Shitanjing climate — normals and trends
Shitanjing (China) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 288 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 (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Shitanjing averages 146 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 45 rainy days per year.
Shitanjing has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 151 to 141 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 14 July 1944) and the coldest -28.2 °C (on 18 February 1952).
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
- 39.23°, 106.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.0°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
3.1°C
Annual rainfall
288mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
44%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
31.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
146 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
45 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.6 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.7 °C
Average peak gust
39.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
10 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.042
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
38.8 °C
14 July 1944
Coldest day
-28.2 °C
18 February 1952
Wettest day
106 mm
9 August 1946
Windiest day
52.3 km/h
26 November 2025
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
15 April 1998
Hottest feels-like
37.2 °C
14 July 1944
Coldest feels-like
-33.7 °C
18 February 1952
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
31 March 2021
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 7 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | -0.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 8.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 17.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 22.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 22 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 12 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 107 mm | +44 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 66 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 22.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 32 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 36 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 6.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 11 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 1.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shitanjing?
Shitanjing has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 288 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shitanjing?
The hottest day measured in Shitanjing between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1944, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shitanjing?
The coldest day measured in Shitanjing between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1952, at -28.2 °C.
Does it snow in Shitanjing?
Yes. Shitanjing gets on average 14.6 cm of snow per year and has around 146 frost days.
Has the climate of Shitanjing warmed?
Yes: Shitanjing warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shitanjing?
The wettest day measured in Shitanjing between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1946, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shitanjing?
The windiest day measured in Shitanjing between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 2025, with winds reaching 52.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shitanjing?
The warmest month in Shitanjing is July (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Shitanjing?
Shitanjing receives on average 288 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 45 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shitanjing?
Shitanjing gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shitanjing?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shitanjing between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2021, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shitanjing?
Yes: Shitanjing has on average 10 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shitanjing?
In Shitanjing, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.2 °C on 14 July 1944, and the lowest was -33.7 °C on 18 February 1952.
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