Shijiazhuang climate — normals and trends
Shijiazhuang (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 656 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shijiazhuang averages 110 frost days, 77 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
Shijiazhuang has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 121 to 99 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.7 °C (on 5 July 1942) and the coldest -25.4 °C (on 6 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
ShijiazhuangHebei
- coords
- 38.04°, 114.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.5°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
8.3°C
Annual rainfall
656mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
29.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
110 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
77 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.6 cm
Average feels-like high
18.1 °C
Average feels-like low
6.9 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
74 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
43.7 °C
5 July 1942
Coldest day
-25.4 °C
6 January 1955
Wettest day
140 mm
25 August 1946
Windiest day
44.2 km/h
20 March 2010
Strongest gust
82.8 km/h
20 March 2010
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
23 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-29.9 °C
6 January 1955
Snowiest day
14.0 cm
21 February 1979
Sunniest day
14.3 h
3 July 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 17.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 17 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 25.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 8 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 50 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 34.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 53 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 34.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 72 mm | -110 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 161 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 27 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | -3.3 °C | 128 mm | +93 mm |
| Nov | 15.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 15 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 6.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shijiazhuang?
Shijiazhuang has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 656 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shijiazhuang?
The hottest day measured in Shijiazhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1942, reaching 43.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shijiazhuang?
The coldest day measured in Shijiazhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1955, at -25.4 °C.
Does it snow in Shijiazhuang?
Yes. Shijiazhuang gets on average 16.6 cm of snow per year and has around 110 frost days.
Has the climate of Shijiazhuang warmed?
Yes: Shijiazhuang warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shijiazhuang?
The wettest day measured in Shijiazhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1946, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shijiazhuang?
The windiest day measured in Shijiazhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2010, with winds reaching 44.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shijiazhuang?
The warmest month in Shijiazhuang is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Shijiazhuang?
Shijiazhuang receives on average 656 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shijiazhuang?
Shijiazhuang gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shijiazhuang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shijiazhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1979, with 14.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shijiazhuang?
Yes: Shijiazhuang has on average 74 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shijiazhuang?
In Shijiazhuang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 23 July 2024, and the lowest was -29.9 °C on 6 January 1955.
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