Shiqiaozi climate — normals and trends
Shiqiaozi (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 760 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shiqiaozi averages 99 frost days, 46 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Shiqiaozi 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 112 to 86 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 30 May 2014) and the coldest -21.4 °C (on 27 January 1972).
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
ShiqiaoziShandong
- coords
- 36.16°, 119.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.1°C
Average daily high
18.0°C
Average daily low
8.7°C
Annual rainfall
760mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
28.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
46 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.2 cm
Average feels-like high
16.8 °C
Average feels-like low
7.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
67 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
40.3 °C
30 May 2014
Coldest day
-21.4 °C
27 January 1972
Wettest day
147 mm
2 August 1940
Windiest day
65.2 km/h
2 August 1940
Strongest gust
120.6 km/h
2 August 1940
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
29 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-27.1 °C
27 January 1972
Snowiest day
15.3 cm
19 November 1962
Sunniest day
14.0 h
18 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 7.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 4 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 15.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 70 mm | +46 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 39 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 44 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 76 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 34.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 43 mm | -157 mm |
| Aug | 33.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 128 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 182 mm | +101 mm |
| Oct | 18.6 °C | -1.5 °C | 135 mm | +97 mm |
| Nov | 15.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 2 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 17 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shiqiaozi?
Shiqiaozi has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 760 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shiqiaozi?
The hottest day measured in Shiqiaozi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 2014, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shiqiaozi?
The coldest day measured in Shiqiaozi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1972, at -21.4 °C.
Does it snow in Shiqiaozi?
Yes. Shiqiaozi gets on average 16.2 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Shiqiaozi warmed?
Yes: Shiqiaozi warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shiqiaozi?
The wettest day measured in Shiqiaozi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shiqiaozi?
The windiest day measured in Shiqiaozi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with winds reaching 65.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shiqiaozi?
The warmest month in Shiqiaozi is July (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Shiqiaozi?
Shiqiaozi receives on average 760 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shiqiaozi?
Shiqiaozi gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shiqiaozi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shiqiaozi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1962, with 15.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shiqiaozi?
Yes: Shiqiaozi has on average 67 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shiqiaozi?
In Shiqiaozi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 29 July 1958, and the lowest was -27.1 °C on 27 January 1972.
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