climigo

Jilin

When to go?

The best months are May, September. Avoid November–March (freezing, at times extreme cold).

Climate zones

North KoreaLiaoningInner MongoliaHeilongjiangRussiaChangchunChangchunChangchunJilin CityJilin CityJilin CityTonghuaTonghuaTonghuaHunchunHunchunHunchunBaichengBaichengBaicheng

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −10°−21° extreme cold
February −5°−17° extreme cold
March 4°−8° snow likely
April 14°1°
May 21°8°
June 26°15°
July 28°18°
August 26°16°
September 22°9°
October 13°1°
November 2°−9° snow likely
December −8°−19° extreme cold

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−25°−20°−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−21.4 · −9.7 °CJanuary: −21.4 · −9.7 °C−17.0 · −4.5 °CFebruary: −17.0 · −4.5 °C−7.9 · 4.4 °CMarch: −7.9 · 4.4 °C0.8 · 14.1 °CApril: 0.8 · 14.1 °C8.2 · 21.0 °CMay: 8.2 · 21.0 °C14.5 · 25.5 °CJune: 14.5 · 25.5 °C18.1 · 27.6 °CJuly: 18.1 · 27.6 °C16.2 · 26.1 °CAugust: 16.2 · 26.1 °C9.4 · 21.7 °CSeptember: 9.4 · 21.7 °C0.7 · 13.0 °COctober: 0.7 · 13.0 °C−8.7 · 1.8 °CNovember: −8.7 · 1.8 °C−18.7 · −7.6 °CDecember: −18.7 · −7.6 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −21.4 – −9.7 °C
Feb −17.0 – −4.5 °C
Mar −7.9 – 4.4 °C
Apr 0.8 – 14.1 °C
May 8.2 – 21.0 °C
Jun 14.5 – 25.5 °C
Jul 18.1 – 27.6 °C
Aug 16.2 – 26.1 °C
Sep 9.4 – 21.7 °C
Oct 0.7 – 13.0 °C
Nov −8.7 – 1.8 °C
Dec −18.7 – −7.6 °C

How much it rains

January 6 mm2 d
February 7 mm2 d
March 15 mm4 d
April 30 mm5 d
May 62 mm8 d
June 99 mm11 d
July 155 mm13 d
August 139 mm12 d
September 53 mm7 d
October 30 mm5 d
November 20 mm5 d
December 8 mm3 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec6 mm · 2 rain days · 3 mm a dayJanuary: 6 mm · 2 rain days · 3 mm a day7 mm · 2 rain days · 4 mm a dayFebruary: 7 mm · 2 rain days · 4 mm a day15 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a dayMarch: 15 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a day30 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a dayApril: 30 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a day62 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a dayMay: 62 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a day99 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a dayJune: 99 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a day155 mm · 13 rain days · 12 mm a dayJuly: 155 mm · 13 rain days · 12 mm a day139 mm · 12 rain days · 12 mm a dayAugust: 139 mm · 12 rain days · 12 mm a day53 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a daySeptember: 53 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a day30 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a dayOctober: 30 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a day20 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a dayNovember: 20 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a day8 mm · 3 rain days · 3 mm a dayDecember: 8 mm · 3 rain days · 3 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 6 mm2 d
Feb 7 mm2 d
Mar 15 mm4 d
Apr 30 mm5 d
May 62 mm8 d
Jun 99 mm11 d
Jul 155 mm13 d
Aug 139 mm12 d
Sep 53 mm7 d
Oct 30 mm5 d
Nov 20 mm5 d
Dec 8 mm3 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 18
February 10 h 31
March 11 h 53
April 13 h 25
May 14 h 42
June 15 h 24
July 15 h 07
August 14 h 00
September 12 h 32
October 11 h 04
November 9 h 42
December 8 h 58

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 15 cm
February 15 cm
March 12 cm
April 3 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 4 cm
December 10 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

01325 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec15 cmJanuary: 15 cm15 cmFebruary: 15 cm12 cmMarch: 12 cm3 cmApril: 3 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm4 cmNovember: 4 cm10 cmDecember: 10 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 15 cm
Feb 15 cm
Mar 12 cm
Apr 3 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 4 cm
Dec 10 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

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