Shiquanhe climate — normals and trends
Shiquanhe (China) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -1.8 °C and it receives 187 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 (12.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Shiquanhe averages 251 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 45 rainy days per year.
Shiquanhe has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 257 to 245 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.5 °C (on 3 July 2024) and the coldest -40.3 °C (on 4 January 1961).
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
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- coords
- 32.50°, 80.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-1.8°C
Average daily high
4.1°C
Average daily low
-8.0°C
Annual rainfall
187mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
42%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
27.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
251 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
45 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.1 cm
Average feels-like high
0.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-11.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
24.5 °C
3 July 2024
Coldest day
-40.3 °C
4 January 1961
Wettest day
36 mm
28 July 2006
Windiest day
26.0 km/h
22 April 1961
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
28 February 2025
Hottest feels-like
22.4 °C
23 July 1962
Coldest feels-like
-45.3 °C
4 January 1961
Snowiest day
22.1 cm
9 October 1956
Sunniest day
13.8 h
25 June 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 | -4.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 6 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -3.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 12 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | -0.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 7.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 12.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 22 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 18.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 19 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 18.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 106 mm | +59 mm |
| Aug | 17.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 76 mm | +18 mm |
| Sep | 14.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 41 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 6.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 9 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 1.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | -0.7 °C | +4.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shiquanhe?
Shiquanhe has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -1.8 °C and it receives 187 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shiquanhe?
The hottest day measured in Shiquanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2024, reaching 24.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shiquanhe?
The coldest day measured in Shiquanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1961, at -40.3 °C.
Does it snow in Shiquanhe?
Yes. Shiquanhe gets on average 45.1 cm of snow per year and has around 251 frost days.
Has the climate of Shiquanhe warmed?
Yes: Shiquanhe warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shiquanhe?
The wettest day measured in Shiquanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2006, with 36 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shiquanhe?
The windiest day measured in Shiquanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1961, with winds reaching 26.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shiquanhe?
The warmest month in Shiquanhe is July (12.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Shiquanhe?
Shiquanhe receives on average 187 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 45 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shiquanhe?
Shiquanhe gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shiquanhe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shiquanhe between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 1956, with 22.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shiquanhe?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Shiquanhe.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shiquanhe?
In Shiquanhe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 22.4 °C on 23 July 1962, and the lowest was -45.3 °C on 4 January 1961.
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