Tianfu climate — normals and trends
Tianfu (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 792 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 August (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tianfu averages 107 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
Tianfu has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 118 to 96 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 29 July 1997) and the coldest -22.4 °C (on 23 January 1963).
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
TianfuShandong
- coords
- 37.26°, 122.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.0°C
Average daily high
16.4°C
Average daily low
7.9°C
Annual rainfall
792mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
27.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
107 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.1 cm
Average feels-like high
15.0 °C
Average feels-like low
5.9 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
56 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
38.7 °C
29 July 1997
Coldest day
-22.4 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
177 mm
7 September 1962
Windiest day
61.7 km/h
5 September 1956
Strongest gust
128.5 km/h
28 July 1960
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
2 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-28.0 °C
23 January 1963
Snowiest day
17.7 cm
7 January 2001
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 | 4.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 4.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 12 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 47 mm | +22 mm |
| Apr | 18.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 41 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 23.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 48 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 104 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +4.1 °C | 63 mm | -124 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 210 mm | +42 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 361 mm | +260 mm |
| Oct | 18.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 103 mm | +62 mm |
| Nov | 14.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 2 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 20 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tianfu?
Tianfu has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 792 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tianfu?
The hottest day measured in Tianfu between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1997, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tianfu?
The coldest day measured in Tianfu between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -22.4 °C.
Does it snow in Tianfu?
Yes. Tianfu gets on average 24.1 cm of snow per year and has around 107 frost days.
Has the climate of Tianfu warmed?
Yes: Tianfu warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tianfu?
The wettest day measured in Tianfu between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1962, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tianfu?
The windiest day measured in Tianfu between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1956, with winds reaching 61.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tianfu?
The warmest month in Tianfu is August (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Tianfu?
Tianfu receives on average 792 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tianfu?
Tianfu gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tianfu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tianfu between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2001, with 17.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tianfu?
Yes: Tianfu has on average 56 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tianfu?
In Tianfu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 2 August 2018, and the lowest was -28.0 °C on 23 January 1963.
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