Xinqing climate — normals and trends
Xinqing (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 0.1 °C and it receives 682 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 (19.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Xinqing averages 201 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Xinqing has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 205 to 197 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 27 June 2010) and the coldest -44.4 °C (on 15 January 1980).
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
XinqingHeilongjiang
- coords
- 48.29°, 129.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
0.1°C
Average daily high
5.5°C
Average daily low
-5.3°C
Annual rainfall
682mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
42.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
201 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
67.3 cm
Average feels-like high
2.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-8.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
36.7 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest day
-44.4 °C
15 January 1980
Wettest day
95 mm
29 August 2012
Windiest day
40.4 km/h
20 April 1998
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
13 April 2004
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
27 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-49.6 °C
13 January 1980
Snowiest day
22.1 cm
26 September 1987
Sunniest day
15.0 h
31 May 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 | -14.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 6 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | -10.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | -2.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 20 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 11.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 61 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 48 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 22.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 193 mm | +82 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 121 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 23.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 129 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 20.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 68 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 6.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 13 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | -2.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 25 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | -14.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 14 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xinqing?
Xinqing has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 0.1 °C and it receives 682 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xinqing?
The hottest day measured in Xinqing between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2010, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xinqing?
The coldest day measured in Xinqing between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1980, at -44.4 °C.
Does it snow in Xinqing?
Yes. Xinqing gets on average 67.3 cm of snow per year and has around 201 frost days.
Has the climate of Xinqing warmed?
Yes: Xinqing warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xinqing?
The wettest day measured in Xinqing between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2012, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xinqing?
The windiest day measured in Xinqing between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1998, with winds reaching 40.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xinqing?
The warmest month in Xinqing is July (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-22.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Xinqing?
Xinqing receives on average 682 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xinqing?
Xinqing gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Xinqing?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xinqing between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1987, with 22.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Xinqing?
Yes: Xinqing has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xinqing?
In Xinqing, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 27 June 2010, and the lowest was -49.6 °C on 13 January 1980.
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