezi between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 2012, at -36.5 °C.
Does it snow in Shihezi?
Yes. Shihezi gets on average 28.5 cm of snow per year and has around 144 frost days.
Has the climate of Shihezi warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Shihezi.
What is the wettest day in Shihezi?
The wettest day measured in Shihezi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 2004, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shihezi?
The windiest day measured in Shihezi between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1961, with winds reaching 42.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shihezi?
The warmest month in Shihezi is July (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Shihezi?
Shihezi receives on average 249 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 53 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shihezi?
Shihezi gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shihezi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shihezi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1992, with 10.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shihezi?
Yes: Shihezi has on average 30 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shihezi?
In Shihezi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 22 July 2015, and the lowest was -41.8 °C on 22 December 2012.
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