Zhangjiakou climate — normals and trends
Zhangjiakou (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 513 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 (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhangjiakou averages 171 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Zhangjiakou has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 184 to 158 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 29 July 2010) and the coldest -30.6 °C (on 24 February 1969).
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
ZhangjiakouHebei
- coords
- 40.78°, 114.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.5°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
0.7°C
Annual rainfall
513mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
33.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
171 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
28.2 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
38.8 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest day
-30.6 °C
24 February 1969
Wettest day
87 mm
13 June 1946
Windiest day
47.8 km/h
23 March 2012
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
12 April 2025
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
29 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-35.6 °C
24 February 1969
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
6 April 1954
Sunniest day
14.6 h
8 July 1958
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 | -1.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -0.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 9.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 21 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 21 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 119 mm | +73 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 73 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 212 mm | +96 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 132 mm | +18 mm |
| Sep | 22.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 55 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 77 mm | +45 mm |
| Nov | 7.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 11 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | -1.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 6 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhangjiakou?
Zhangjiakou has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 513 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhangjiakou?
The hottest day measured in Zhangjiakou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhangjiakou?
The coldest day measured in Zhangjiakou between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1969, at -30.6 °C.
Does it snow in Zhangjiakou?
Yes. Zhangjiakou gets on average 28.2 cm of snow per year and has around 171 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhangjiakou warmed?
Yes: Zhangjiakou warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhangjiakou?
The wettest day measured in Zhangjiakou between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1946, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhangjiakou?
The windiest day measured in Zhangjiakou between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2012, with winds reaching 47.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhangjiakou?
The warmest month in Zhangjiakou is July (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhangjiakou?
Zhangjiakou receives on average 513 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhangjiakou?
Zhangjiakou gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhangjiakou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhangjiakou between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1954, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhangjiakou?
Yes: Zhangjiakou has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhangjiakou?
In Zhangjiakou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 29 July 2010, and the lowest was -35.6 °C on 24 February 1969.
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