Yawa climate — normals and trends
Yawa (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 42 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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Yawa averages 116 frost days, 100 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 9 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Yawa between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 14 July 1952) and the coldest -23.2 °C (on 4 January 1967).
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
YawaXinjiang
- coords
- 37.41°, 79.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.7°C
Average daily high
19.8°C
Average daily low
7.4°C
Annual rainfall
42mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
34%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
33.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
116 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
100 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
9 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.6 cm
Average feels-like high
16.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
65 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
42.8 °C
14 July 1952
Coldest day
-23.2 °C
4 January 1967
Wettest day
35 mm
5 June 2010
Windiest day
67.8 km/h
6 July 1993
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
2 June 1980
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
12 July 1944
Coldest feels-like
-28.5 °C
4 January 1967
Snowiest day
5.9 cm
8 March 1998
Sunniest day
14.1 h
13 June 2000
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 | 2.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 31.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 35.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 33.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 8 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 22.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 12.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 3.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yawa?
Yawa has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 42 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yawa?
The hottest day measured in Yawa between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1952, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yawa?
The coldest day measured in Yawa between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1967, at -23.2 °C.
Does it snow in Yawa?
Yes. Yawa gets on average 2.6 cm of snow per year and has around 116 frost days.
Has the climate of Yawa warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Yawa.
What is the wettest day in Yawa?
The wettest day measured in Yawa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2010, with 35 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yawa?
The windiest day measured in Yawa between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1993, with winds reaching 67.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yawa?
The warmest month in Yawa is July (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Yawa?
Yawa receives on average 42 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 9 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yawa?
Yawa gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yawa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yawa between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1998, with 5.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yawa?
Yes: Yawa has on average 65 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yawa?
In Yawa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 12 July 1944, and the lowest was -28.5 °C on 4 January 1967.
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