Shuozhou climate — normals and trends
Shuozhou (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 647 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 (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Shuozhou averages 173 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Shuozhou has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 183 to 163 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 22 June 2005) and the coldest -34.2 °C (on 15 January 1967).
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
ShuozhouShanxi
- coords
- 39.32°, 112.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.2°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
0.3°C
Annual rainfall
647mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
31.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
173 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.6 cm
Average feels-like high
9.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
35.8 °C
22 June 2005
Coldest day
-34.2 °C
15 January 1967
Wettest day
120 mm
23 July 1946
Windiest day
47.5 km/h
28 April 1983
Strongest gust
113.0 km/h
28 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-40.4 °C
15 January 1967
Snowiest day
29.5 cm
9 April 1957
Sunniest day
14.7 h
30 June 1948
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 | -0.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 4 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 0.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 8.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 39 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 25 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 21.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 79 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 85 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 243 mm | +99 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 215 mm | +61 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 58 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 12.3 °C | -1.1 °C | 143 mm | +103 mm |
| Nov | 7.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 13 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 0.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shuozhou?
Shuozhou has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 647 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shuozhou?
The hottest day measured in Shuozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 2005, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shuozhou?
The coldest day measured in Shuozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1967, at -34.2 °C.
Does it snow in Shuozhou?
Yes. Shuozhou gets on average 31.6 cm of snow per year and has around 173 frost days.
Has the climate of Shuozhou warmed?
Yes: Shuozhou warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shuozhou?
The wettest day measured in Shuozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1946, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shuozhou?
The windiest day measured in Shuozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1983, with winds reaching 47.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shuozhou?
The warmest month in Shuozhou is July (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Shuozhou?
Shuozhou receives on average 647 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shuozhou?
Shuozhou gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shuozhou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shuozhou between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1957, with 29.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shuozhou?
Yes: Shuozhou has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shuozhou?
In Shuozhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 29 July 2010, and the lowest was -40.4 °C on 15 January 1967.
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