Tianjin climate — normals and trends
Tianjin (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 726 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tianjin averages 114 frost days, 63 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 72 rainy days per year.
Tianjin has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 125 to 103 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 21 June 1942) and the coldest -23.5 °C (on 7 January 1997).
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
TianjinTianjin Municipality
- coords
- 39.14°, 117.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.8°C
Average daily high
17.9°C
Average daily low
8.3°C
Annual rainfall
726mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
30.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
114 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
63 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
72 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.0 cm
Average feels-like high
16.3 °C
Average feels-like low
6.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
78 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
41.8 °C
21 June 1942
Coldest day
-23.5 °C
7 January 1997
Wettest day
197 mm
16 August 1981
Windiest day
47.3 km/h
18 March 2020
Strongest gust
102.6 km/h
26 August 1987
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
5 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-29.3 °C
7 January 1997
Snowiest day
17.7 cm
7 November 2021
Sunniest day
14.1 h
1 July 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 6.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 15.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 23.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 19 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 26.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 65 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 32.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 60 mm | -34 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 171 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 277 mm | +86 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 17 mm | -52 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | -2.3 °C | 101 mm | +64 mm |
| Nov | 13.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 4.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tianjin?
Tianjin has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 726 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tianjin?
The hottest day measured in Tianjin between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1942, reaching 41.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tianjin?
The coldest day measured in Tianjin between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1997, at -23.5 °C.
Does it snow in Tianjin?
Yes. Tianjin gets on average 14.0 cm of snow per year and has around 114 frost days.
Has the climate of Tianjin warmed?
Yes: Tianjin warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tianjin?
The wettest day measured in Tianjin between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1981, with 197 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tianjin?
The windiest day measured in Tianjin between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2020, with winds reaching 47.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tianjin?
The warmest month in Tianjin is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Tianjin?
Tianjin receives on average 726 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 72 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tianjin?
Tianjin gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tianjin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tianjin between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 2021, with 17.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tianjin?
Yes: Tianjin has on average 78 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tianjin?
In Tianjin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 5 August 2022, and the lowest was -29.3 °C on 7 January 1997.
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