Tai’an climate — normals and trends
Tai’an (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 808 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tai’an averages 104 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 81 rainy days per year.
Tai’an has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 116 to 92 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 15 July 2002) and the coldest -23.6 °C (on 26 January 1948).
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
Tai’anShandong
- coords
- 36.19°, 117.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.7°C
Average daily high
17.5°C
Average daily low
8.3°C
Annual rainfall
808mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
28.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
104 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
43 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
81 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.5 cm
Average feels-like high
16.5 °C
Average feels-like low
6.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
64 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
40.1 °C
15 July 2002
Coldest day
-23.6 °C
26 January 1948
Wettest day
168 mm
28 August 1965
Windiest day
38.9 km/h
13 May 1977
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
20 July 2016
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
27 June 1958
Coldest feels-like
-28.4 °C
8 December 1985
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
1 March 1971
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 6.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 14.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 53 mm | +31 mm |
| Apr | 22.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 21 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 25.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 16 mm | -43 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 48 mm | -48 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 98 mm | -132 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 157 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 146 mm | +66 mm |
| Oct | 16.9 °C | -2.1 °C | 171 mm | +131 mm |
| Nov | 14.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 4 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 6.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 13 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tai’an?
Tai’an has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 808 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tai’an?
The hottest day measured in Tai’an between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2002, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tai’an?
The coldest day measured in Tai’an between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1948, at -23.6 °C.
Does it snow in Tai’an?
Yes. Tai’an gets on average 16.5 cm of snow per year and has around 104 frost days.
Has the climate of Tai’an warmed?
Yes: Tai’an warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tai’an?
The wettest day measured in Tai’an between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1965, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tai’an?
The windiest day measured in Tai’an between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1977, with winds reaching 38.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tai’an?
The warmest month in Tai’an is July (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Tai’an?
Tai’an receives on average 808 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 81 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tai’an?
Tai’an gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tai’an?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tai’an between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1971, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tai’an?
Yes: Tai’an has on average 64 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tai’an?
In Tai’an, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 27 June 1958, and the lowest was -28.4 °C on 8 December 1985.
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