Taonan climate — normals and trends
Taonan (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.9 °C and it receives 456 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Taonan averages 171 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 62 rainy days per year.
Taonan has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 179 to 163 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 18 July 2017) and the coldest -36.9 °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
TaonanJilin
- coords
- 45.33°, 122.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.9°C
Average daily high
11.4°C
Average daily low
0.7°C
Annual rainfall
456mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
39.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
171 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
62 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.6 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
24 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
41.3 °C
18 July 2017
Coldest day
-36.9 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
121 mm
5 July 2023
Windiest day
53.6 km/h
27 May 1980
Strongest gust
108.0 km/h
7 July 1958
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
18 July 2017
Coldest feels-like
-43.1 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
21.6 cm
8 November 2021
Sunniest day
14.5 h
21 June 1961
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -6.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | -4.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 6.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 9 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 15.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 64 mm | +42 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 36 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 94 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 98 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 74 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 40 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 11.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 24 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 4.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | -6.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 4 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Taonan?
Taonan has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.9 °C and it receives 456 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taonan?
The hottest day measured in Taonan between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2017, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Taonan?
The coldest day measured in Taonan between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -36.9 °C.
Does it snow in Taonan?
Yes. Taonan gets on average 22.6 cm of snow per year and has around 171 frost days.
Has the climate of Taonan warmed?
Yes: Taonan warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Taonan?
The wettest day measured in Taonan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2023, with 121 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Taonan?
The windiest day measured in Taonan between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1980, with winds reaching 53.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Taonan?
The warmest month in Taonan is July (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Taonan?
Taonan receives on average 456 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Taonan?
Taonan 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 Taonan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Taonan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2021, with 21.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Taonan?
Yes: Taonan has on average 24 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Taonan?
In Taonan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 18 July 2017, and the lowest was -43.1 °C on 10 January 1987.
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