Zhaoyuan climate — normals and trends
Zhaoyuan (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 558 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-17.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhaoyuan averages 172 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.
Zhaoyuan has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 178 to 166 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 4 June 2001) and the coldest -37.8 °C (on 12 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
ZhaoyuanHeilongjiang
- coords
- 45.52°, 125.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.0°C
Average daily high
10.1°C
Average daily low
0.0°C
Annual rainfall
558mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
41.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
172 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
76 d/yr
Annual snowfall
27.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
23 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
38.2 °C
4 June 2001
Coldest day
-37.8 °C
12 January 2001
Wettest day
163 mm
29 July 1966
Windiest day
55.5 km/h
24 May 1976
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
24 May 1976
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
3 August 1982
Coldest feels-like
-43.6 °C
4 January 1970
Snowiest day
24.4 cm
8 November 2021
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 | -8.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | -6.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 4.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 8 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 14.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 101 mm | +74 mm |
| May | 20.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 50 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 91 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 107 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 96 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 36 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 11.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 21 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 3.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | -7.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhaoyuan?
Zhaoyuan has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 558 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhaoyuan?
The hottest day measured in Zhaoyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2001, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhaoyuan?
The coldest day measured in Zhaoyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 2001, at -37.8 °C.
Does it snow in Zhaoyuan?
Yes. Zhaoyuan gets on average 27.1 cm of snow per year and has around 172 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhaoyuan warmed?
Yes: Zhaoyuan warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhaoyuan?
The wettest day measured in Zhaoyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1966, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhaoyuan?
The windiest day measured in Zhaoyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1976, with winds reaching 55.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhaoyuan?
The warmest month in Zhaoyuan is July (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-17.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhaoyuan?
Zhaoyuan receives on average 558 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhaoyuan?
Zhaoyuan gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhaoyuan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhaoyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2021, with 24.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhaoyuan?
Yes: Zhaoyuan has on average 23 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhaoyuan?
In Zhaoyuan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 3 August 1982, and the lowest was -43.6 °C on 4 January 1970.
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