Lianyuan climate — normals and trends
Lianyuan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 1,672 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Lianyuan averages 19 frost days, 76 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Lianyuan has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 26 to 12 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.1 °C (on 5 August 2010) and the coldest -13.0 °C (on 3 February 1940).
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
LianyuanHunan
- coords
- 27.69°, 111.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
20.6°C
Average daily low
13.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,672mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
23.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
19 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
76 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
18.6 cm
Average feels-like high
21.5 °C
Average feels-like low
13.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
112 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
41.1 °C
5 August 2010
Coldest day
-13.0 °C
3 February 1940
Wettest day
167 mm
4 August 2005
Windiest day
42.8 km/h
14 June 1946
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
14 June 1946
Hottest feels-like
45.9 °C
24 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-17.3 °C
24 January 1940
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
14 January 1970
Sunniest day
13.1 h
19 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 35 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 9.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 86 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 16.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 134 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 181 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 26.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 265 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 323 mm | +36 mm |
| Jul | 33.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 171 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 33.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 64 mm | -73 mm |
| Sep | 29.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 120 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 24.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 15 mm | -77 mm |
| Nov | 18.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 86 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 14.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 32 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lianyuan?
Lianyuan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 1,672 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lianyuan?
The hottest day measured in Lianyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2010, reaching 41.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lianyuan?
The coldest day measured in Lianyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1940, at -13.0 °C.
Does it snow in Lianyuan?
Yes. Lianyuan gets on average 18.6 cm of snow per year and has around 19 frost days.
Has the climate of Lianyuan warmed?
Yes: Lianyuan warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lianyuan?
The wettest day measured in Lianyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2005, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lianyuan?
The windiest day measured in Lianyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1946, with winds reaching 42.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lianyuan?
The warmest month in Lianyuan is July (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lianyuan?
Lianyuan receives on average 1,672 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lianyuan?
Lianyuan gets on average 6.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,446 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lianyuan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lianyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1970, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lianyuan?
Yes: Lianyuan has on average 112 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lianyuan?
In Lianyuan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.9 °C on 24 July 2024, and the lowest was -17.3 °C on 24 January 1940.
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