Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Jinzhou features a humid continental climate (Dwa). Temperatures typically range between -5 °C (23 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -19 °C (-3 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 591 mm (23.3 inches) and receives 57 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Jinzhou enjoys an average of 3385 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 15 minutes to 15 hours 4 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Jinzhou are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 26 °C (72 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -5 to -3 °C (23 - 27 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Jinzhou experiences 67 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 105 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Mean maximum | 4°C (39°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Average high | -2°C (29°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 0°C (32°F) |
Daily mean | -5°C (23°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -3°C (27°F) |
Average low | -8°C (17°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -6°C (22°F) |
Mean minimum | -15°C (5°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -14°C (7°F) |
Minimum | -19°C (-3°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -9°C (17°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -16°C (4°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Jinzhou, China with other places around the world.
Jinzhou usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 9 rainy days and 126 mm (5.0 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Jinzhou are January, February and December. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 11 (0.4) | 19 (0.8) | 50 (2.0) | 62 (2.5) | 97 (3.8) | 207 (8.1) | 75 (3.0) | 33 (1.3) | 25 (1.0) | 5 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Jinzhou are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 41 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Jinzhou: January, February and November receive an average of 7 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207 | 249 | 293 | 295 | 330 | 324 | 328 | 309 | 287 | 270 | 239 | 249 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 34m | 10h 36m | 11h 56m | 13h 19m | 14h 28m | 15h 4m | 14h 46m | 13h 45m | 12h 26m | 11h 4m | 9h 52m | 9h 15m |
Jinzhou experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure. January, February and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Jinzhou UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |