Tonghua climate — normals and trends
Tonghua (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.6 °C and it receives 995 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 (21.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tonghua averages 175 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Tonghua has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 181 to 169 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 2 August 2018) and the coldest -41.6 °C (on 26 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
TonghuaJilin
- coords
- 41.72°, 125.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.6°C
Average daily high
10.2°C
Average daily low
-1.2°C
Annual rainfall
995mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
37.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
175 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
90.6 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
10 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
35.8 °C
2 August 2018
Coldest day
-41.6 °C
26 January 1990
Wettest day
154 mm
5 September 1956
Windiest day
39.6 km/h
27 April 2012
Strongest gust
106.6 km/h
3 September 1969
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
5 August 2016
Coldest feels-like
-46.4 °C
26 January 1990
Snowiest day
31.2 cm
10 February 1962
Sunniest day
14.8 h
22 June 1961
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 | -5.1 °C | +3.9 °C | 20 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | -4.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 8 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 6.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 20 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 13.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 105 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 97 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 103 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 208 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 397 mm | +196 mm |
| Sep | 23.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 77 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 38 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 5.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 40 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | -5.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 23 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tonghua?
Tonghua has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.6 °C and it receives 995 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tonghua?
The hottest day measured in Tonghua between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2018, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tonghua?
The coldest day measured in Tonghua between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1990, at -41.6 °C.
Does it snow in Tonghua?
Yes. Tonghua gets on average 90.6 cm of snow per year and has around 175 frost days.
Has the climate of Tonghua warmed?
Yes: Tonghua warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tonghua?
The wettest day measured in Tonghua between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1956, with 154 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tonghua?
The windiest day measured in Tonghua between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 2012, with winds reaching 39.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tonghua?
The warmest month in Tonghua is July (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Tonghua?
Tonghua receives on average 995 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tonghua?
Tonghua gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tonghua?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tonghua between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1962, with 31.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tonghua?
Yes: Tonghua has on average 10 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tonghua?
In Tonghua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 5 August 2016, and the lowest was -46.4 °C on 26 January 1990.
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