Xinlin climate — normals and trends
Xinlin (China) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -3.0 °C and it receives 592 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Xinlin averages 230 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Xinlin has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 27 June 2010) and the coldest -51.8 °C (on 21 January 2023).
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
XinlinHeilongjiang
- coords
- 51.67°, 124.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-3.0°C
Average daily high
3.1°C
Average daily low
-9.2°C
Annual rainfall
592mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
43.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
230 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
81.2 cm
Average feels-like high
-0.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-13.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °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
35.7 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest day
-51.8 °C
21 January 2023
Wettest day
81 mm
30 June 1994
Windiest day
41.2 km/h
29 April 1972
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
17 April 1991
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
19 July 1977
Coldest feels-like
-56.5 °C
21 January 2023
Snowiest day
36.5 cm
3 May 2015
Sunniest day
16.0 h
24 June 1940
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 | -16.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 11 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | -12.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | -4.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 16 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 7.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 62 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 15.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 53 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 21.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 102 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 193 mm | +57 mm |
| Aug | 20.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 133 mm | +22 mm |
| Sep | 16.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 92 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 2.2 °C | -2.3 °C | 29 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | -6.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 23 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | -19.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 12 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xinlin?
Xinlin has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -3.0 °C and it receives 592 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xinlin?
The hottest day measured in Xinlin between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2010, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xinlin?
The coldest day measured in Xinlin between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 2023, at -51.8 °C.
Does it snow in Xinlin?
Yes. Xinlin gets on average 81.2 cm of snow per year and has around 230 frost days.
Has the climate of Xinlin warmed?
Yes: Xinlin warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xinlin?
The wettest day measured in Xinlin between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1994, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xinlin?
The windiest day measured in Xinlin between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1972, with winds reaching 41.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xinlin?
The warmest month in Xinlin is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Xinlin?
Xinlin receives on average 592 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xinlin?
Xinlin gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Xinlin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xinlin between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 2015, with 36.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Xinlin?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Xinlin.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xinlin?
In Xinlin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 19 July 1977, and the lowest was -56.5 °C on 21 January 2023.
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