Shizilu climate — normals and trends
Shizilu (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 899 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shizilu averages 95 frost days, 41 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Shizilu has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 108 to 82 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 3 July 1941) and the coldest -21.1 °C (on 27 January 1981).
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
ShiziluShandong
- coords
- 35.17°, 118.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.2°C
Average daily high
18.0°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
899mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
27.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
95 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
41 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.0 cm
Average feels-like high
17.2 °C
Average feels-like low
7.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
70 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
40.0 °C
3 July 1941
Coldest day
-21.1 °C
27 January 1981
Wettest day
151 mm
1 July 1965
Windiest day
42.1 km/h
2 August 1940
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
24 June 1979
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
28 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-26.7 °C
3 January 1967
Snowiest day
15.6 cm
12 February 1940
Sunniest day
14.0 h
19 May 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 | 7.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 7.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 15.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 51 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | 23.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 45 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 25.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 41 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 179 mm | +75 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 61 mm | -196 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 190 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 210 mm | +114 mm |
| Oct | 18.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 136 mm | +96 mm |
| Nov | 15.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 8 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 8.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 15 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shizilu?
Shizilu has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 899 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shizilu?
The hottest day measured in Shizilu between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1941, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shizilu?
The coldest day measured in Shizilu between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1981, at -21.1 °C.
Does it snow in Shizilu?
Yes. Shizilu gets on average 14.0 cm of snow per year and has around 95 frost days.
Has the climate of Shizilu warmed?
Yes: Shizilu warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shizilu?
The wettest day measured in Shizilu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1965, with 151 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shizilu?
The windiest day measured in Shizilu between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with winds reaching 42.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shizilu?
The warmest month in Shizilu is July (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Shizilu?
Shizilu receives on average 899 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shizilu?
Shizilu gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shizilu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shizilu between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1940, with 15.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shizilu?
Yes: Shizilu has on average 70 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shizilu?
In Shizilu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 28 July 1958, and the lowest was -26.7 °C on 3 January 1967.
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