Siping climate — normals and trends
Siping (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 778 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Siping averages 164 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Siping has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 170 to 158 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -37.2 °C (on 10 January 1987).
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
SipingJilin
- coords
- 43.16°, 124.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.2°C
Average daily high
11.3°C
Average daily low
1.2°C
Annual rainfall
778mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
38.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
164 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
40.6 cm
Average feels-like high
8.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
27 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
37.4 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-37.2 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
122 mm
16 August 2013
Windiest day
50.1 km/h
12 May 1942
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
30 March 1999
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
30 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-41.9 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
19.3 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.6 h
18 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4.9 °C | +4.2 °C | 20 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | -3.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 6.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 10 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 15.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 83 mm | +39 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 55 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 95 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 129 mm | -58 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 169 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 39 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 13.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 6 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 5.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 6 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | -5.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 9 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Siping?
Siping has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 778 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Siping?
The hottest day measured in Siping between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Siping?
The coldest day measured in Siping between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -37.2 °C.
Does it snow in Siping?
Yes. Siping gets on average 40.6 cm of snow per year and has around 164 frost days.
Has the climate of Siping warmed?
Yes: Siping warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Siping?
The wettest day measured in Siping between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2013, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Siping?
The windiest day measured in Siping between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1942, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Siping?
The warmest month in Siping is July (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Siping?
Siping receives on average 778 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Siping?
Siping gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Siping?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Siping between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 19.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Siping?
Yes: Siping has on average 27 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Siping?
In Siping, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 30 July 2018, and the lowest was -41.9 °C on 10 January 1987.
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