Laohekou climate — normals and trends
Laohekou (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 939 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Laohekou averages 43 frost days, 78 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Laohekou has warmed by +1.6 °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 57 to 29 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.8 °C (on 31 July 1959) and the coldest -19.2 °C (on 11 January 1955).
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
LaohekouHubei
- coords
- 32.39°, 111.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
20.6°C
Average daily low
12.2°C
Annual rainfall
939mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
25.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
43 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
78 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.0 °C
Average feels-like low
11.9 °C
Average peak gust
25.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
101 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
43.8 °C
31 July 1959
Coldest day
-19.2 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
176 mm
29 July 1954
Windiest day
44.6 km/h
1 June 1946
Strongest gust
74.9 km/h
12 April 1979
Hottest feels-like
49.3 °C
15 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-24.4 °C
12 January 1955
Snowiest day
15.3 cm
13 March 1960
Sunniest day
13.5 h
23 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 56 mm | +36 mm |
| Feb | 11.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 17.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 47 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 27.5 °C | +5.9 °C | 16 mm | -55 mm |
| May | 30.8 °C | +4.1 °C | 56 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 32.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 78 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 36.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 96 mm | -70 mm |
| Aug | 34.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 126 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | -1.3 °C | 281 mm | +172 mm |
| Oct | 18.4 °C | -3.2 °C | 145 mm | +72 mm |
| Nov | 18.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 39 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 12.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 23 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Laohekou?
Laohekou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 939 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Laohekou?
The hottest day measured in Laohekou between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1959, reaching 43.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Laohekou?
The coldest day measured in Laohekou between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -19.2 °C.
Does it snow in Laohekou?
Yes. Laohekou gets on average 21.0 cm of snow per year and has around 43 frost days.
Has the climate of Laohekou warmed?
Yes: Laohekou warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Laohekou?
The wettest day measured in Laohekou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1954, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Laohekou?
The windiest day measured in Laohekou between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1946, with winds reaching 44.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Laohekou?
The warmest month in Laohekou is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Laohekou?
Laohekou receives on average 939 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Laohekou?
Laohekou gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Laohekou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Laohekou between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1960, with 15.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Laohekou?
Yes: Laohekou has on average 101 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Laohekou?
In Laohekou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.3 °C on 15 August 2022, and the lowest was -24.4 °C on 12 January 1955.
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