Wayaobu climate — normals and trends
Wayaobu (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 683 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 (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Wayaobu averages 133 frost days, 25 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Wayaobu has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 143 to 123 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 31 July 2021) and the coldest -28.3 °C (on 25 December 1963).
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
WayaobuShaanxi
- coords
- 37.14°, 109.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
15.1°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
683mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
29.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
133 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
25 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
27.3 cm
Average feels-like high
12.2 °C
Average feels-like low
1.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
16 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
38.6 °C
31 July 2021
Coldest day
-28.3 °C
25 December 1963
Wettest day
182 mm
21 July 1959
Windiest day
60.0 km/h
2 April 1970
Strongest gust
105.5 km/h
2 April 1970
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
31 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-33.9 °C
16 January 1955
Snowiest day
11.3 cm
14 March 1958
Sunniest day
14.2 h
17 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 8 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 3.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 11.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 33 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 21.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 5 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 25.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 32 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 79 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 169 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 150 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 22.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 76 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | -1.5 °C | 164 mm | +117 mm |
| Nov | 10.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 11 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 4.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 11 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wayaobu?
Wayaobu has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 683 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wayaobu?
The hottest day measured in Wayaobu between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2021, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wayaobu?
The coldest day measured in Wayaobu between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1963, at -28.3 °C.
Does it snow in Wayaobu?
Yes. Wayaobu gets on average 27.3 cm of snow per year and has around 133 frost days.
Has the climate of Wayaobu warmed?
Yes: Wayaobu warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wayaobu?
The wettest day measured in Wayaobu between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1959, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wayaobu?
The windiest day measured in Wayaobu between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1970, with winds reaching 60.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wayaobu?
The warmest month in Wayaobu is July (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Wayaobu?
Wayaobu receives on average 683 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wayaobu?
Wayaobu 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 Wayaobu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wayaobu between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1958, with 11.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wayaobu?
Yes: Wayaobu has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wayaobu?
In Wayaobu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 31 July 2010, and the lowest was -33.9 °C on 16 January 1955.
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