Wangqing climate — normals and trends
Wangqing (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 629 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 August (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Wangqing averages 178 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Wangqing has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 185 to 171 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 16 July 1958) and the coldest -38.9 °C (on 6 January 1951).
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
WangqingJilin
- coords
- 43.31°, 129.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.4°C
Average daily high
10.1°C
Average daily low
-1.0°C
Annual rainfall
629mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
35.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
178 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
59.4 cm
Average feels-like high
7.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
35.2 °C
16 July 1958
Coldest day
-38.9 °C
6 January 1951
Wettest day
114 mm
21 August 1957
Windiest day
37.9 km/h
3 September 2020
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
3 September 2020
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
24 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-44.0 °C
6 January 1951
Snowiest day
32.4 cm
9 November 1968
Sunniest day
15.0 h
19 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 10 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | -3.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 5.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 13 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 13.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 58 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 74 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 98 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 74 mm | -45 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 166 mm | +36 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 41 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 12.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 34 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 4.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 19 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | -5.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 7 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wangqing?
Wangqing has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 629 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wangqing?
The hottest day measured in Wangqing between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1958, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wangqing?
The coldest day measured in Wangqing between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1951, at -38.9 °C.
Does it snow in Wangqing?
Yes. Wangqing gets on average 59.4 cm of snow per year and has around 178 frost days.
Has the climate of Wangqing warmed?
Yes: Wangqing warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wangqing?
The wettest day measured in Wangqing between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1957, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wangqing?
The windiest day measured in Wangqing between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 2020, with winds reaching 37.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wangqing?
The warmest month in Wangqing is August (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Wangqing?
Wangqing receives on average 629 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wangqing?
Wangqing gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wangqing?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wangqing between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 1968, with 32.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wangqing?
Yes: Wangqing has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wangqing?
In Wangqing, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 24 July 2021, and the lowest was -44.0 °C on 6 January 1951.
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