Lecheng climate — normals and trends
Lecheng (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 1,594 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Lecheng averages 11 frost days, 62 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 181 rainy days per year.
Lecheng has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 15 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 23 July 2003) and the coldest -10.6 °C (on 15 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
LechengGuangdong
- coords
- 25.13°, 113.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
14.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,594mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
19.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
11 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
62 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
181 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.6 cm
Average feels-like high
23.5 °C
Average feels-like low
15.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
129 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
39.5 °C
23 July 2003
Coldest day
-10.6 °C
15 December 1975
Wettest day
173 mm
15 July 2006
Windiest day
31.9 km/h
17 July 1957
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
2 September 1953
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
14 August 1957
Coldest feels-like
-15.0 °C
15 December 1975
Snowiest day
12.3 cm
13 December 1975
Sunniest day
13.0 h
2 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 5 mm | -43 mm |
| Feb | 12.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 20 mm | -52 mm |
| Mar | 18.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 112 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 24.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 162 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 26.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 310 mm | +32 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 225 mm | -53 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 200 mm | +56 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 240 mm | +69 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 136 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 25.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 35 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 18.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 44 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 17.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 39 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lecheng?
Lecheng has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 1,594 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lecheng?
The hottest day measured in Lecheng between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2003, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lecheng?
The coldest day measured in Lecheng between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1975, at -10.6 °C.
Does it snow in Lecheng?
Yes. Lecheng gets on average 1.6 cm of snow per year and has around 11 frost days.
Has the climate of Lecheng warmed?
Yes: Lecheng warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lecheng?
The wettest day measured in Lecheng between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2006, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lecheng?
The windiest day measured in Lecheng between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1957, with winds reaching 31.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lecheng?
The warmest month in Lecheng is July (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Lecheng?
Lecheng receives on average 1,594 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 181 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lecheng?
Lecheng gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lecheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lecheng between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1975, with 12.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lecheng?
Yes: Lecheng has on average 129 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lecheng?
In Lecheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 14 August 1957, and the lowest was -15.0 °C on 15 December 1975.
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