Yan’an climate — normals and trends
Yan’an (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 735 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Yan’an averages 135 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Yan’an has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 144 to 126 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 1 July 1941) and the coldest -31.5 °C (on 16 January 1955).
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
Yan’anShaanxi
- coords
- 36.60°, 109.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
15.3°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
735mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
28.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
135 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.7 cm
Average feels-like high
13.0 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
37.7 °C
1 July 1941
Coldest day
-31.5 °C
16 January 1955
Wettest day
132 mm
13 August 1946
Windiest day
49.7 km/h
2 June 1946
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
2 April 1970
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
21 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-37.1 °C
16 January 1955
Snowiest day
13.6 cm
14 March 1958
Sunniest day
14.1 h
16 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 13 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 4.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 32 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 21.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 8 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 25.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 25 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 83 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 134 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 112 mm | -50 mm |
| Sep | 21.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 105 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 14.0 °C | -1.6 °C | 190 mm | +133 mm |
| Nov | 10.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 10 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 5.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 13 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yan’an?
Yan’an has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 735 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yan’an?
The hottest day measured in Yan’an between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1941, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yan’an?
The coldest day measured in Yan’an between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1955, at -31.5 °C.
Does it snow in Yan’an?
Yes. Yan’an gets on average 31.7 cm of snow per year and has around 135 frost days.
Has the climate of Yan’an warmed?
Yes: Yan’an warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yan’an?
The wettest day measured in Yan’an between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1946, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yan’an?
The windiest day measured in Yan’an between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1946, with winds reaching 49.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yan’an?
The warmest month in Yan’an is July (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Yan’an?
Yan’an receives on average 735 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yan’an?
Yan’an 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 Yan’an?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yan’an between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1958, with 13.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yan’an?
Yes: Yan’an has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yan’an?
In Yan’an, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 21 July 2000, and the lowest was -37.1 °C on 16 January 1955.
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