Licha climate — normals and trends
Licha (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 825 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Licha averages 96 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Licha has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 108 to 84 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 15 July 2002) and the coldest -20.1 °C (on 20 January 1957).
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
LichaShandong
- coords
- 36.06°, 119.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.8°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
8.8°C
Annual rainfall
825mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
27.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
96 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.3 cm
Average feels-like high
16.3 °C
Average feels-like low
7.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
68 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
39.6 °C
15 July 2002
Coldest day
-20.1 °C
20 January 1957
Wettest day
190 mm
8 August 2009
Windiest day
56.5 km/h
2 August 1940
Strongest gust
120.6 km/h
2 August 1940
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
24 July 2017
Coldest feels-like
-25.1 °C
7 January 2021
Snowiest day
10.6 cm
12 February 1940
Sunniest day
14.0 h
18 May 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 | 6.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 6.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 14.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 70 mm | +44 mm |
| Apr | 21.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 33 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 24.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 53 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 80 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 33.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 49 mm | -170 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 170 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 233 mm | +138 mm |
| Oct | 18.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 137 mm | +98 mm |
| Nov | 15.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 7 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 7.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 17 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Licha?
Licha has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 825 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Licha?
The hottest day measured in Licha between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2002, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Licha?
The coldest day measured in Licha between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1957, at -20.1 °C.
Does it snow in Licha?
Yes. Licha gets on average 13.3 cm of snow per year and has around 96 frost days.
Has the climate of Licha warmed?
Yes: Licha warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Licha?
The wettest day measured in Licha between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2009, with 190 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Licha?
The windiest day measured in Licha between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with winds reaching 56.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Licha?
The warmest month in Licha is July (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Licha?
Licha receives on average 825 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Licha?
Licha gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Licha?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Licha between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1940, with 10.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Licha?
Yes: Licha has on average 68 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Licha?
In Licha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 24 July 2017, and the lowest was -25.1 °C on 7 January 2021.
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