Xifeng climate — normals and trends
Xifeng (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 857 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Xifeng averages 166 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 103 rainy days per year.
Xifeng has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 171 to 161 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -36.7 °C (on 10 January 1987).
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
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- coords
- 42.74°, 124.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.8°C
Average daily high
11.1°C
Average daily low
0.5°C
Annual rainfall
857mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
38.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
166 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
103 d/yr
Annual snowfall
53.1 cm
Average feels-like high
8.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
21 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
38.3 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-36.7 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
134 mm
29 July 1995
Windiest day
46.1 km/h
12 May 1942
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
8 April 1986
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
30 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-41.5 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
25.9 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.6 h
18 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 23 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | -3.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 6.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 11 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 100 mm | +48 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 81 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 97 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 236 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 216 mm | +31 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 64 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 16 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | 5.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 17 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | -5.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 15 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xifeng?
Xifeng has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 857 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xifeng?
The hottest day measured in Xifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xifeng?
The coldest day measured in Xifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -36.7 °C.
Does it snow in Xifeng?
Yes. Xifeng gets on average 53.1 cm of snow per year and has around 166 frost days.
Has the climate of Xifeng warmed?
Yes: Xifeng warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xifeng?
The wettest day measured in Xifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1995, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xifeng?
The windiest day measured in Xifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1942, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xifeng?
The warmest month in Xifeng is July (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Xifeng?
Xifeng receives on average 857 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 103 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xifeng?
Xifeng gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Xifeng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 25.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Xifeng?
Yes: Xifeng has on average 21 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xifeng?
In Xifeng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 30 July 2018, and the lowest was -41.5 °C on 10 January 1987.
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