Liaoyuan climate — normals and trends
Liaoyuan (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 802 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 (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Liaoyuan averages 166 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 102 rainy days per year.
Liaoyuan has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 171 to 161 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -37.9 °C (on 4 January 1970).
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
LiaoyuanJilin
- coords
- 42.89°, 125.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.7°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
0.6°C
Annual rainfall
802mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
38.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
166 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
102 d/yr
Annual snowfall
51.3 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
22 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
39.0 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-37.9 °C
4 January 1970
Wettest day
110 mm
16 August 1994
Windiest day
51.4 km/h
12 May 1942
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
8 April 1986
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
30 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-43.7 °C
4 January 1970
Snowiest day
24.2 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.8 h
18 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 | -5.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 19 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | -3.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 6.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 14 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 105 mm | +55 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 81 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 110 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 215 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 185 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 24.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 55 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 12.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 18 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 5.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 15 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | -5.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 12 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Liaoyuan?
Liaoyuan has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.7 °C and it receives 802 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Liaoyuan?
The hottest day measured in Liaoyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Liaoyuan?
The coldest day measured in Liaoyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1970, at -37.9 °C.
Does it snow in Liaoyuan?
Yes. Liaoyuan gets on average 51.3 cm of snow per year and has around 166 frost days.
Has the climate of Liaoyuan warmed?
Yes: Liaoyuan warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Liaoyuan?
The wettest day measured in Liaoyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1994, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Liaoyuan?
The windiest day measured in Liaoyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1942, with winds reaching 51.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Liaoyuan?
The warmest month in Liaoyuan is July (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Liaoyuan?
Liaoyuan receives on average 802 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Liaoyuan?
Liaoyuan gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Liaoyuan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Liaoyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 24.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Liaoyuan?
Yes: Liaoyuan has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Liaoyuan?
In Liaoyuan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 30 July 2018, and the lowest was -43.7 °C on 4 January 1970.
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