Leiyang climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Leiyang?

Leiyang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 1,545 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Leiyang?

The hottest day measured in Leiyang between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2011, reaching 41.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Leiyang?

The coldest day measured in Leiyang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1957, at -9.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Leiyang?

Yes. Leiyang gets on average 5.5 cm of snow per year and has around 7 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Leiyang warmed?

Yes: Leiyang warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Leiyang?

The wettest day measured in Leiyang between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1971, with 179 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Leiyang?

The windiest day measured in Leiyang between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1995, with winds reaching 40.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Leiyang?

The warmest month in Leiyang is July (30.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Leiyang?

Leiyang receives on average 1,545 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Leiyang?

Leiyang gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Leiyang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 1,545 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 (30.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Leiyang averages 7 frost days, 111 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.

Leiyang has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 11 to 3 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 25 July 2011) and the coldest -9.8 °C (on 11 February 1957).

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

LeiyangHunan

coords: 26.40°, 112.86°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

19.1°C

Average daily high

23.1°C

Average daily low

15.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,545mm

Sunshine / day

7.1h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

13.2km/h

Seasonal range

23.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

7 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

111 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

157 d/yr

Annual snowfall

5.5 cm

Average feels-like high

24.3 °C

Average feels-like low

16.3 °C

Average peak gust

29.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

143 d/yr

Solar radiation

13.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.9 °C

25 July 2011

Coldest day

-9.8 °C

11 February 1957

Wettest day

179 mm

27 July 1971

Windiest day

40.8 km/h

13 April 1995

Strongest gust

94.7 km/h

7 June 1946

Hottest feels-like

47.0 °C

14 August 1957

Coldest feels-like

-14.7 °C

28 December 1991

Snowiest day

19.2 cm

6 January 2003

Sunniest day

13.0 h

13 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	40.1 °C17 September 2025	-1.1 °C9 February 2025	20.8 °C	1,347 mm	144	1
2024	39.7 °C25 July 2024	-1.9 °C23 January 2024	20.2 °C	1,876 mm	116	8
2023	39.3 °C5 August 2023	-1.1 °C25 January 2023	20.5 °C	1,282 mm	124	4
2022	41.1 °C23 August 2022	-0.5 °C18 December 2022	20.1 °C	1,312 mm	129	1
2021	41.4 °C14 July 2021	-2.7 °C12 January 2021	20.7 °C	1,158 mm	133	6
2020	39.7 °C26 July 2020	-0.5 °C31 December 2020	19.9 °C	1,493 mm	114	1
2019	40.6 °C20 August 2019	0.1 °C1 January 2019	19.6 °C	1,625 mm	129	0
2018	37.3 °C29 July 2018	-3.0 °C1 February 2018	19.6 °C	1,339 mm	117	11
2017	40.3 °C7 August 2017	-0.4 °C18 December 2017	19.8 °C	1,376 mm	110	1
2016	41.9 °C25 July 2016	-4.4 °C25 January 2016	19.8 °C	1,585 mm	113	3
2015	36.9 °C29 June 2015	1.0 °C29 January 2015	19.5 °C	1,806 mm	100	0
2014	39.1 °C12 September 2014	-0.8 °C11 February 2014	19.8 °C	1,385 mm	112	2
2013	41.3 °C13 August 2013	-1.6 °C4 January 2013	20.2 °C	1,408 mm	124	6
2012	39.7 °C1 August 2012	-2.1 °C31 December 2012	18.7 °C	1,441 mm	104	4
2011	41.9 °C25 July 2011	-3.1 °C12 January 2011	19.2 °C	883 mm	113	5
2010	41.7 °C5 August 2010	-1.3 °C17 December 2010	19.5 °C	1,718 mm	104	3
2009	39.3 °C29 August 2009	-1.7 °C11 January 2009	19.6 °C	1,052 mm	127	5
2008	41.7 °C21 August 2008	-3.2 °C3 February 2008	19.7 °C	1,144 mm	124	14
2007	40.5 °C24 July 2007	1.7 °C10 January 2007	20.2 °C	1,243 mm	117	0
2006	40.5 °C15 August 2006	-1.7 °C7 January 2006	19.9 °C	1,231 mm	118	2
2005	41.6 °C18 July 2005	-3.0 °C1 January 2005	19.6 °C	1,394 mm	127	2
2004	39.0 °C11 August 2004	-1.8 °C22 January 2004	19.5 °C	1,460 mm	111	4
2003	41.0 °C28 July 2003	-3.4 °C8 January 2003	19.6 °C	1,053 mm	120	6
2002	37.7 °C15 July 2002	-2.5 °C27 December 2002	19.4 °C	2,184 mm	96	2
2001	38.5 °C30 July 2001	-1.6 °C26 December 2001	19.1 °C	1,656 mm	104	5
2000	40.9 °C16 July 2000	-1.2 °C27 January 2000	18.8 °C	1,587 mm	119	7
1999	37.0 °C8 August 1999	-3.9 °C23 December 1999	19.4 °C	1,675 mm	96	6
1998	41.2 °C5 August 1998	-0.8 °C20 January 1998	20.3 °C	1,613 mm	136	1
1997	36.8 °C30 July 1997	-1.2 °C26 January 1997	18.9 °C	2,377 mm	101	6
1996	36.5 °C25 July 1996	-0.7 °C18 February 1996	18.6 °C	1,537 mm	114	3
1995	41.5 °C5 September 1995	-1.1 °C6 January 1995	19.3 °C	1,370 mm	115	3
1994	37.8 °C2 July 1994	-1.6 °C21 January 1994	18.8 °C	2,355 mm	102	3
1993	37.4 °C5 August 1993	-3.5 °C16 January 1993	18.4 °C	1,896 mm	97	8
1992	40.1 °C29 July 1992	-0.9 °C15 January 1992	19.1 °C	1,697 mm	106	1
1991	41.5 °C28 July 1991	-9.6 °C28 December 1991	18.9 °C	1,560 mm	107	5
1990	40.5 °C16 August 1990	-3.5 °C1 February 1990	19.1 °C	1,718 mm	104	4
1989	40.0 °C21 July 1989	-0.8 °C14 January 1989	18.5 °C	1,602 mm	92	3
1988	40.6 °C9 July 1988	1.0 °C17 February 1988	18.6 °C	1,471 mm	101	0
1987	38.7 °C21 July 1987	-0.5 °C7 December 1987	19.2 °C	1,633 mm	114	1
1986	38.3 °C30 July 1986	-0.5 °C7 January 1986	19.0 °C	1,366 mm	118	1
1985	41.1 °C16 July 1985	-1.5 °C17 December 1985	18.6 °C	1,471 mm	111	9
1984	40.8 °C25 July 1984	-2.9 °C22 January 1984	18.1 °C	1,612 mm	110	13
1983	39.3 °C5 August 1983	-2.9 °C23 January 1983	19.2 °C	1,847 mm	124	4
1982	38.1 °C27 July 1982	-0.3 °C22 December 1982	18.8 °C	1,775 mm	100	2
1981	39.6 °C18 August 1981	-0.9 °C12 January 1981	18.7 °C	1,956 mm	104	4
1980	40.2 °C27 July 1980	-6.4 °C31 January 1980	18.6 °C	1,547 mm	96	10
1979	41.3 °C8 August 1979	-3.1 °C1 February 1979	19.3 °C	1,341 mm	102	4
1978	39.6 °C9 August 1978	-2.3 °C18 February 1978	18.9 °C	1,777 mm	105	9
1977	40.3 °C12 August 1977	-5.3 °C11 February 1977	18.9 °C	1,654 mm	97	15
1976	39.0 °C4 August 1976	-3.1 °C28 December 1976	18.5 °C	2,127 mm	98	7
1975	39.2 °C30 July 1975	-3.1 °C29 December 1975	18.7 °C	2,013 mm	104	10
1974	39.0 °C9 August 1974	-2.1 °C8 February 1974	18.7 °C	1,495 mm	104	8
1973	36.7 °C1 August 1973	-3.2 °C26 December 1973	19.0 °C	2,098 mm	104	4
1972	40.3 °C9 July 1972	-6.2 °C8 February 1972	18.6 °C	1,803 mm	111	10
1971	41.3 °C26 July 1971	-0.9 °C3 February 1971	18.6 °C	1,564 mm	103	2
1970	38.1 °C17 August 1970	-4.9 °C6 January 1970	18.3 °C	1,825 mm	102	9
1969	39.7 °C2 August 1969	-5.6 °C5 February 1969	18.7 °C	1,595 mm	120	20
1968	39.5 °C8 September 1968	-0.2 °C23 December 1968	19.2 °C	1,847 mm	108	1
1967	40.8 °C18 July 1967	-5.2 °C16 January 1967	18.8 °C	1,254 mm	120	22
1966	38.6 °C17 August 1966	-4.0 °C28 December 1966	19.4 °C	1,319 mm	117	11
1965	37.1 °C21 July 1965	-3.3 °C31 December 1965	18.4 °C	1,704 mm	77	8
1964	40.3 °C19 July 1964	-3.3 °C19 February 1964	19.2 °C	1,488 mm	121	12
1963	40.7 °C26 August 1963	-3.1 °C15 January 1963	19.9 °C	1,184 mm	133	8
1962	39.7 °C25 July 1962	-2.0 °C4 January 1962	19.1 °C	2,037 mm	97	4
1961	39.9 °C23 August 1961	-2.9 °C17 January 1961	19.3 °C	2,154 mm	109	5
1960	40.2 °C20 July 1960	-3.7 °C25 January 1960	19.0 °C	1,385 mm	117	10
1959	40.3 °C24 July 1959	-1.7 °C11 January 1959	19.2 °C	1,803 mm	123	4
1958	39.5 °C18 August 1958	-2.1 °C24 January 1958	19.0 °C	1,207 mm	111	9
1957	39.8 °C1 August 1957	-9.8 °C11 February 1957	18.7 °C	1,600 mm	105	18
1956	37.5 °C26 August 1956	-5.2 °C24 January 1956	18.7 °C	1,230 mm	118	11
1955	35.5 °C11 September 1955	-6.9 °C11 January 1955	18.9 °C	1,242 mm	115	19
1954	37.1 °C29 July 1954	-3.5 °C31 December 1954	19.0 °C	1,413 mm	127	17
1953	41.6 °C17 August 1953	-2.3 °C19 January 1953	19.7 °C	1,271 mm	133	5
1952	35.9 °C31 August 1952	-3.2 °C19 February 1952	18.9 °C	1,373 mm	116	10
1951	37.8 °C1 August 1951	-8.6 °C14 January 1951	18.6 °C	1,732 mm	108	16
1950	36.1 °C18 July 1950	-1.5 °C17 February 1950	18.8 °C	1,768 mm	67	7
1949	35.7 °C14 September 1949	-4.7 °C9 January 1949	19.5 °C	1,391 mm	115	4
1948	35.5 °C17 August 1948	-5.2 °C25 January 1948	19.4 °C	1,247 mm	112	7
1947	36.3 °C27 August 1947	-2.1 °C20 December 1947	19.1 °C	1,649 mm	99	7
1946	41.1 °C5 September 1946	-2.5 °C11 January 1946	21.5 °C	626 mm	165	4
1945	36.9 °C29 July 1945	-2.9 °C18 December 1945	18.2 °C	792 mm	113	24
1944	35.7 °C2 August 1944	-4.0 °C21 December 1944	18.8 °C	1,427 mm	104	14
1943	33.7 °C27 May 1943	-3.4 °C12 January 1943	19.2 °C	1,465 mm	92	4
1942	35.5 °C6 August 1942	-0.9 °C12 January 1942	19.4 °C	1,618 mm	101	2
1941	33.2 °C11 July 1941	-2.7 °C25 January 1941	18.8 °C	1,894 mm	72	5
1940	37.5 °C14 August 1940	-8.2 °C23 January 1940	19.4 °C	1,363 mm	122	9

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.2 °C

+2.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

144 d/yr

+33

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

-6

Annual rainfall

1347 mm

-198 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	15.5 °C	+4.9 °C	26 mm	-32 mm
Feb	11.4 °C	-0.8 °C	48 mm	-34 mm
Mar	19.3 °C	+2.1 °C	120 mm	-26 mm
Apr	26.4 °C	+3.3 °C	150 mm	-81 mm
May	28.7 °C	+1.2 °C	309 mm	+44 mm
Jun	31.5 °C	+0.8 °C	258 mm	+8 mm
Jul	34.8 °C	+0.1 °C	189 mm	+70 mm
Aug	34.6 °C	+0.5 °C	78 mm	-48 mm
Sep	34.1 °C	+3.6 °C	44 mm	-31 mm
Oct	28.5 °C	+3.6 °C	24 mm	-48 mm
Nov	19.6 °C	+0.7 °C	70 mm	-3 mm
Dec	17.3 °C	+4.2 °C	32 mm	-17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.1 °C

17 Sep 2025

Coldest day

-1.1 °C

9 Feb 2025

Wettest day

78.9 mm

15 Jun 2025

Windiest day

32.8 km/h

2 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

63.4 km/h

8 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.3 °C

4 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-5.2 °C

9 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

2 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Leiyang?

Leiyang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 1,545 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Leiyang?

The hottest day measured in Leiyang between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2011, reaching 41.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Leiyang?

The coldest day measured in Leiyang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1957, at -9.8 °C.

Does it snow in Leiyang?

Yes. Leiyang gets on average 5.5 cm of snow per year and has around 7 frost days.

Has the climate of Leiyang warmed?

Yes: Leiyang warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Leiyang?

The wettest day measured in Leiyang between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1971, with 179 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Leiyang?

The windiest day measured in Leiyang between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1995, with winds reaching 40.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Leiyang?

The warmest month in Leiyang is July (30.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Leiyang?

Leiyang receives on average 1,545 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Leiyang?

Leiyang gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Leiyang?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Leiyang between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2003, with 19.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Leiyang?

Yes: Leiyang has on average 143 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Leiyang?

In Leiyang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 14 August 1957, and the lowest was -14.7 °C on 28 December 1991.

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