Tuqiang climate — normals and trends
Tuqiang (China) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -3.0 °C and it receives 517 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-26.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tuqiang averages 229 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Tuqiang has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 27 June 2010) and the coldest -51.3 °C (on 21 January 2023).
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
TuqiangHeilongjiang
- coords
- 52.90°, 122.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-3.0°C
Average daily high
3.3°C
Average daily low
-9.3°C
Annual rainfall
517mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
45.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
229 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
73.4 cm
Average feels-like high
0.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-13.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
37.5 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest day
-51.3 °C
21 January 2023
Wettest day
73 mm
5 July 1971
Windiest day
38.8 km/h
17 June 2021
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
20 April 2019
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-55.9 °C
21 January 2023
Snowiest day
24.7 cm
26 September 1982
Sunniest day
16.0 h
17 June 2025
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 | -17.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 11 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | -12.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | -4.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 11 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 8.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 38 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 16.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 48 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 23.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 60 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 191 mm | +75 mm |
| Aug | 21.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 93 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 101 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 1.8 °C | -2.6 °C | 41 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | -7.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 23 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | -21.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 12 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tuqiang?
Tuqiang has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -3.0 °C and it receives 517 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tuqiang?
The hottest day measured in Tuqiang between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2010, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tuqiang?
The coldest day measured in Tuqiang between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 2023, at -51.3 °C.
Does it snow in Tuqiang?
Yes. Tuqiang gets on average 73.4 cm of snow per year and has around 229 frost days.
Has the climate of Tuqiang warmed?
Yes: Tuqiang warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tuqiang?
The wettest day measured in Tuqiang between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1971, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tuqiang?
The windiest day measured in Tuqiang between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 2021, with winds reaching 38.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tuqiang?
The warmest month in Tuqiang is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-26.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Tuqiang?
Tuqiang receives on average 517 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tuqiang?
Tuqiang gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tuqiang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tuqiang between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1982, with 24.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tuqiang?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Tuqiang.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tuqiang?
In Tuqiang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 27 June 2010, and the lowest was -55.9 °C on 21 January 2023.
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