Shunyi climate — normals and trends
Shunyi (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 713 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shunyi averages 127 frost days, 71 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
Shunyi has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 137 to 117 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 10 June 1961) and the coldest -29.2 °C (on 12 January 1951).
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
ShunyiBeijing Municipality
- coords
- 40.12°, 116.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.3°C
Average daily high
18.0°C
Average daily low
7.1°C
Annual rainfall
713mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
31.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
127 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
71 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.0 cm
Average feels-like high
16.4 °C
Average feels-like low
5.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
68 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
43.3 °C
10 June 1961
Coldest day
-29.2 °C
12 January 1951
Wettest day
224 mm
9 August 1949
Windiest day
42.4 km/h
12 April 2025
Strongest gust
82.8 km/h
27 June 1986
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
28 July 1999
Coldest feels-like
-34.8 °C
12 January 1951
Snowiest day
13.3 cm
23 January 1973
Sunniest day
14.1 h
7 July 1971
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 5.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 15.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 6 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 23.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 17 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 51 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 66 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 225 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 264 mm | +66 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 23 mm | -46 mm |
| Oct | 17.6 °C | -1.6 °C | 75 mm | +43 mm |
| Nov | 13.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 4.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shunyi?
Shunyi has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 713 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shunyi?
The hottest day measured in Shunyi between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1961, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shunyi?
The coldest day measured in Shunyi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1951, at -29.2 °C.
Does it snow in Shunyi?
Yes. Shunyi gets on average 14.0 cm of snow per year and has around 127 frost days.
Has the climate of Shunyi warmed?
Yes: Shunyi warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shunyi?
The wettest day measured in Shunyi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1949, with 224 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shunyi?
The windiest day measured in Shunyi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2025, with winds reaching 42.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shunyi?
The warmest month in Shunyi is July (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Shunyi?
Shunyi receives on average 713 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shunyi?
Shunyi 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 Shunyi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shunyi between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1973, with 13.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shunyi?
Yes: Shunyi has on average 68 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shunyi?
In Shunyi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 28 July 1999, and the lowest was -34.8 °C on 12 January 1951.
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