Leshan climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Leshan?

Leshan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 1,348 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Leshan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2022, reaching 41.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Leshan?

The coldest day measured in Leshan between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1975, at -6.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Leshan?

Yes. Leshan gets on average 2.5 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Leshan warmed?

Yes: Leshan warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Leshan?

The wettest day measured in Leshan between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1946, with 198 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Leshan?

The windiest day measured in Leshan between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1946, with winds reaching 46.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Leshan?

The warmest month in Leshan is July (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Leshan?

Leshan receives on average 1,348 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 186 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Leshan?

Leshan gets on average 6.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,227 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Leshan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 1,348 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Leshan averages 2 frost days, 50 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 186 rainy days per year.

Leshan has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 22 August 2022) and the coldest -6.9 °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

LeshanSichuan

coords: 29.56°, 103.76°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

17.8°C

Average daily high

20.9°C

Average daily low

14.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,348mm

Sunshine / day

6.1h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

8.5km/h

Seasonal range

19.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

50 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

186 d/yr

Annual snowfall

2.5 cm

Average feels-like high

22.1 °C

Average feels-like low

15.6 °C

Average peak gust

20.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

115 d/yr

Solar radiation

11.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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

41.4 °C

22 August 2022

Coldest day

-6.9 °C

15 December 1975

Wettest day

198 mm

27 August 1946

Windiest day

46.4 km/h

15 May 1946

Strongest gust

77.4 km/h

11 April 1998

Hottest feels-like

46.5 °C

23 August 2022

Coldest feels-like

-10.5 °C

15 December 1975

Snowiest day

5.7 cm

29 January 1977

Sunniest day

13.9 h

16 June 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.3 °C5 August 2025	2.0 °C29 January 2025	19.1 °C	1,403 mm	91	0
2024	40.6 °C27 August 2024	1.3 °C24 January 2024	19.4 °C	1,228 mm	92	0
2023	38.1 °C9 July 2023	1.2 °C19 January 2023	19.2 °C	1,058 mm	89	0
2022	41.4 °C22 August 2022	2.2 °C21 December 2022	19.1 °C	1,057 mm	79	0
2021	38.0 °C3 August 2021	-1.0 °C8 January 2021	18.5 °C	1,192 mm	55	2
2020	37.1 °C19 May 2020	1.8 °C21 December 2020	18.4 °C	1,355 mm	73	0
2019	37.0 °C12 August 2019	2.6 °C29 December 2019	18.1 °C	1,167 mm	53	0
2018	35.7 °C16 May 2018	0.6 °C9 January 2018	18.3 °C	1,273 mm	67	0
2017	37.5 °C10 July 2017	0.6 °C19 December 2017	18.6 °C	879 mm	65	0
2016	37.6 °C21 August 2016	-0.7 °C25 January 2016	18.6 °C	1,254 mm	72	2
2015	38.3 °C2 August 2015	1.8 °C17 December 2015	19.0 °C	926 mm	64	0
2014	35.7 °C26 July 2014	1.9 °C24 December 2014	17.9 °C	1,140 mm	39	0
2013	36.6 °C18 June 2013	-0.2 °C1 January 2013	19.2 °C	1,317 mm	76	1
2012	36.6 °C13 August 2012	1.2 °C11 February 2012	17.5 °C	1,273 mm	39	0
2011	38.4 °C24 June 2011	0.2 °C20 January 2011	18.1 °C	837 mm	85	0
2010	36.1 °C30 July 2010	1.2 °C19 February 2010	17.9 °C	1,277 mm	50	0
2009	36.9 °C5 June 2009	1.2 °C22 November 2009	18.6 °C	1,147 mm	60	0
2008	36.5 °C23 July 2008	-1.7 °C29 January 2008	18.0 °C	1,111 mm	63	2
2007	36.5 °C21 August 2007	2.8 °C9 January 2007	18.8 °C	1,074 mm	77	0
2006	38.9 °C12 August 2006	1.2 °C7 January 2006	19.0 °C	1,089 mm	85	0
2005	36.9 °C14 June 2005	-0.7 °C2 January 2005	18.0 °C	1,277 mm	62	2
2004	34.9 °C11 July 2004	0.8 °C31 December 2004	18.0 °C	1,131 mm	52	0
2003	35.3 °C31 July 2003	2.5 °C30 December 2003	18.2 °C	1,071 mm	36	0
2002	36.4 °C14 July 2002	1.4 °C28 December 2002	18.4 °C	1,310 mm	51	0
2001	35.9 °C14 July 2001	1.8 °C24 December 2001	18.3 °C	1,262 mm	48	0
2000	35.6 °C26 July 2000	2.0 °C2 February 2000	17.8 °C	1,530 mm	47	0
1999	35.1 °C1 August 1999	0.7 °C26 December 1999	18.2 °C	1,329 mm	36	0
1998	35.4 °C17 July 1998	-0.7 °C23 January 1998	18.6 °C	1,265 mm	46	1
1997	35.6 °C11 August 1997	2.6 °C24 January 1997	18.0 °C	1,216 mm	67	0
1996	35.3 °C3 August 1996	0.3 °C22 February 1996	17.2 °C	1,358 mm	53	0
1995	35.8 °C6 September 1995	0.2 °C5 January 1995	17.8 °C	1,470 mm	57	0
1994	36.4 °C5 August 1994	0.3 °C18 January 1994	18.0 °C	1,188 mm	73	0
1993	34.9 °C6 August 1993	-1.8 °C24 January 1993	17.4 °C	1,123 mm	40	1
1992	34.9 °C10 June 1992	0.0 °C3 January 1992	17.3 °C	1,044 mm	47	0
1991	34.4 °C20 July 1991	-1.6 °C28 December 1991	17.5 °C	1,260 mm	46	3
1990	35.4 °C5 August 1990	1.3 °C2 February 1990	17.8 °C	1,376 mm	52	0
1989	34.2 °C7 August 1989	-1.1 °C14 January 1989	17.1 °C	1,387 mm	32	2
1988	36.0 °C3 May 1988	1.4 °C18 January 1988	17.1 °C	1,286 mm	37	0
1987	33.8 °C30 July 1987	1.4 °C26 January 1987	17.9 °C	1,057 mm	40	0
1986	35.0 °C11 August 1986	-0.5 °C4 March 1986	17.1 °C	1,269 mm	52	1
1985	35.0 °C5 August 1985	0.4 °C16 January 1985	17.1 °C	1,384 mm	42	0
1984	34.2 °C10 August 1984	0.0 °C1 February 1984	16.9 °C	1,327 mm	39	0
1983	34.0 °C25 July 1983	0.1 °C21 January 1983	17.6 °C	1,026 mm	41	0
1982	33.8 °C2 August 1982	-0.8 °C27 December 1982	17.2 °C	1,185 mm	40	1
1981	34.5 °C9 May 1981	0.9 °C27 January 1981	17.3 °C	1,217 mm	43	0
1980	35.0 °C14 May 1980	-2.2 °C5 February 1980	17.4 °C	1,023 mm	47	9
1979	35.5 °C9 July 1979	-0.5 °C19 November 1979	17.9 °C	1,186 mm	41	1
1978	36.4 °C3 August 1978	0.3 °C19 January 1978	18.0 °C	1,127 mm	60	0
1977	36.2 °C3 August 1977	-2.7 °C31 January 1977	17.6 °C	1,288 mm	61	8
1976	35.5 °C1 August 1976	-1.5 °C29 December 1976	17.0 °C	1,193 mm	45	1
1975	35.6 °C16 August 1975	-6.9 °C15 December 1975	17.7 °C	1,426 mm	52	8
1974	36.0 °C17 June 1974	0.4 °C18 January 1974	17.6 °C	1,189 mm	44	0
1973	34.5 °C26 August 1973	0.7 °C2 January 1973	18.1 °C	1,462 mm	51	0
1972	37.5 °C14 August 1972	0.5 °C6 February 1972	17.8 °C	1,218 mm	65	0
1971	35.1 °C6 July 1971	0.5 °C31 January 1971	17.9 °C	1,174 mm	52	0
1970	34.6 °C4 September 1970	-1.0 °C11 January 1970	17.3 °C	1,335 mm	63	2
1969	35.6 °C29 July 1969	0.4 °C16 January 1969	17.7 °C	1,283 mm	61	0
1968	34.2 °C30 July 1968	-0.5 °C14 February 1968	17.0 °C	1,647 mm	27	1
1967	34.5 °C1 August 1967	-3.4 °C12 January 1967	17.0 °C	1,343 mm	60	6
1966	32.6 °C19 July 1966	-0.8 °C30 December 1966	17.3 °C	1,438 mm	26	3
1965	32.7 °C22 July 1965	-1.1 °C25 December 1965	17.2 °C	1,578 mm	20	2
1964	33.6 °C8 August 1964	0.6 °C25 February 1964	17.4 °C	1,750 mm	35	0
1963	37.5 °C27 June 1963	0.2 °C5 January 1963	18.3 °C	1,295 mm	58	0
1962	35.2 °C21 July 1962	-0.2 °C30 December 1962	17.8 °C	1,364 mm	52	1
1961	36.3 °C14 June 1961	0.9 °C17 January 1961	18.1 °C	1,682 mm	67	0
1960	37.2 °C10 June 1960	-0.8 °C1 January 1960	18.0 °C	1,570 mm	53	2
1959	37.2 °C13 July 1959	-0.3 °C14 January 1959	18.0 °C	1,587 mm	57	1
1958	34.8 °C24 July 1958	-0.8 °C18 January 1958	17.9 °C	1,663 mm	39	2
1957	35.2 °C24 August 1957	-4.3 °C13 February 1957	17.5 °C	1,230 mm	49	2
1956	35.0 °C4 August 1956	-2.9 °C12 January 1956	17.4 °C	1,619 mm	36	7
1955	32.2 °C17 August 1955	-6.3 °C10 January 1955	17.3 °C	1,360 mm	11	11
1954	33.0 °C19 June 1954	-0.8 °C23 January 1954	17.3 °C	1,894 mm	28	3
1953	33.3 °C13 August 1953	2.2 °C19 January 1953	17.9 °C	1,796 mm	37	0
1952	33.2 °C8 June 1952	-1.1 °C8 January 1952	17.6 °C	1,587 mm	26	1
1951	32.4 °C17 August 1951	-1.3 °C15 January 1951	17.3 °C	1,516 mm	22	5
1950	33.7 °C23 July 1950	0.5 °C17 February 1950	17.2 °C	1,692 mm	23	0
1949	34.7 °C8 July 1949	-2.1 °C9 January 1949	17.6 °C	1,555 mm	29	2
1948	32.5 °C1 July 1948	-2.2 °C27 January 1948	17.6 °C	1,182 mm	31	3
1947	33.8 °C6 July 1947	-3.1 °C20 December 1947	17.8 °C	1,487 mm	39	1
1946	35.8 °C20 July 1946	0.2 °C14 January 1946	17.7 °C	4,327 mm	53	0
1945	33.3 °C5 June 1945	-3.5 °C9 February 1945	16.6 °C	1,617 mm	28	15
1944	34.4 °C2 August 1944	-4.7 °C17 December 1944	16.7 °C	1,693 mm	31	12
1943	33.9 °C3 August 1943	-0.7 °C22 January 1943	17.4 °C	1,533 mm	23	1
1942	33.2 °C7 August 1942	-0.7 °C19 February 1942	17.8 °C	1,314 mm	34	2
1941	34.0 °C30 June 1941	0.9 °C4 February 1941	17.7 °C	1,122 mm	39	0
1940	34.4 °C23 June 1940	-2.3 °C3 February 1940	17.3 °C	1,181 mm	32	3

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.5 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

91 d/yr

+41

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-2

Annual rainfall

1403 mm

+55 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	11.9 °C	+1.7 °C	63 mm	+13 mm
Feb	11.4 °C	-0.8 °C	86 mm	+36 mm
Mar	16.5 °C	-0.6 °C	75 mm	+19 mm
Apr	25.2 °C	+2.9 °C	54 mm	-22 mm
May	28.4 °C	+2.3 °C	61 mm	-35 mm
Jun	31.7 °C	+3.4 °C	96 mm	-49 mm
Jul	33.1 °C	+2.9 °C	211 mm	-47 mm
Aug	32.0 °C	+2.1 °C	315 mm	+48 mm
Sep	27.4 °C	+1.7 °C	240 mm	+96 mm
Oct	22.0 °C	+1.2 °C	127 mm	+38 mm
Nov	16.4 °C	+0.1 °C	49 mm	-19 mm
Dec	13.6 °C	+2.1 °C	27 mm	-23 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.3 °C

5 Aug 2025

Coldest day

2.0 °C

29 Jan 2025

Wettest day

87.1 mm

17 Sep 2025

Windiest day

26.1 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

44.6 km/h

11 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.4 °C

16 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-0.8 °C

1 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

11 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Leshan?

Leshan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 1,348 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Leshan?

The hottest day measured in Leshan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2022, reaching 41.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Leshan?

The coldest day measured in Leshan between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1975, at -6.9 °C.

Does it snow in Leshan?

Yes. Leshan gets on average 2.5 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.

Has the climate of Leshan warmed?

Yes: Leshan warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Leshan?

The wettest day measured in Leshan between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1946, with 198 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Leshan?

The windiest day measured in Leshan between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1946, with winds reaching 46.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Leshan?

The warmest month in Leshan is July (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Leshan?

Leshan receives on average 1,348 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 186 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Leshan?

Leshan gets on average 6.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,227 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Leshan?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Leshan between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1977, with 5.7 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Leshan?

Yes: Leshan has on average 115 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Leshan?

In Leshan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 23 August 2022, and the lowest was -10.5 °C on 15 December 1975.

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