Laiwu climate — normals and trends
Laiwu (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 755 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Laiwu averages 111 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Laiwu has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 123 to 99 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 15 July 2002) and the coldest -25.4 °C (on 16 January 1958).
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
LaiwuShandong
- coords
- 36.19°, 117.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.9°C
Average daily high
16.7°C
Average daily low
7.5°C
Annual rainfall
755mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
28.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
111 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.1 cm
Average feels-like high
15.3 °C
Average feels-like low
5.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
53 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
38.9 °C
15 July 2002
Coldest day
-25.4 °C
16 January 1958
Wettest day
167 mm
16 July 1954
Windiest day
44.2 km/h
11 July 1954
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
27 June 1960
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
19 June 1942
Coldest feels-like
-31.2 °C
16 January 1958
Snowiest day
19.3 cm
19 November 1962
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 5.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 66 mm | +42 mm |
| Apr | 21.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 29 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 24.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 25 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 48 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +4.4 °C | 72 mm | -129 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 120 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 25.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 155 mm | +78 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | -1.9 °C | 159 mm | +120 mm |
| Nov | 13.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 4 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 5.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 13 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Laiwu?
Laiwu has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 755 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Laiwu?
The hottest day measured in Laiwu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2002, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Laiwu?
The coldest day measured in Laiwu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1958, at -25.4 °C.
Does it snow in Laiwu?
Yes. Laiwu gets on average 21.1 cm of snow per year and has around 111 frost days.
Has the climate of Laiwu warmed?
Yes: Laiwu warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Laiwu?
The wettest day measured in Laiwu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1954, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Laiwu?
The windiest day measured in Laiwu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1954, with winds reaching 44.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Laiwu?
The warmest month in Laiwu is July (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Laiwu?
Laiwu receives on average 755 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Laiwu?
Laiwu gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Laiwu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Laiwu between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1962, with 19.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Laiwu?
Yes: Laiwu has on average 53 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Laiwu?
In Laiwu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 19 June 1942, and the lowest was -31.2 °C on 16 January 1958.
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