Liaoyang climate — normals and trends
Liaoyang (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 787 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 (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Liaoyang averages 146 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Liaoyang has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 154 to 138 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 2 August 2018) and the coldest -35.9 °C (on 12 January 2001).
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
LiaoyangLiaoning
- coords
- 41.27°, 123.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
13.9°C
Average daily low
3.6°C
Annual rainfall
787mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
35.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
146 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
29 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.6 cm
Average feels-like high
11.7 °C
Average feels-like low
0.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
43 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
39.5 °C
2 August 2018
Coldest day
-35.9 °C
12 January 2001
Wettest day
131 mm
3 August 2012
Windiest day
48.7 km/h
25 March 1953
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
5 March 2007
Hottest feels-like
45.6 °C
30 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-41.2 °C
12 January 2001
Snowiest day
37.1 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.1 h
21 June 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 20 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | -1.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 4 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 10.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 3 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 63 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 23.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 53 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 78 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 211 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 262 mm | +90 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 104 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 15.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 20 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 10.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 7 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | -1.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 14 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Liaoyang?
Liaoyang has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 787 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Liaoyang?
The hottest day measured in Liaoyang between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2018, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Liaoyang?
The coldest day measured in Liaoyang between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 2001, at -35.9 °C.
Does it snow in Liaoyang?
Yes. Liaoyang gets on average 38.6 cm of snow per year and has around 146 frost days.
Has the climate of Liaoyang warmed?
Yes: Liaoyang warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Liaoyang?
The wettest day measured in Liaoyang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2012, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Liaoyang?
The windiest day measured in Liaoyang between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1953, with winds reaching 48.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Liaoyang?
The warmest month in Liaoyang is July (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Liaoyang?
Liaoyang receives on average 787 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Liaoyang?
Liaoyang gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Liaoyang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Liaoyang between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 37.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Liaoyang?
Yes: Liaoyang has on average 43 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Liaoyang?
In Liaoyang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 30 July 2018, and the lowest was -41.2 °C on 12 January 2001.
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