Songjianghe climate — normals and trends
Songjianghe (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.9 °C and it receives 1,015 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 (20.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Songjianghe averages 179 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Songjianghe has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 185 to 173 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.6 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -37.3 °C (on 26 January 1990).
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
SongjiangheJilin
- coords
- 42.19°, 127.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.9°C
Average daily high
9.2°C
Average daily low
-1.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,015mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
36.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
179 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
122.4 cm
Average feels-like high
6.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
34.6 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-37.3 °C
26 January 1990
Wettest day
138 mm
15 July 1995
Windiest day
40.0 km/h
6 May 2017
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
19 April 1980
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-42.3 °C
26 January 1990
Snowiest day
34.4 cm
13 April 2025
Sunniest day
15.0 h
13 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -6.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 20 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | -5.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 10 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 4.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 30 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 13.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 120 mm | +49 mm |
| May | 18.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 100 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 119 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 205 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 313 mm | +124 mm |
| Sep | 22.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 80 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 12.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 45 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 4.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 51 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | -6.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 23 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Songjianghe?
Songjianghe has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.9 °C and it receives 1,015 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Songjianghe?
The hottest day measured in Songjianghe between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 34.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Songjianghe?
The coldest day measured in Songjianghe between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1990, at -37.3 °C.
Does it snow in Songjianghe?
Yes. Songjianghe gets on average 122.4 cm of snow per year and has around 179 frost days.
Has the climate of Songjianghe warmed?
Yes: Songjianghe warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Songjianghe?
The wettest day measured in Songjianghe between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1995, with 138 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Songjianghe?
The windiest day measured in Songjianghe between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2017, with winds reaching 40.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Songjianghe?
The warmest month in Songjianghe is July (20.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Songjianghe?
Songjianghe receives on average 1,015 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Songjianghe?
Songjianghe gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Songjianghe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Songjianghe between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2025, with 34.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Songjianghe?
Yes: Songjianghe has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Songjianghe?
In Songjianghe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 3 August 2018, and the lowest was -42.3 °C on 26 January 1990.
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