Zhaodong climate — normals and trends
Zhaodong (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.1 °C and it receives 601 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 (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhaodong averages 177 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Zhaodong has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 182 to 172 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 4 June 2001) and the coldest -38.7 °C (on 11 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
ZhaodongHeilongjiang
- coords
- 46.05°, 125.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.1°C
Average daily high
9.3°C
Average daily low
-1.1°C
Annual rainfall
601mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
42.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
177 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.9 cm
Average feels-like high
6.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
17 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
38.5 °C
4 June 2001
Coldest day
-38.7 °C
11 January 2001
Wettest day
119 mm
29 July 1966
Windiest day
56.8 km/h
24 May 1976
Strongest gust
97.9 km/h
24 May 1976
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
3 August 1982
Coldest feels-like
-44.4 °C
21 January 1956
Snowiest day
17.8 cm
8 November 2021
Sunniest day
15.0 h
24 May 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 | -11.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -8.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 3.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 12 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 14.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 80 mm | +49 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 37 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 131 mm | +37 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 99 mm | -47 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 164 mm | +34 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 47 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 10.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 18 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 2.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | -8.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 11 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhaodong?
Zhaodong has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.1 °C and it receives 601 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhaodong?
The hottest day measured in Zhaodong between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2001, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhaodong?
The coldest day measured in Zhaodong between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2001, at -38.7 °C.
Does it snow in Zhaodong?
Yes. Zhaodong gets on average 31.9 cm of snow per year and has around 177 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhaodong warmed?
Yes: Zhaodong warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhaodong?
The wettest day measured in Zhaodong between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1966, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhaodong?
The windiest day measured in Zhaodong between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1976, with winds reaching 56.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhaodong?
The warmest month in Zhaodong is July (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhaodong?
Zhaodong receives on average 601 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhaodong?
Zhaodong gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhaodong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhaodong between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2021, with 17.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhaodong?
Yes: Zhaodong has on average 17 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhaodong?
In Zhaodong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 3 August 1982, and the lowest was -44.4 °C on 21 January 1956.
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