Wenshang climate — normals and trends
Wenshang (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 831 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Wenshang averages 88 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Wenshang has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 99 to 77 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 15 July 2002) and the coldest -25.9 °C (on 26 January 1948).
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
WenshangShandong
- coords
- 35.73°, 116.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.1°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
9.6°C
Annual rainfall
831mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
28.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
88 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
66 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.4 cm
Average feels-like high
18.4 °C
Average feels-like low
8.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
82 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
42.5 °C
15 July 2002
Coldest day
-25.9 °C
26 January 1948
Wettest day
159 mm
9 July 1965
Windiest day
44.1 km/h
12 April 2025
Strongest gust
85.3 km/h
20 July 2016
Hottest feels-like
45.6 °C
15 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-30.6 °C
26 January 1948
Snowiest day
15.4 cm
1 March 1971
Sunniest day
14.0 h
6 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 8.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 15.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 54 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 23.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 25 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 27.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 13 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 49 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 35.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 75 mm | -170 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 86 mm | -95 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 192 mm | +108 mm |
| Oct | 18.2 °C | -2.6 °C | 142 mm | +104 mm |
| Nov | 16.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 8 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 8.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 11 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wenshang?
Wenshang has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 831 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wenshang?
The hottest day measured in Wenshang between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2002, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wenshang?
The coldest day measured in Wenshang between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1948, at -25.9 °C.
Does it snow in Wenshang?
Yes. Wenshang gets on average 12.4 cm of snow per year and has around 88 frost days.
Has the climate of Wenshang warmed?
Yes: Wenshang warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wenshang?
The wettest day measured in Wenshang between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1965, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wenshang?
The windiest day measured in Wenshang between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2025, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wenshang?
The warmest month in Wenshang is July (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Wenshang?
Wenshang receives on average 831 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wenshang?
Wenshang gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wenshang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wenshang between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1971, with 15.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wenshang?
Yes: Wenshang has on average 82 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wenshang?
In Wenshang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 15 July 2002, and the lowest was -30.6 °C on 26 January 1948.
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