Yulong climate — normals and trends
Yulong (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 993 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 (19.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Yulong averages 118 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Yulong has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 123 to 113 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 30 July 2021) and the coldest -26.7 °C (on 26 January 1956).
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
YulongGansu
- coords
- 33.51°, 105.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.6°C
Average daily high
13.0°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
993mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
24.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
118 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
64.1 cm
Average feels-like high
11.5 °C
Average feels-like low
2.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
31.8 °C
30 July 2021
Coldest day
-26.7 °C
26 January 1956
Wettest day
197 mm
15 July 1946
Windiest day
39.1 km/h
31 May 1946
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
7 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
34.3 °C
13 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-31.9 °C
26 January 1956
Snowiest day
10.4 cm
18 November 1961
Sunniest day
14.0 h
29 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 30 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 1.2 °C | -1.8 °C | 41 mm | +17 mm |
| Mar | 8.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 29 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 17.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 33 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 78 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 22.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 158 mm | +39 mm |
| Jul | 25.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 132 mm | -60 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 146 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 166 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 13.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 150 mm | +71 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 26 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 5.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 14 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yulong?
Yulong has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 993 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yulong?
The hottest day measured in Yulong between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2021, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yulong?
The coldest day measured in Yulong between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1956, at -26.7 °C.
Does it snow in Yulong?
Yes. Yulong gets on average 64.1 cm of snow per year and has around 118 frost days.
Has the climate of Yulong warmed?
Yes: Yulong warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yulong?
The wettest day measured in Yulong between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1946, with 197 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yulong?
The windiest day measured in Yulong between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1946, with winds reaching 39.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yulong?
The warmest month in Yulong is July (19.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Yulong?
Yulong receives on average 993 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yulong?
Yulong gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yulong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yulong between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1961, with 10.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yulong?
Yes: Yulong has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yulong?
In Yulong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.3 °C on 13 July 2021, and the lowest was -31.9 °C on 26 January 1956.
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