Wujiaqu climate — normals and trends
Wujiaqu (China) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 173 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-17.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Wujiaqu averages 146 frost days, 85 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 42 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Wujiaqu between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.3 °C (on 22 July 2015) and the coldest -42.8 °C (on 27 December 1976).
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
WujiaquXinjiang
- coords
- 44.16°, 87.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
14.3°C
Average daily low
2.7°C
Annual rainfall
173mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
45.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
146 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
85 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
42 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.8 cm
Average feels-like high
11.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.7 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
53 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
45.3 °C
22 July 2015
Coldest day
-42.8 °C
27 December 1976
Wettest day
33 mm
13 May 1998
Windiest day
61.7 km/h
18 April 1998
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
18 April 1998
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
9 July 2017
Coldest feels-like
-48.7 °C
27 December 1976
Snowiest day
8.9 cm
4 April 2011
Sunniest day
14.7 h
3 July 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -14.5 °C | -3.2 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | -9.8 °C | -4.3 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 7.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 22 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 24.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 12 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 44 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 35.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 4 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 36.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 15 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 10 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 26.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 16 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 14.9 °C | -1.2 °C | 21 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 4.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 35 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | -7.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 12 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wujiaqu?
Wujiaqu has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 173 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wujiaqu?
The hottest day measured in Wujiaqu between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2015, reaching 45.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wujiaqu?
The coldest day measured in Wujiaqu between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1976, at -42.8 °C.
Does it snow in Wujiaqu?
Yes. Wujiaqu gets on average 21.8 cm of snow per year and has around 146 frost days.
Has the climate of Wujiaqu warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Wujiaqu.
What is the wettest day in Wujiaqu?
The wettest day measured in Wujiaqu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1998, with 33 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wujiaqu?
The windiest day measured in Wujiaqu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 1998, with winds reaching 61.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wujiaqu?
The warmest month in Wujiaqu is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-17.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Wujiaqu?
Wujiaqu receives on average 173 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 42 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wujiaqu?
Wujiaqu gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wujiaqu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wujiaqu between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 2011, with 8.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wujiaqu?
Yes: Wujiaqu has on average 53 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wujiaqu?
In Wujiaqu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 9 July 2017, and the lowest was -48.7 °C on 27 December 1976.
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