Yanji climate — normals and trends
Yanji (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.9 °C and it receives 693 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 August (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Yanji averages 176 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Yanji has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 182 to 170 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 16 July 1958) and the coldest -34.8 °C (on 6 January 1951).
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
YanjiJilin
- coords
- 42.89°, 129.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.9°C
Average daily high
10.6°C
Average daily low
-0.4°C
Annual rainfall
693mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
34.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
176 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
59.0 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
36.0 °C
16 July 1958
Coldest day
-34.8 °C
6 January 1951
Wettest day
114 mm
21 August 1957
Windiest day
41.4 km/h
22 August 1997
Strongest gust
106.6 km/h
13 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
23 July 1997
Coldest feels-like
-40.4 °C
4 January 1970
Snowiest day
37.5 cm
9 November 1968
Sunniest day
15.0 h
19 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4.0 °C | +4.1 °C | 15 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | -2.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 5.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 13 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 13.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 71 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 75 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +4.2 °C | 96 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +4.8 °C | 84 mm | -57 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 183 mm | +37 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 53 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 12.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 39 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 5.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 19 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | -4.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 6 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yanji?
Yanji has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.9 °C and it receives 693 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yanji?
The hottest day measured in Yanji between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1958, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yanji?
The coldest day measured in Yanji between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1951, at -34.8 °C.
Does it snow in Yanji?
Yes. Yanji gets on average 59.0 cm of snow per year and has around 176 frost days.
Has the climate of Yanji warmed?
Yes: Yanji warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yanji?
The wettest day measured in Yanji between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1957, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yanji?
The windiest day measured in Yanji between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1997, with winds reaching 41.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yanji?
The warmest month in Yanji is August (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Yanji?
Yanji receives on average 693 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yanji?
Yanji 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 Yanji?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yanji between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 1968, with 37.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yanji?
Yes: Yanji has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yanji?
In Yanji, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 23 July 1997, and the lowest was -40.4 °C on 4 January 1970.
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