Leifeng climate — normals and trends
Leifeng (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 1,846 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 (29.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Leifeng averages 13 frost days, 90 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Leifeng has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 20 to 6 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 13 August 1953) and the coldest -16.0 °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
LeifengHunan
- coords
- 28.20°, 112.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
21.7°C
Average daily low
14.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,846mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
24.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
90 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.1 cm
Average feels-like high
22.7 °C
Average feels-like low
14.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
128 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
42.5 °C
13 August 1953
Coldest day
-16.0 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
274 mm
11 August 1969
Windiest day
43.2 km/h
9 June 1946
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
13 April 1980
Hottest feels-like
47.3 °C
10 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-21.1 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
13.8 cm
6 February 1972
Sunniest day
13.0 h
2 July 1960
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.4 °C | +5.5 °C | 45 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 10.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 76 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 17.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 108 mm | -72 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 270 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 238 mm | -63 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 283 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 35.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 128 mm | -40 mm |
| Aug | 36.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 31 mm | -108 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 120 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 25.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 19 mm | -72 mm |
| Nov | 19.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 76 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 15.7 °C | +4.2 °C | 38 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Leifeng?
Leifeng has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 1,846 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Leifeng?
The hottest day measured in Leifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1953, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Leifeng?
The coldest day measured in Leifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -16.0 °C.
Does it snow in Leifeng?
Yes. Leifeng gets on average 13.1 cm of snow per year and has around 13 frost days.
Has the climate of Leifeng warmed?
Yes: Leifeng warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Leifeng?
The wettest day measured in Leifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1969, with 274 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Leifeng?
The windiest day measured in Leifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1946, with winds reaching 43.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Leifeng?
The warmest month in Leifeng is July (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Leifeng?
Leifeng receives on average 1,846 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Leifeng?
Leifeng gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Leifeng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Leifeng between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1972, with 13.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Leifeng?
Yes: Leifeng has on average 128 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Leifeng?
In Leifeng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.3 °C on 10 July 1988, and the lowest was -21.1 °C on 11 January 1955.
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