Ulanhot climate — normals and trends
Ulanhot (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 501 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 (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ulanhot averages 179 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Ulanhot has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 186 to 172 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 19 June 2011) and the coldest -35.5 °C (on 4 February 2001).
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
UlanhotInner Mongolia
- coords
- 46.08°, 122.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.8°C
Average daily high
10.3°C
Average daily low
-0.5°C
Annual rainfall
501mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
38.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
179 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
28.2 cm
Average feels-like high
6.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
39.9 °C
19 June 2011
Coldest day
-35.5 °C
4 February 2001
Wettest day
101 mm
14 July 2023
Windiest day
54.7 km/h
24 May 1976
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
8 April 2012
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
4 August 2016
Coldest feels-like
-41.2 °C
11 January 2001
Snowiest day
24.4 cm
14 April 1966
Sunniest day
14.5 h
16 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -6.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | -4.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 4.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 13 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 58 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 20.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 55 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 66 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 101 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 114 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 32 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 10.1 °C | -1.6 °C | 36 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 3.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | -7.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ulanhot?
Ulanhot has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.8 °C and it receives 501 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ulanhot?
The hottest day measured in Ulanhot between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 2011, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ulanhot?
The coldest day measured in Ulanhot between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2001, at -35.5 °C.
Does it snow in Ulanhot?
Yes. Ulanhot gets on average 28.2 cm of snow per year and has around 179 frost days.
Has the climate of Ulanhot warmed?
Yes: Ulanhot warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ulanhot?
The wettest day measured in Ulanhot between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2023, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ulanhot?
The windiest day measured in Ulanhot between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1976, with winds reaching 54.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ulanhot?
The warmest month in Ulanhot is July (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ulanhot?
Ulanhot receives on average 501 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ulanhot?
Ulanhot gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ulanhot?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ulanhot between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1966, with 24.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ulanhot?
Yes: Ulanhot has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ulanhot?
In Ulanhot, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 4 August 2016, and the lowest was -41.2 °C on 11 January 2001.
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