Wafangdian climate — normals and trends
Wafangdian (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 750 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 (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Wafangdian averages 129 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Wafangdian has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 138 to 120 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 2 August 2018) and the coldest -30.9 °C (on 12 January 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
WafangdianLiaoning
- coords
- 39.62°, 122.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
14.8°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
750mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
31.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
129 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.2 cm
Average feels-like high
13.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
51 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
39.7 °C
2 August 2018
Coldest day
-30.9 °C
12 January 2001
Wettest day
173 mm
1 September 1992
Windiest day
50.6 km/h
4 March 2007
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
29 July 1960
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
31 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-36.3 °C
12 January 2001
Snowiest day
24.2 cm
2 March 1971
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 2.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 10.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 6 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 30 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 36 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 77 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 154 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 269 mm | +87 mm |
| Sep | 27.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 68 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 16.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 52 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 12.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 3 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 2.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 11 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wafangdian?
Wafangdian has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 750 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wafangdian?
The hottest day measured in Wafangdian between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2018, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wafangdian?
The coldest day measured in Wafangdian between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 2001, at -30.9 °C.
Does it snow in Wafangdian?
Yes. Wafangdian gets on average 20.2 cm of snow per year and has around 129 frost days.
Has the climate of Wafangdian warmed?
Yes: Wafangdian warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wafangdian?
The wettest day measured in Wafangdian between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1992, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wafangdian?
The windiest day measured in Wafangdian between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with winds reaching 50.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wafangdian?
The warmest month in Wafangdian is July (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Wafangdian?
Wafangdian receives on average 750 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wafangdian?
Wafangdian gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wafangdian?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wafangdian between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1971, with 24.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wafangdian?
Yes: Wafangdian has on average 51 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wafangdian?
In Wafangdian, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 31 July 2018, and the lowest was -36.3 °C on 12 January 2001.
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