Labuleng climate — normals and trends
Labuleng (China) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -0.2 °C and it receives 861 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 (10.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Labuleng averages 233 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 161 rainy days per year.
Labuleng has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 240 to 226 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.4 °C (on 17 August 2016) and the coldest -33.5 °C (on 13 December 1975).
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
LabulengGansu
- coords
- 35.20°, 102.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-0.2°C
Average daily high
6.1°C
Average daily low
-6.0°C
Annual rainfall
861mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
23.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
233 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
161 d/yr
Annual snowfall
141.7 cm
Average feels-like high
3.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-9.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
25.4 °C
17 August 2016
Coldest day
-33.5 °C
13 December 1975
Wettest day
66 mm
18 July 1946
Windiest day
37.2 km/h
1 December 1980
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
1 December 1980
Hottest feels-like
26.8 °C
17 August 2016
Coldest feels-like
-38.4 °C
13 December 1975
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
25 August 1949
Sunniest day
14.0 h
28 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 9 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | -0.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 12 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 2.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 33 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 9.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 40 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 13.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 68 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 13.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 170 mm | +34 mm |
| Jul | 18.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 133 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 16.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 266 mm | +118 mm |
| Sep | 14.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 153 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 8.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 135 mm | +65 mm |
| Nov | 2.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 28 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | 2.6 °C | +5.7 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Labuleng?
Labuleng has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -0.2 °C and it receives 861 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Labuleng?
The hottest day measured in Labuleng between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 2016, reaching 25.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Labuleng?
The coldest day measured in Labuleng between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1975, at -33.5 °C.
Does it snow in Labuleng?
Yes. Labuleng gets on average 141.7 cm of snow per year and has around 233 frost days.
Has the climate of Labuleng warmed?
Yes: Labuleng warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Labuleng?
The wettest day measured in Labuleng between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1946, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Labuleng?
The windiest day measured in Labuleng between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1980, with winds reaching 37.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Labuleng?
The warmest month in Labuleng is July (10.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Labuleng?
Labuleng receives on average 861 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Labuleng?
Labuleng gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Labuleng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Labuleng between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1949, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Labuleng?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Labuleng.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Labuleng?
In Labuleng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.8 °C on 17 August 2016, and the lowest was -38.4 °C on 13 December 1975.
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