Ulanqab climate — normals and trends
Ulanqab (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.1 °C and it receives 479 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 (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ulanqab averages 186 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Ulanqab 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 197 to 175 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -34.4 °C (on 18 February 1952).
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
UlanqabInner Mongolia
- coords
- 40.99°, 113.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.1°C
Average daily high
10.1°C
Average daily low
-1.5°C
Annual rainfall
479mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
33.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
186 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
32.3 cm
Average feels-like high
6.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.2 °C
Average peak gust
40.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
36.0 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-34.4 °C
18 February 1952
Wettest day
78 mm
4 September 1947
Windiest day
54.9 km/h
19 May 2019
Strongest gust
101.9 km/h
19 May 2019
Hottest feels-like
36.7 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-40.1 °C
18 January 1998
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
3 April 2023
Sunniest day
14.9 h
28 June 1947
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 | +2.9 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | -3.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 6.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 12 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 24 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 130 mm | +85 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 52 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 25.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 274 mm | +164 mm |
| Aug | 23.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 162 mm | +59 mm |
| Sep | 19.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 64 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 10.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 68 mm | +40 mm |
| Nov | 4.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 7 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | -3.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 6 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ulanqab?
Ulanqab has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.1 °C and it receives 479 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ulanqab?
The hottest day measured in Ulanqab between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ulanqab?
The coldest day measured in Ulanqab between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1952, at -34.4 °C.
Does it snow in Ulanqab?
Yes. Ulanqab gets on average 32.3 cm of snow per year and has around 186 frost days.
Has the climate of Ulanqab warmed?
Yes: Ulanqab warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ulanqab?
The wettest day measured in Ulanqab between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1947, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ulanqab?
The windiest day measured in Ulanqab between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2019, with winds reaching 54.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ulanqab?
The warmest month in Ulanqab is July (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Ulanqab?
Ulanqab receives on average 479 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ulanqab?
Ulanqab gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ulanqab?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ulanqab between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2023, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ulanqab?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ulanqab.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ulanqab?
In Ulanqab, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.7 °C on 29 July 2010, and the lowest was -40.1 °C on 18 January 1998.
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