Zibo climate — normals and trends
Zibo (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 711 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zibo averages 102 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Zibo has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 114 to 90 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 1 August 1959) and the coldest -25.4 °C (on 16 January 1958).
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
ZiboShandong
- coords
- 36.79°, 118.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.2°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
711mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
29.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
102 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
58 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.8 cm
Average feels-like high
17.0 °C
Average feels-like low
6.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
69 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
41.7 °C
1 August 1959
Coldest day
-25.4 °C
16 January 1958
Wettest day
183 mm
11 August 2019
Windiest day
42.7 km/h
2 August 1940
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
23 April 1974
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
28 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-30.9 °C
16 January 1958
Snowiest day
19.5 cm
2 March 1989
Sunniest day
14.0 h
18 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 | 6.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 14.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 52 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 23.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 25 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 26.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 27 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 45 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 112 mm | -65 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 108 mm | -47 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 127 mm | +55 mm |
| Oct | 17.3 °C | -2.7 °C | 177 mm | +137 mm |
| Nov | 15.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 4 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 7.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 13 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zibo?
Zibo has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 711 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zibo?
The hottest day measured in Zibo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1959, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zibo?
The coldest day measured in Zibo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1958, at -25.4 °C.
Does it snow in Zibo?
Yes. Zibo gets on average 21.8 cm of snow per year and has around 102 frost days.
Has the climate of Zibo warmed?
Yes: Zibo warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zibo?
The wettest day measured in Zibo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2019, with 183 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zibo?
The windiest day measured in Zibo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with winds reaching 42.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zibo?
The warmest month in Zibo is July (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Zibo?
Zibo receives on average 711 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zibo?
Zibo gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zibo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zibo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1989, with 19.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zibo?
Yes: Zibo has on average 69 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zibo?
In Zibo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 28 July 1958, and the lowest was -30.9 °C on 16 January 1958.
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