Xiazhuang climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Xiazhuang?

Xiazhuang has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 963 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xiazhuang?

The hottest day measured in Xiazhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1941, reaching 39.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Xiazhuang?

The coldest day measured in Xiazhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1985, at -21.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Xiazhuang?

Yes. Xiazhuang gets on average 13.5 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Xiazhuang warmed?

Yes: Xiazhuang warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Xiazhuang?

The wettest day measured in Xiazhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1984, with 152 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Xiazhuang?

The windiest day measured in Xiazhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1998, with winds reaching 44.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Xiazhuang?

The warmest month in Xiazhuang is July (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Xiazhuang?

Xiazhuang receives on average 963 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Xiazhuang?

Xiazhuang gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Xiazhuang (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 963 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Xiazhuang averages 91 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.

Xiazhuang has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 104 to 78 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 3 July 1941) and the coldest -21.3 °C (on 9 December 1985).

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

XiazhuangShandong

coords: 34.92°, 118.64°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

DwaHot-summer humid continental, dry winterWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

13.5°C

Average daily high

18.2°C

Average daily low

9.3°C

Annual rainfall

963mm

Sunshine / day

8.7h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

14.8km/h

Seasonal range

27.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

91 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

43 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

87 d/yr

Annual snowfall

13.5 cm

Average feels-like high

17.6 °C

Average feels-like low

7.9 °C

Average peak gust

31.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

73 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.8 °C

3 July 1941

Coldest day

-21.3 °C

9 December 1985

Wettest day

152 mm

21 July 1984

Windiest day

44.5 km/h

2 July 1998

Strongest gust

93.2 km/h

2 July 1998

Hottest feels-like

44.8 °C

20 August 1959

Coldest feels-like

-27.1 °C

9 December 1985

Snowiest day

17.9 cm

12 February 1940

Sunniest day

14.0 h

20 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.8 °C18 June 2025	-9.4 °C7 February 2025	15.7 °C	954 mm	80	72
2024	36.5 °C4 August 2024	-9.3 °C23 January 2024	15.4 °C	1,209 mm	82	83
2023	37.5 °C23 June 2023	-12.0 °C22 December 2023	15.2 °C	865 mm	72	71
2022	36.9 °C17 June 2022	-7.5 °C22 December 2022	15.0 °C	782 mm	74	85
2021	35.7 °C7 June 2021	-16.0 °C7 January 2021	14.9 °C	1,118 mm	53	63
2020	35.5 °C4 June 2020	-11.8 °C31 December 2020	14.5 °C	1,282 mm	44	65
2019	36.3 °C4 June 2019	-7.4 °C16 January 2019	14.8 °C	724 mm	59	79
2018	35.5 °C13 June 2018	-10.2 °C29 December 2018	14.7 °C	744 mm	64	73
2017	37.3 °C24 July 2017	-6.8 °C17 December 2017	14.9 °C	737 mm	65	80
2016	35.7 °C25 July 2016	-15.2 °C24 January 2016	14.6 °C	902 mm	54	80
2015	35.2 °C12 June 2015	-12.9 °C27 November 2015	14.3 °C	668 mm	34	78
2014	36.5 °C22 July 2014	-8.9 °C11 February 2014	14.3 °C	825 mm	34	81
2013	36.3 °C7 August 2013	-11.6 °C4 January 2013	14.0 °C	881 mm	56	87
2012	34.7 °C22 July 2012	-9.6 °C23 January 2012	13.8 °C	740 mm	44	94
2011	36.2 °C8 June 2011	-12.8 °C16 January 2011	13.7 °C	985 mm	35	95
2010	35.8 °C30 June 2010	-11.1 °C13 January 2010	13.7 °C	914 mm	50	75
2009	36.6 °C25 June 2009	-10.4 °C24 January 2009	14.1 °C	675 mm	38	90
2008	33.3 °C3 July 2008	-11.3 °C22 December 2008	13.8 °C	1,115 mm	29	90
2007	35.2 °C8 June 2007	-6.3 °C6 March 2007	14.7 °C	988 mm	43	71
2006	36.0 °C19 June 2006	-8.7 °C4 February 2006	14.6 °C	676 mm	49	77
2005	36.7 °C23 June 2005	-10.0 °C1 January 2005	13.8 °C	1,180 mm	50	93
2004	35.4 °C22 July 2004	-9.6 °C25 January 2004	14.4 °C	894 mm	40	67
2003	34.7 °C27 July 2003	-11.8 °C5 January 2003	13.4 °C	1,498 mm	32	85
2002	39.3 °C15 July 2002	-11.1 °C26 December 2002	14.4 °C	662 mm	54	65
2001	35.6 °C2 July 2001	-11.8 °C15 January 2001	14.0 °C	701 mm	44	83
2000	33.9 °C14 June 2000	-11.4 °C26 January 2000	14.0 °C	1,032 mm	49	79
1999	33.7 °C31 July 1999	-10.8 °C22 December 1999	14.1 °C	777 mm	35	77
1998	34.6 °C10 July 1998	-13.2 °C19 January 1998	14.2 °C	1,138 mm	48	73
1997	36.3 °C21 June 1997	-10.2 °C7 January 1997	13.9 °C	737 mm	63	80
1996	35.7 °C15 June 1996	-10.9 °C9 January 1996	13.2 °C	1,000 mm	38	91
1995	34.4 °C15 July 1995	-7.2 °C2 February 1995	13.6 °C	912 mm	43	99
1994	36.0 °C4 July 1994	-8.1 °C19 January 1994	14.4 °C	818 mm	64	85
1993	32.9 °C12 July 1993	-11.8 °C16 January 1993	13.1 °C	1,062 mm	20	93
1992	35.3 °C28 July 1992	-7.2 °C1 February 1992	13.2 °C	878 mm	34	101
1991	34.0 °C23 July 1991	-10.9 °C28 December 1991	13.1 °C	812 mm	29	87
1990	34.8 °C9 July 1990	-11.8 °C1 February 1990	13.8 °C	1,352 mm	42	76
1989	32.9 °C11 August 1989	-11.8 °C14 January 1989	13.4 °C	852 mm	20	86
1988	37.5 °C7 July 1988	-9.5 °C24 January 1988	13.1 °C	652 mm	39	106
1987	34.5 °C4 July 1987	-13.2 °C4 January 1987	13.1 °C	876 mm	37	94
1986	34.6 °C30 June 1986	-11.6 °C5 January 1986	12.8 °C	776 mm	33	102
1985	33.5 °C5 August 1985	-21.3 °C9 December 1985	12.6 °C	952 mm	36	104
1984	33.7 °C4 August 1984	-12.2 °C29 December 1984	12.6 °C	1,159 mm	34	99
1983	35.1 °C5 August 1983	-11.9 °C31 December 1983	13.2 °C	844 mm	44	103
1982	37.2 °C25 May 1982	-12.5 °C5 February 1982	13.3 °C	877 mm	24	89
1981	35.2 °C8 May 1981	-20.3 °C27 January 1981	13.1 °C	547 mm	54	103
1980	34.5 °C24 July 1980	-17.7 °C31 January 1980	12.6 °C	1,000 mm	19	96
1979	33.9 °C6 August 1979	-9.2 °C1 February 1979	13.4 °C	936 mm	42	94
1978	36.4 °C11 June 1978	-10.9 °C16 February 1978	13.7 °C	777 mm	62	93
1977	35.2 °C12 June 1977	-12.8 °C4 January 1977	13.3 °C	833 mm	27	88
1976	34.6 °C30 July 1976	-12.0 °C28 December 1976	12.4 °C	826 mm	31	110
1975	34.0 °C10 June 1975	-12.1 °C3 January 1975	13.4 °C	1,004 mm	42	105
1974	34.4 °C26 May 1974	-15.0 °C19 December 1974	12.6 °C	1,128 mm	34	103
1973	34.1 °C5 August 1973	-12.6 °C25 December 1973	13.0 °C	849 mm	39	107
1972	34.7 °C10 June 1972	-9.7 °C27 January 1972	12.6 °C	911 mm	28	109
1971	36.1 °C16 July 1971	-11.9 °C5 January 1971	12.9 °C	1,123 mm	37	100
1970	33.6 °C9 August 1970	-15.0 °C5 January 1970	12.6 °C	943 mm	25	113
1969	34.4 °C1 June 1969	-18.6 °C5 February 1969	11.8 °C	1,069 mm	36	123
1968	36.6 °C11 June 1968	-12.7 °C6 February 1968	13.1 °C	635 mm	43	96
1967	36.6 °C27 May 1967	-17.9 °C15 January 1967	12.8 °C	785 mm	70	103
1966	37.2 °C19 July 1966	-15.3 °C24 February 1966	13.8 °C	698 mm	62	90
1965	36.5 °C29 June 1965	-8.8 °C12 January 1965	13.3 °C	1,426 mm	36	103
1964	36.1 °C8 July 1964	-16.9 °C12 February 1964	12.8 °C	1,223 mm	42	95
1963	32.4 °C14 July 1963	-12.3 °C21 January 1963	12.6 °C	1,471 mm	28	102
1962	35.4 °C20 May 1962	-10.5 °C31 January 1962	13.2 °C	1,150 mm	34	105
1961	36.2 °C25 July 1961	-12.9 °C11 January 1961	14.0 °C	923 mm	50	89
1960	37.1 °C5 June 1960	-12.0 °C19 December 1960	13.3 °C	933 mm	46	97
1959	36.8 °C20 August 1959	-14.5 °C5 January 1959	13.3 °C	920 mm	54	93
1958	35.7 °C18 June 1958	-15.7 °C16 January 1958	13.0 °C	1,174 mm	46	92
1957	32.8 °C29 May 1957	-18.9 °C23 January 1957	12.1 °C	1,135 mm	30	109
1956	34.5 °C23 July 1956	-13.9 °C8 January 1956	12.2 °C	1,249 mm	33	115
1955	33.6 °C20 June 1955	-19.4 °C16 January 1955	12.8 °C	1,191 mm	21	85
1954	34.2 °C13 August 1954	-10.8 °C26 January 1954	12.4 °C	1,794 mm	13	90
1953	35.7 °C30 July 1953	-10.6 °C18 January 1953	13.5 °C	1,069 mm	47	98
1952	33.6 °C31 July 1952	-15.3 °C3 December 1952	12.5 °C	1,592 mm	16	103
1951	34.1 °C7 August 1951	-14.7 °C13 January 1951	12.9 °C	1,140 mm	28	90
1950	33.4 °C15 July 1950	-15.4 °C4 February 1950	13.0 °C	1,382 mm	32	102
1949	33.1 °C22 July 1949	-9.5 °C9 January 1949	13.4 °C	1,170 mm	23	75
1948	33.6 °C2 July 1948	-13.6 °C26 January 1948	13.6 °C	1,484 mm	28	75
1947	33.5 °C4 July 1947	-9.5 °C26 January 1947	13.4 °C	1,154 mm	49	100
1946	38.5 °C8 August 1946	-9.3 °C10 January 1946	14.7 °C	612 mm	81	101
1945	37.4 °C25 June 1945	-10.5 °C18 January 1945	13.4 °C	589 mm	50	102
1944	36.6 °C27 June 1944	-14.0 °C5 February 1944	13.8 °C	852 mm	58	94
1943	33.1 °C14 June 1943	-11.6 °C12 January 1943	13.6 °C	871 mm	24	91
1942	39.2 °C19 June 1942	-10.4 °C18 January 1942	14.3 °C	471 mm	73	95
1941	39.8 °C3 July 1941	-12.8 °C1 February 1941	14.2 °C	499 mm	58	95
1940	35.6 °C20 June 1940	-12.8 °C14 February 1940	13.3 °C	1,002 mm	43	106

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

20.6 °C

+2.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

80 d/yr

+37

Frost days (< 0 °C)

72 d/yr

-19

Annual rainfall

954 mm

-9 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	7.5 °C	+3.6 °C	3 mm	-13 mm
Feb	8.1 °C	+1.8 °C	2 mm	-20 mm
Mar	15.8 °C	+3.6 °C	47 mm	+13 mm
Apr	23.3 °C	+4.2 °C	34 mm	-19 mm
May	26.1 °C	+1.6 °C	32 mm	-39 mm
Jun	30.6 °C	+2.3 °C	174 mm	+61 mm
Jul	33.1 °C	+3.4 °C	50 mm	-224 mm
Aug	31.7 °C	+2.3 °C	215 mm	+26 mm
Sep	26.1 °C	+0.6 °C	242 mm	+139 mm
Oct	19.2 °C	-1.0 °C	132 mm	+88 mm
Nov	15.8 °C	+2.8 °C	9 mm	-21 mm
Dec	8.6 °C	+2.5 °C	16 mm	-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.8 °C

18 Jun 2025

Coldest day

-9.4 °C

7 Feb 2025

Wettest day

64.5 mm

2 Oct 2025

Windiest day

38.3 km/h

13 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

73.8 km/h

13 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.4 °C

6 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-16.7 °C

7 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

2.6 cm

4 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

27 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Xiazhuang?

Xiazhuang has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 963 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xiazhuang?

The hottest day measured in Xiazhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1941, reaching 39.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Xiazhuang?

The coldest day measured in Xiazhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1985, at -21.3 °C.

Does it snow in Xiazhuang?

Yes. Xiazhuang gets on average 13.5 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.

Has the climate of Xiazhuang warmed?

Yes: Xiazhuang warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Xiazhuang?

The wettest day measured in Xiazhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1984, with 152 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Xiazhuang?

The windiest day measured in Xiazhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1998, with winds reaching 44.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Xiazhuang?

The warmest month in Xiazhuang is July (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Xiazhuang?

Xiazhuang receives on average 963 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Xiazhuang?

Xiazhuang 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 Xiazhuang?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xiazhuang between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1940, with 17.9 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Xiazhuang?

Yes: Xiazhuang has on average 73 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xiazhuang?

In Xiazhuang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 20 August 1959, and the lowest was -27.1 °C on 9 December 1985.

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