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Shijiazhuang, China climate
BSk Cold semi-arid
Shijiazhuang has a strongly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −5°C at night. Precipitation totals about 541 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 153 mm while January barely receives 4 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsShijiazhuang climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −5 | −2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 2 | −3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 62 | 136 | 153 | 60 | 24 | 18 | 5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | −5 | −2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 62 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 2 | −3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 136 | 153 | 60 | 24 | 18 | 5 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.0 | 0.6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 28 | 21 | 5 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 9 | 27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.0 | 0.6 | 5 | 17 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 28 | 21 | 5 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 9 | 27 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 42 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 66 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 44 | 38 | 36 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 54 | 51 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 47 | 61 | 66 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 55 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 42 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 66 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 54 | 51 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 47 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 64 | 55 | 44 | 38 | 36 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 61 | 66 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 55 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Shijiazhuang, a weather station, about 5 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.