Yinchuan climate — normals and trends
Yinchuan (China) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 293 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Yinchuan averages 146 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 44 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Yinchuan between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 8 July 1953) and the coldest -28.2 °C (on 31 January 2008).
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
YinchuanNingxia
- coords
- 38.47°, 106.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
16.5°C
Average daily low
3.8°C
Annual rainfall
293mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
30.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
146 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
43 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
44 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.0 cm
Average feels-like high
14.1 °C
Average feels-like low
1.1 °C
Average peak gust
26.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
16 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 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
42.0 °C
8 July 1953
Coldest day
-28.2 °C
31 January 2008
Wettest day
104 mm
6 September 1955
Windiest day
48.5 km/h
23 May 1946
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
23 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
24 July 1944
Coldest feels-like
-32.9 °C
31 January 2008
Snowiest day
9.0 cm
21 March 1968
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 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 | 2.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 8 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 4.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 11.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 10 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 21.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 25.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 7 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 18 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 68 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 56 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 25.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 31 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 15.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 38 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 17 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 5.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yinchuan?
Yinchuan has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 293 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yinchuan?
The hottest day measured in Yinchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1953, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yinchuan?
The coldest day measured in Yinchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 2008, at -28.2 °C.
Does it snow in Yinchuan?
Yes. Yinchuan gets on average 11.0 cm of snow per year and has around 146 frost days.
Has the climate of Yinchuan warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Yinchuan.
What is the wettest day in Yinchuan?
The wettest day measured in Yinchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1955, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yinchuan?
The windiest day measured in Yinchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1946, with winds reaching 48.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yinchuan?
The warmest month in Yinchuan is July (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Yinchuan?
Yinchuan receives on average 293 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 44 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yinchuan?
Yinchuan gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yinchuan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yinchuan between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 1968, with 9.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yinchuan?
Yes: Yinchuan has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yinchuan?
In Yinchuan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 24 July 1944, and the lowest was -32.9 °C on 31 January 2008.
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