Yushu climate — normals and trends
Yushu (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.7 °C and it receives 747 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-17.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Yushu averages 172 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Yushu has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 177 to 167 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 26 June 2010) and the coldest -39.4 °C (on 13 January 2001).
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
YushuJilin
- coords
- 44.83°, 126.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.7°C
Average daily high
9.9°C
Average daily low
-0.5°C
Annual rainfall
747mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
40.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
172 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
44.2 cm
Average feels-like high
6.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
20 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
38.3 °C
26 June 2010
Coldest day
-39.4 °C
13 January 2001
Wettest day
115 mm
13 August 1946
Windiest day
51.4 km/h
8 April 1992
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
20 June 2009
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
3 August 1982
Coldest feels-like
-45.4 °C
13 January 2001
Snowiest day
20.0 cm
19 November 2020
Sunniest day
15.0 h
1 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 | -7.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | -4.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 4.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 11 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 71 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 77 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 162 mm | +48 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 131 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 114 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 24.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 28 mm | -49 mm |
| Oct | 11.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 13 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 3.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 11 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | -7.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 12 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yushu?
Yushu has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.7 °C and it receives 747 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yushu?
The hottest day measured in Yushu between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2010, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yushu?
The coldest day measured in Yushu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2001, at -39.4 °C.
Does it snow in Yushu?
Yes. Yushu gets on average 44.2 cm of snow per year and has around 172 frost days.
Has the climate of Yushu warmed?
Yes: Yushu warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yushu?
The wettest day measured in Yushu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1946, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yushu?
The windiest day measured in Yushu between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1992, with winds reaching 51.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yushu?
The warmest month in Yushu is July (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-17.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Yushu?
Yushu receives on average 747 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yushu?
Yushu gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yushu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yushu between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 2020, with 20.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yushu?
Yes: Yushu has on average 20 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yushu?
In Yushu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 3 August 1982, and the lowest was -45.4 °C on 13 January 2001.
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