Liaocheng climate — normals and trends
Liaocheng (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 724 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Liaocheng averages 90 frost days, 72 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 72 rainy days per year.
Liaocheng has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 102 to 78 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 21 June 1944) and the coldest -28.0 °C (on 16 January 1958).
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
LiaochengShandong
- coords
- 36.45°, 116.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.2°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
9.7°C
Annual rainfall
724mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
28.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
90 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
72 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
72 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.8 cm
Average feels-like high
18.3 °C
Average feels-like low
8.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
84 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
41.6 °C
21 June 1944
Coldest day
-28.0 °C
16 January 1958
Wettest day
155 mm
10 June 1946
Windiest day
46.5 km/h
13 May 1977
Strongest gust
86.4 km/h
13 May 1977
Hottest feels-like
46.3 °C
23 July 1959
Coldest feels-like
-33.4 °C
17 January 1958
Snowiest day
15.1 cm
6 January 2001
Sunniest day
14.0 h
28 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 8.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 16.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 37 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 24.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 34 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 27.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 18 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 33.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 59 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 34.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 102 mm | -106 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 169 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 88 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 17.8 °C | -3.1 °C | 146 mm | +109 mm |
| Nov | 16.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 6 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 8.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Liaocheng?
Liaocheng has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 724 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Liaocheng?
The hottest day measured in Liaocheng between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1944, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Liaocheng?
The coldest day measured in Liaocheng between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1958, at -28.0 °C.
Does it snow in Liaocheng?
Yes. Liaocheng gets on average 13.8 cm of snow per year and has around 90 frost days.
Has the climate of Liaocheng warmed?
Yes: Liaocheng warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Liaocheng?
The wettest day measured in Liaocheng between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1946, with 155 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Liaocheng?
The windiest day measured in Liaocheng between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1977, with winds reaching 46.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Liaocheng?
The warmest month in Liaocheng is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Liaocheng?
Liaocheng receives on average 724 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 72 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Liaocheng?
Liaocheng gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Liaocheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Liaocheng between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2001, with 15.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Liaocheng?
Yes: Liaocheng has on average 84 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Liaocheng?
In Liaocheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 23 July 1959, and the lowest was -33.4 °C on 17 January 1958.
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