Tailai climate — normals and trends
Tailai (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.7 °C and it receives 486 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-17.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tailai averages 178 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Tailai has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 184 to 172 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 4 June 2001) and the coldest -38.7 °C (on 25 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
TailaiHeilongjiang
- coords
- 46.39°, 123.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.7°C
Average daily high
10.1°C
Average daily low
-0.6°C
Annual rainfall
486mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
41.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
178 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.3 cm
Average feels-like high
6.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
19 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
40.2 °C
4 June 2001
Coldest day
-38.7 °C
25 January 1990
Wettest day
92 mm
25 July 2018
Windiest day
52.6 km/h
24 May 1976
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
24 May 1976
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
22 July 1968
Coldest feels-like
-45.0 °C
25 January 1990
Snowiest day
18.6 cm
30 October 1956
Sunniest day
15.0 h
11 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -11.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | -7.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 4.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 11 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 71 mm | +46 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 53 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 99 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 90 mm | -45 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 122 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 58 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 10.5 °C | -1.3 °C | 13 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 2.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | -8.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tailai?
Tailai has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.7 °C and it receives 486 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tailai?
The hottest day measured in Tailai between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2001, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tailai?
The coldest day measured in Tailai between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, at -38.7 °C.
Does it snow in Tailai?
Yes. Tailai gets on average 24.3 cm of snow per year and has around 178 frost days.
Has the climate of Tailai warmed?
Yes: Tailai warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tailai?
The wettest day measured in Tailai between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2018, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tailai?
The windiest day measured in Tailai between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1976, with winds reaching 52.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tailai?
The warmest month in Tailai is July (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-17.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Tailai?
Tailai receives on average 486 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tailai?
Tailai gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tailai?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tailai between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1956, with 18.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tailai?
Yes: Tailai has on average 19 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tailai?
In Tailai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 22 July 1968, and the lowest was -45.0 °C on 25 January 1990.
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