Lianhu climate — normals and trends
Lianhu (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 1,936 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 (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Lianhu averages 31 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 215 rainy days per year.
Lianhu has warmed by +1.4 °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 43 to 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 15 August 2006) and the coldest -14.1 °C (on 16 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
LianhuChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 29.70°, 108.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.0°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
11.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,936mm
Sunshine / day
5.8h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
7.6km/h
Seasonal range
21.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
31 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
215 d/yr
Annual snowfall
56.4 cm
Average feels-like high
17.7 °C
Average feels-like low
10.9 °C
Average peak gust
25.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
56 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
36.0 °C
15 August 2006
Coldest day
-14.1 °C
16 December 1975
Wettest day
176 mm
19 July 1943
Windiest day
29.0 km/h
26 May 1946
Strongest gust
86.0 km/h
13 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
14 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-18.8 °C
16 December 1975
Snowiest day
21.5 cm
22 February 1989
Sunniest day
13.8 h
2 July 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 85 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 75 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 13.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 144 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 21.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 138 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 23.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 164 mm | -72 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 287 mm | +49 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 90 mm | -126 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 155 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 25.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 251 mm | +76 mm |
| Oct | 19.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 209 mm | +39 mm |
| Nov | 14.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 81 mm | -44 mm |
| Dec | 10.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 93 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lianhu?
Lianhu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 1,936 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lianhu?
The hottest day measured in Lianhu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2006, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lianhu?
The coldest day measured in Lianhu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1975, at -14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Lianhu?
Yes. Lianhu gets on average 56.4 cm of snow per year and has around 31 frost days.
Has the climate of Lianhu warmed?
Yes: Lianhu warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lianhu?
The wettest day measured in Lianhu between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1943, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lianhu?
The windiest day measured in Lianhu between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1946, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lianhu?
The warmest month in Lianhu is July (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lianhu?
Lianhu receives on average 1,936 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 215 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lianhu?
Lianhu gets on average 5.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,117 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lianhu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lianhu between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1989, with 21.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lianhu?
Yes: Lianhu has on average 56 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lianhu?
In Lianhu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 14 July 2002, and the lowest was -18.8 °C on 16 December 1975.
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