Yining climate — normals and trends
Yining (China) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 271 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Yining averages 128 frost days, 65 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 59 rainy days per year.
Yining has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 133 to 123 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.4 °C (on 9 August 1944) and the coldest -35.1 °C (on 30 November 1952).
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
YiningXinjiang
- coords
- 43.92°, 81.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.6°C
Average daily high
17.2°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
271mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
31.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
128 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
65 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
59 d/yr
Annual snowfall
44.0 cm
Average feels-like high
14.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
17 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.025
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
43.4 °C
9 August 1944
Coldest day
-35.1 °C
30 November 1952
Wettest day
44 mm
13 July 1998
Windiest day
57.4 km/h
29 August 1996
Strongest gust
109.4 km/h
7 December 1986
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
9 August 1944
Coldest feels-like
-40.3 °C
30 November 1952
Snowiest day
10.5 cm
17 October 2018
Sunniest day
15.0 h
6 June 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 | 3.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 20 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 6.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 9 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 12.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 31 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 19 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | +4.7 °C | 34 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | +4.0 °C | 8 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 35.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 6 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 29 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 19.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 8 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 12.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 16 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 6.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 23 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yining?
Yining has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 271 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yining?
The hottest day measured in Yining between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1944, reaching 43.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yining?
The coldest day measured in Yining between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1952, at -35.1 °C.
Does it snow in Yining?
Yes. Yining gets on average 44.0 cm of snow per year and has around 128 frost days.
Has the climate of Yining warmed?
Yes: Yining warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yining?
The wettest day measured in Yining between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1998, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yining?
The windiest day measured in Yining between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1996, with winds reaching 57.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yining?
The warmest month in Yining is July (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Yining?
Yining receives on average 271 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 59 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yining?
Yining 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 Yining?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yining between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2018, with 10.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yining?
Yes: Yining has on average 17 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yining?
In Yining, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 9 August 1944, and the lowest was -40.3 °C on 30 November 1952.
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