Zhenlai climate — normals and trends
Zhenlai (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.4 °C and it receives 460 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhenlai averages 174 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 64 rainy days per year.
Zhenlai has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 181 to 167 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 4 July 1942) and the coldest -36.3 °C (on 4 February 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
ZhenlaiJilin
- coords
- 45.85°, 123.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.4°C
Average daily high
10.8°C
Average daily low
0.2°C
Annual rainfall
460mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
40.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
174 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
26 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
64 d/yr
Annual snowfall
23.4 cm
Average feels-like high
7.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
24 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
40.0 °C
4 July 1942
Coldest day
-36.3 °C
4 February 2001
Wettest day
100 mm
21 July 1950
Windiest day
53.2 km/h
24 May 1976
Strongest gust
97.9 km/h
24 May 1976
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
31 July 1944
Coldest feels-like
-42.2 °C
4 February 2001
Snowiest day
19.3 cm
8 November 2021
Sunniest day
14.8 h
16 June 1945
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 | -7.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 6 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -5.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 5.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 11 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 64 mm | +41 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 49 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 87 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 75 mm | -49 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 71 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 34 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 11.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 28 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 3.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | -7.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhenlai?
Zhenlai has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.4 °C and it receives 460 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhenlai?
The hottest day measured in Zhenlai between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1942, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhenlai?
The coldest day measured in Zhenlai between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2001, at -36.3 °C.
Does it snow in Zhenlai?
Yes. Zhenlai gets on average 23.4 cm of snow per year and has around 174 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhenlai warmed?
Yes: Zhenlai warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhenlai?
The wettest day measured in Zhenlai between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1950, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhenlai?
The windiest day measured in Zhenlai between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1976, with winds reaching 53.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhenlai?
The warmest month in Zhenlai is July (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhenlai?
Zhenlai receives on average 460 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 64 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhenlai?
Zhenlai 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 Zhenlai?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhenlai between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2021, with 19.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhenlai?
Yes: Zhenlai has on average 24 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhenlai?
In Zhenlai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 31 July 1944, and the lowest was -42.2 °C on 4 February 2001.
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