Yangquan climate — normals and trends
Yangquan (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 679 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Yangquan averages 142 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Yangquan has warmed by +2.1 °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 153 to 131 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 22 June 2005) and the coldest -28.5 °C (on 5 January 1970).
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
YangquanShanxi
- coords
- 37.86°, 113.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
14.3°C
Average daily low
3.7°C
Annual rainfall
679mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
28.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
142 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
37.4 cm
Average feels-like high
12.0 °C
Average feels-like low
1.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
35.9 °C
22 June 2005
Coldest day
-28.5 °C
5 January 1970
Wettest day
161 mm
30 July 2023
Windiest day
50.1 km/h
28 April 1983
Strongest gust
101.9 km/h
28 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-34.7 °C
5 January 1970
Snowiest day
25.1 cm
3 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.5 h
23 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 3.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 17 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 20.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 19 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 23.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 53 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 74 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 125 mm | -42 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 166 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 22.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 44 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | -2.7 °C | 130 mm | +90 mm |
| Nov | 10.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 19 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 3.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 8 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yangquan?
Yangquan has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 679 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yangquan?
The hottest day measured in Yangquan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 2005, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yangquan?
The coldest day measured in Yangquan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1970, at -28.5 °C.
Does it snow in Yangquan?
Yes. Yangquan gets on average 37.4 cm of snow per year and has around 142 frost days.
Has the climate of Yangquan warmed?
Yes: Yangquan warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yangquan?
The wettest day measured in Yangquan between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2023, with 161 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yangquan?
The windiest day measured in Yangquan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1983, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yangquan?
The warmest month in Yangquan is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Yangquan?
Yangquan receives on average 679 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yangquan?
Yangquan gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yangquan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yangquan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 2007, with 25.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yangquan?
Yes: Yangquan has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yangquan?
In Yangquan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 29 July 2010, and the lowest was -34.7 °C on 5 January 1970.
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