Shuangcheng climate — normals and trends
Shuangcheng (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 653 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 (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shuangcheng averages 175 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Shuangcheng has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 180 to 170 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 26 June 2010) and the coldest -40.1 °C (on 11 January 2001).
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
ShuangchengHeilongjiang
- coords
- 45.38°, 126.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.4°C
Average daily high
9.6°C
Average daily low
-0.8°C
Annual rainfall
653mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
18.9km/h
Seasonal range
41.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
175 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
35.0 cm
Average feels-like high
6.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
19 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
38.3 °C
26 June 2010
Coldest day
-40.1 °C
11 January 2001
Wettest day
140 mm
13 July 1994
Windiest day
54.7 km/h
24 May 1976
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
20 June 2009
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
3 August 1982
Coldest feels-like
-46.1 °C
11 January 2001
Snowiest day
20.1 cm
6 November 2023
Sunniest day
15.0 h
1 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 | -9.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | -6.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 4.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 10 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 78 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 60 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 123 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 117 mm | -40 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 199 mm | +61 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 34 mm | -37 mm |
| Oct | 11.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 17 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 2.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 10 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | -8.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 11 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shuangcheng?
Shuangcheng has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 653 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shuangcheng?
The hottest day measured in Shuangcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2010, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shuangcheng?
The coldest day measured in Shuangcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2001, at -40.1 °C.
Does it snow in Shuangcheng?
Yes. Shuangcheng gets on average 35.0 cm of snow per year and has around 175 frost days.
Has the climate of Shuangcheng warmed?
Yes: Shuangcheng warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shuangcheng?
The wettest day measured in Shuangcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1994, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shuangcheng?
The windiest day measured in Shuangcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1976, with winds reaching 54.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shuangcheng?
The warmest month in Shuangcheng is July (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Shuangcheng?
Shuangcheng receives on average 653 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shuangcheng?
Shuangcheng 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 Shuangcheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shuangcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 2023, with 20.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shuangcheng?
Yes: Shuangcheng has on average 19 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shuangcheng?
In Shuangcheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 3 August 1982, and the lowest was -46.1 °C on 11 January 2001.
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