Wangkui climate — normals and trends
Wangkui (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.1 °C and it receives 628 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 (-20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Wangkui averages 183 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Wangkui has warmed by +2.1 °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 189 to 177 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 4 June 2001) and the coldest -41.4 °C (on 11 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
WangkuiHeilongjiang
- coords
- 46.83°, 126.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.1°C
Average daily high
8.4°C
Average daily low
-2.2°C
Annual rainfall
628mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
43.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
183 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
35.3 cm
Average feels-like high
5.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
13 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
38.4 °C
4 June 2001
Coldest day
-41.4 °C
11 January 2001
Wettest day
144 mm
5 August 1943
Windiest day
54.0 km/h
24 May 1976
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
23 April 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
27 June 1980
Coldest feels-like
-46.8 °C
11 January 2001
Snowiest day
19.5 cm
8 November 2021
Sunniest day
15.0 h
23 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -14.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | -9.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 1.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 16 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 13.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 54 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 20.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 35 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 168 mm | +74 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 105 mm | -48 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 158 mm | +22 mm |
| Sep | 23.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 88 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 9.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 11 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 0.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 14 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | -10.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 14 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wangkui?
Wangkui has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.1 °C and it receives 628 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wangkui?
The hottest day measured in Wangkui between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2001, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wangkui?
The coldest day measured in Wangkui between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2001, at -41.4 °C.
Does it snow in Wangkui?
Yes. Wangkui gets on average 35.3 cm of snow per year and has around 183 frost days.
Has the climate of Wangkui warmed?
Yes: Wangkui warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wangkui?
The wettest day measured in Wangkui between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1943, with 144 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wangkui?
The windiest day measured in Wangkui between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1976, with winds reaching 54.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wangkui?
The warmest month in Wangkui is July (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-20.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Wangkui?
Wangkui receives on average 628 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wangkui?
Wangkui 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 Wangkui?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wangkui between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2021, with 19.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wangkui?
Yes: Wangkui has on average 13 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wangkui?
In Wangkui, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 27 June 1980, and the lowest was -46.8 °C on 11 January 2001.
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