Zhalantun climate — normals and trends
Zhalantun (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.2 °C and it receives 603 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhalantun averages 197 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Zhalantun has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 200 to 194 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 1 June 2018) and the coldest -36.0 °C (on 22 January 2023).
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
ZhalantunInner Mongolia
- coords
- 48.01°, 122.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.2°C
Average daily high
8.0°C
Average daily low
-3.2°C
Annual rainfall
603mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
39.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
197 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
40.0 cm
Average feels-like high
4.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
39.5 °C
1 June 2018
Coldest day
-36.0 °C
22 January 2023
Wettest day
104 mm
20 August 2009
Windiest day
44.5 km/h
14 April 1956
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
3 May 2015
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
26 June 1980
Coldest feels-like
-41.7 °C
11 January 1951
Snowiest day
23.6 cm
15 April 1966
Sunniest day
15.3 h
1 July 1944
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 | -10.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 9 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | -8.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 4 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 2.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 21 mm | +11 mm |
| Apr | 11.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 54 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 17 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 79 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 171 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 174 mm | +47 mm |
| Sep | 21.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 58 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 7.8 °C | -1.5 °C | 12 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 0.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 5 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | -11.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhalantun?
Zhalantun has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.2 °C and it receives 603 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhalantun?
The hottest day measured in Zhalantun between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 2018, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhalantun?
The coldest day measured in Zhalantun between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2023, at -36.0 °C.
Does it snow in Zhalantun?
Yes. Zhalantun gets on average 40.0 cm of snow per year and has around 197 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhalantun warmed?
Yes: Zhalantun warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhalantun?
The wettest day measured in Zhalantun between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2009, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhalantun?
The windiest day measured in Zhalantun between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1956, with winds reaching 44.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhalantun?
The warmest month in Zhalantun is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhalantun?
Zhalantun receives on average 603 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhalantun?
Zhalantun gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhalantun?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhalantun between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1966, with 23.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhalantun?
Yes: Zhalantun has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhalantun?
In Zhalantun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 26 June 1980, and the lowest was -41.7 °C on 11 January 1951.
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