Daqing, China climate

Dwa Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental

Daqing has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dwa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −23°C at night. Precipitation totals about 555 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 149 mm while February barely receives 4 mm.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 28°C in July.

About 6 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Bitterly cold

Lows near −23°C in January.

About 157 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 555 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in July

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.8 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Daqing climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	−12	−6	3	14	21	27	28	27	22	13	0	−10
Avg temp (°C)	−17	−12	−3	8	15	21	24	22	16	7	−4	−15
Avg low (°C)	−23	−18	−8	2	9	16	19	17	10	1	−9	−19
Precipitation (mm)	4	4	13	22	49	101	149	112	53	26	15	8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	−12	−6	3	14	21	27
Avg temp (°C)	−17	−12	−3	8	15	21
Avg low (°C)	−23	−18	−8	2	9	16
Precipitation (mm)	4	4	13	22	49	101

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	28	27	22	13	0	−10
Avg temp (°C)	24	22	16	7	−4	−15
Avg low (°C)	19	17	10	1	−9	−19
Precipitation (mm)	149	112	53	26	15	8

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	4	3	5	6	10	13	14	11	9	6	6	6
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.0	0.7	3	2	0.2	—	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	28	26	26	11	0.1	—	—	—	0.2	12	25	28

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	4	3	5	6	10	13
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.0	0.7	3
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	28	26	26	11	0.1	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	14	11	9	6	6	6
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	2	0.2	—	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	0.2	12	25	28

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	41	43	50	61	67	66	67	63	51	48	49	45
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	12	10	9	5	4	4	5	6	9	11	9	9
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	16	15	14	12	10	11	10	10	11	11	13	16
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	4	4	8	13	17	15	17	15	10	9	8	6
Relative humidity (%)	88	83	68	56	57	63	71	74	68	69	75	86
Wind speed (m/s)	2.7	2.9	3.4	3.8	3.5	2.7	2.4	2.3	2.6	3.0	3.0	2.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	41	43	50	61	67	66
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	12	10	9	5	4	4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	16	15	14	12	10	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	4	4	8	13	17	15
Relative humidity (%)	88	83	68	56	57	63
Wind speed (m/s)	2.7	2.9	3.4	3.8	3.5	2.7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	67	63	51	48	49	45
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	5	6	9	11	9	9
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	10	11	11	13	16
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	17	15	10	9	8	6
Relative humidity (%)	71	74	68	69	75	86
Wind speed (m/s)	2.4	2.3	2.6	3.0	3.0	2.8

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Harbin, a weather station, about 165 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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