Layka climate — normals and trends
Layka (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 87 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Layka averages 124 frost days, 48 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 18 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Layka between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 7 July 1953) and the coldest -22.0 °C (on 10 January 1978).
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
LaykaXinjiang
- coords
- 37.08°, 79.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.4°C
Average daily high
17.0°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
87mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
37%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
29.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
124 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
48 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
18 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.5 cm
Average feels-like high
13.7 °C
Average feels-like low
1.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
20 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
39.3 °C
7 July 1953
Coldest day
-22.0 °C
10 January 1978
Wettest day
42 mm
5 June 2010
Windiest day
45.0 km/h
6 July 1993
Strongest gust
84.2 km/h
6 April 1946
Hottest feels-like
36.8 °C
7 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-27.5 °C
10 January 1978
Snowiest day
8.6 cm
8 March 1998
Sunniest day
14.1 h
13 June 2000
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 5.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 22.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 10 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 25 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 19.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 4 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 11.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 4.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Layka?
Layka has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 87 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Layka?
The hottest day measured in Layka between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1953, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Layka?
The coldest day measured in Layka between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1978, at -22.0 °C.
Does it snow in Layka?
Yes. Layka gets on average 8.5 cm of snow per year and has around 124 frost days.
Has the climate of Layka warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Layka.
What is the wettest day in Layka?
The wettest day measured in Layka between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2010, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Layka?
The windiest day measured in Layka between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1993, with winds reaching 45.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Layka?
The warmest month in Layka is July (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Layka?
Layka receives on average 87 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 18 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Layka?
Layka gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Layka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Layka between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1998, with 8.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Layka?
Yes: Layka has on average 20 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Layka?
In Layka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 7 July 1953, and the lowest was -27.5 °C on 10 January 1978.
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