Laizhou climate — normals and trends
Laizhou (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 714 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Laizhou averages 94 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Laizhou has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 104 to 84 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 25 June 2009) and the coldest -17.0 °C (on 31 January 1977).
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
LaizhouShandong
- coords
- 37.18°, 119.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.8°C
Average daily high
16.8°C
Average daily low
9.1°C
Annual rainfall
714mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
27.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
94 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
34 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
18.0 cm
Average feels-like high
15.5 °C
Average feels-like low
7.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
71 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
39.2 °C
25 June 2009
Coldest day
-17.0 °C
31 January 1977
Wettest day
189 mm
6 July 1947
Windiest day
54.3 km/h
4 May 1975
Strongest gust
117.7 km/h
2 August 1940
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
28 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-23.1 °C
23 January 2016
Snowiest day
16.6 cm
29 January 1979
Sunniest day
14.0 h
17 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 5.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 40 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 21.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 29 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 62 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 107 mm | +29 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 103 mm | -88 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 192 mm | +37 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 112 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 18.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 130 mm | +95 mm |
| Nov | 14.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 9 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 6.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 15 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Laizhou?
Laizhou has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 714 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Laizhou?
The hottest day measured in Laizhou between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2009, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Laizhou?
The coldest day measured in Laizhou between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1977, at -17.0 °C.
Does it snow in Laizhou?
Yes. Laizhou gets on average 18.0 cm of snow per year and has around 94 frost days.
Has the climate of Laizhou warmed?
Yes: Laizhou warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Laizhou?
The wettest day measured in Laizhou between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1947, with 189 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Laizhou?
The windiest day measured in Laizhou between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1975, with winds reaching 54.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Laizhou?
The warmest month in Laizhou is July (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Laizhou?
Laizhou receives on average 714 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Laizhou?
Laizhou gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Laizhou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Laizhou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1979, with 16.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Laizhou?
Yes: Laizhou has on average 71 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Laizhou?
In Laizhou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 28 July 1958, and the lowest was -23.1 °C on 23 January 2016.
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