Lichuan climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lichuan?

Lichuan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 2,035 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lichuan?

The hottest day measured in Lichuan between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2021, reaching 33.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lichuan?

The coldest day measured in Lichuan between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1944, at -16.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lichuan?

Yes. Lichuan gets on average 78.5 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Lichuan warmed?

Yes: Lichuan warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lichuan?

The wettest day measured in Lichuan between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1963, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lichuan?

The windiest day measured in Lichuan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1946, with winds reaching 44.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lichuan?

The warmest month in Lichuan is July (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lichuan?

Lichuan receives on average 2,035 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 212 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lichuan?

Lichuan gets on average 6.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,300 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lichuan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 2,035 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 (22.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Lichuan averages 54 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 212 rainy days per year.

Lichuan has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 64 to 44 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 33.4 °C (on 1 August 2021) and the coldest -16.2 °C (on 21 December 1944).

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

LichuanHubei

coords: 30.30°, 108.85°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

12.3°C

Average daily high

15.7°C

Average daily low

9.3°C

Annual rainfall

2,035mm

Sunshine / day

6.3h

Mean relative humidity

85%

Average peak wind

10.8km/h

Seasonal range

21.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

54 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

4 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

212 d/yr

Annual snowfall

78.5 cm

Average feels-like high

15.4 °C

Average feels-like low

8.5 °C

Average peak gust

30.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

21 d/yr

Solar radiation

11.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

33.4 °C

1 August 2021

Coldest day

-16.2 °C

21 December 1944

Wettest day

148 mm

7 July 1963

Windiest day

44.5 km/h

28 May 1946

Strongest gust

95.4 km/h

21 June 1946

Hottest feels-like

38.6 °C

5 August 1994

Coldest feels-like

-20.0 °C

21 December 1944

Snowiest day

30.7 cm

22 February 1989

Sunniest day

13.8 h

9 July 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	32.4 °C3 August 2025	-4.5 °C27 January 2025	13.6 °C	1,870 mm	19	41
2024	31.4 °C22 July 2024	-5.3 °C23 January 2024	13.6 °C	1,983 mm	17	46
2023	30.8 °C6 August 2023	-7.2 °C17 January 2023	13.2 °C	2,183 mm	7	31
2022	32.1 °C19 August 2022	-4.2 °C19 December 2022	13.2 °C	1,428 mm	24	54
2021	33.4 °C1 August 2021	-5.5 °C8 January 2021	13.2 °C	1,899 mm	9	34
2020	30.5 °C4 August 2020	-5.6 °C16 February 2020	12.6 °C	2,092 mm	5	28
2019	32.2 °C26 August 2019	-3.5 °C18 February 2019	12.8 °C	1,557 mm	12	26
2018	31.3 °C22 July 2018	-10.9 °C10 January 2018	12.9 °C	1,916 mm	9	47
2017	31.6 °C10 July 2017	-3.7 °C21 January 2017	12.9 °C	1,874 mm	8	34
2016	31.9 °C20 August 2016	-7.0 °C25 January 2016	13.1 °C	1,885 mm	19	45
2015	29.8 °C12 July 2015	-3.1 °C17 December 2015	13.0 °C	1,667 mm	0	35
2014	31.5 °C22 July 2014	-4.9 °C11 February 2014	12.4 °C	1,933 mm	6	48
2013	30.3 °C14 July 2013	-5.3 °C4 January 2013	13.1 °C	1,567 mm	2	51
2012	31.3 °C12 August 2012	-9.6 °C30 December 2012	11.8 °C	1,688 mm	4	72
2011	30.7 °C18 May 2011	-7.3 °C7 January 2011	12.1 °C	1,589 mm	1	60
2010	32.1 °C4 August 2010	-9.7 °C16 December 2010	12.6 °C	1,515 mm	10	43
2009	31.7 °C19 July 2009	-5.0 °C9 January 2009	12.9 °C	1,570 mm	3	47
2008	30.0 °C29 July 2008	-8.8 °C3 February 2008	12.4 °C	1,779 mm	1	65
2007	30.9 °C10 August 2007	-4.1 °C17 January 2007	12.7 °C	2,166 mm	2	34
2006	32.0 °C15 July 2006	-5.6 °C18 February 2006	13.0 °C	1,489 mm	6	50
2005	31.2 °C15 June 2005	-4.4 °C14 January 2005	12.4 °C	1,658 mm	3	68
2004	31.1 °C10 August 2004	-9.9 °C27 January 2004	12.5 °C	1,913 mm	5	47
2003	31.3 °C2 August 2003	-5.1 °C7 January 2003	12.7 °C	2,236 mm	11	45
2002	31.6 °C13 July 2002	-6.9 °C27 December 2002	12.8 °C	2,095 mm	4	37
2001	30.8 °C7 August 2001	-8.7 °C23 December 2001	12.8 °C	1,677 mm	4	46
2000	30.7 °C26 July 2000	-8.7 °C1 February 2000	12.2 °C	2,318 mm	5	53
1999	31.1 °C7 August 1999	-7.5 °C13 January 1999	12.8 °C	2,060 mm	4	43
1998	30.4 °C18 July 1998	-9.0 °C20 January 1998	13.2 °C	2,337 mm	2	46
1997	30.7 °C21 August 1997	-8.5 °C26 January 1997	12.4 °C	1,904 mm	9	44
1996	30.3 °C27 July 1996	-7.9 °C22 February 1996	11.9 °C	2,473 mm	2	70
1995	30.8 °C30 July 1995	-10.6 °C5 January 1995	12.1 °C	2,061 mm	4	59
1994	32.5 °C5 August 1994	-9.7 °C22 January 1994	12.7 °C	1,908 mm	8	44
1993	29.3 °C15 July 1993	-11.7 °C17 January 1993	11.8 °C	2,474 mm	0	66
1992	31.0 °C4 August 1992	-5.8 °C12 February 1992	11.9 °C	1,725 mm	6	73
1991	31.3 °C20 July 1991	-13.5 °C29 December 1991	12.1 °C	2,002 mm	3	44
1990	31.4 °C22 August 1990	-4.7 °C1 February 1990	12.8 °C	1,796 mm	7	39
1989	31.5 °C18 July 1989	-10.2 °C14 January 1989	11.7 °C	2,306 mm	7	58
1988	31.6 °C19 July 1988	-5.9 °C20 February 1988	12.3 °C	1,624 mm	4	55
1987	28.6 °C5 August 1987	-6.3 °C27 January 1987	12.6 °C	2,162 mm	0	35
1986	31.0 °C6 August 1986	-7.8 °C7 February 1986	11.9 °C	2,158 mm	1	62
1985	30.4 °C2 August 1985	-8.2 °C12 December 1985	12.0 °C	2,050 mm	4	68
1984	30.8 °C31 July 1984	-9.2 °C1 January 1984	11.7 °C	2,083 mm	1	71
1983	29.0 °C25 July 1983	-9.6 °C12 January 1983	12.1 °C	2,554 mm	0	57
1982	29.9 °C2 August 1982	-6.9 °C27 December 1982	11.9 °C	2,674 mm	0	53
1981	30.4 °C28 July 1981	-5.6 °C27 January 1981	12.2 °C	1,706 mm	3	54
1980	30.6 °C1 July 1980	-10.2 °C31 January 1980	12.1 °C	2,211 mm	2	51
1979	30.8 °C30 July 1979	-7.4 °C1 February 1979	12.6 °C	2,117 mm	3	49
1978	30.7 °C20 August 1978	-9.1 °C19 January 1978	12.5 °C	1,648 mm	3	59
1977	31.1 °C9 August 1977	-12.6 °C30 January 1977	12.0 °C	1,936 mm	6	67
1976	30.6 °C31 July 1976	-10.1 °C28 December 1976	11.6 °C	1,958 mm	7	62
1975	31.1 °C21 July 1975	-13.2 °C16 December 1975	12.4 °C	1,764 mm	5	51
1974	30.3 °C16 July 1974	-7.0 °C19 January 1974	12.0 °C	2,035 mm	1	70
1973	31.2 °C22 August 1973	-5.5 °C3 January 1973	12.6 °C	1,949 mm	3	35
1972	31.2 °C27 August 1972	-8.2 °C9 February 1972	12.2 °C	1,969 mm	7	61
1971	32.2 °C26 July 1971	-11.3 °C31 January 1971	12.3 °C	1,926 mm	7	53
1970	31.0 °C11 August 1970	-9.5 °C11 January 1970	12.1 °C	2,109 mm	4	46
1969	32.0 °C28 July 1969	-9.8 °C4 February 1969	12.3 °C	1,991 mm	3	70
1968	30.5 °C30 July 1968	-8.9 °C7 February 1968	12.1 °C	2,331 mm	1	63
1967	31.6 °C29 August 1967	-11.2 °C3 February 1967	11.9 °C	2,466 mm	13	87
1966	28.5 °C15 August 1966	-13.1 °C29 December 1966	11.8 °C	1,925 mm	0	53
1965	27.6 °C24 July 1965	-12.4 °C19 December 1965	11.3 °C	2,141 mm	0	66
1964	31.0 °C8 August 1964	-10.7 °C28 January 1964	12.2 °C	2,205 mm	4	66
1963	30.3 °C27 June 1963	-9.0 °C16 January 1963	12.9 °C	2,314 mm	4	61
1962	31.2 °C16 July 1962	-8.5 °C26 January 1962	12.3 °C	2,100 mm	7	65
1961	31.7 °C23 August 1961	-13.6 °C16 January 1961	12.7 °C	2,078 mm	15	46
1960	31.0 °C3 August 1960	-11.1 °C1 January 1960	12.6 °C	2,231 mm	5	39
1959	31.6 °C13 July 1959	-11.2 °C12 January 1959	12.4 °C	1,508 mm	7	56
1958	30.1 °C23 July 1958	-10.3 °C19 January 1958	12.4 °C	2,061 mm	2	56
1957	31.3 °C30 August 1957	-9.5 °C11 February 1957	12.2 °C	2,015 mm	2	62
1956	27.7 °C4 September 1956	-15.0 °C9 January 1956	11.3 °C	2,170 mm	0	79
1955	26.4 °C19 June 1955	-12.1 °C6 January 1955	11.7 °C	2,514 mm	0	46
1954	27.6 °C29 August 1954	-10.9 °C27 January 1954	11.5 °C	2,860 mm	0	69
1953	30.8 °C17 August 1953	-8.7 °C20 January 1953	12.2 °C	2,278 mm	2	48
1952	27.9 °C30 July 1952	-9.3 °C18 February 1952	12.0 °C	2,704 mm	0	57
1951	28.4 °C31 May 1951	-11.5 °C13 January 1951	11.8 °C	2,310 mm	0	52
1950	29.5 °C23 July 1950	-9.9 °C18 February 1950	11.8 °C	2,824 mm	0	50
1949	27.2 °C10 July 1949	-12.6 °C9 January 1949	12.1 °C	2,206 mm	0	47
1948	28.4 °C2 July 1948	-9.3 °C27 January 1948	12.3 °C	2,226 mm	0	44
1947	28.6 °C20 May 1947	-12.0 °C22 December 1947	11.9 °C	1,955 mm	0	57
1946	28.9 °C20 July 1946	-6.1 °C22 December 1946	12.3 °C	1,955 mm	0	57
1945	28.2 °C2 August 1945	-10.6 °C11 February 1945	10.9 °C	1,826 mm	0	83
1944	28.6 °C3 August 1944	-16.2 °C21 December 1944	11.4 °C	1,682 mm	0	78
1943	26.1 °C1 July 1943	-9.4 °C12 January 1943	11.8 °C	3,284 mm	0	68
1942	26.8 °C9 August 1942	-10.3 °C16 February 1942	12.2 °C	2,140 mm	0	52
1941	27.7 °C2 June 1941	-7.7 °C25 January 1941	12.1 °C	1,808 mm	0	56
1940	28.6 °C13 July 1940	-14.8 °C25 January 1940	11.7 °C	1,699 mm	0	67

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

17.6 °C

+1.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

19 d/yr

+15

Frost days (< 0 °C)

41 d/yr

-13

Annual rainfall

1870 mm

-166 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	6.5 °C	+2.4 °C	73 mm	+3 mm
Feb	5.5 °C	-0.4 °C	59 mm	-24 mm
Mar	12.1 °C	+1.0 °C	156 mm	+22 mm
Apr	19.7 °C	+3.2 °C	175 mm	-8 mm
May	22.4 °C	+2.1 °C	152 mm	-86 mm
Jun	24.1 °C	+0.8 °C	282 mm	+13 mm
Jul	29.2 °C	+3.3 °C	97 mm	-190 mm
Aug	27.8 °C	+1.8 °C	251 mm	+17 mm
Sep	23.3 °C	+1.5 °C	255 mm	+56 mm
Oct	18.0 °C	+1.6 °C	227 mm	+70 mm
Nov	12.6 °C	+1.3 °C	59 mm	-51 mm
Dec	8.9 °C	+2.8 °C	84 mm	+12 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.4 °C

3 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-4.5 °C

27 Jan 2025

Wettest day

55.0 mm

13 Oct 2025

Windiest day

25.1 km/h

27 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

62.3 km/h

10 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.8 °C

5 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-8.1 °C

27 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

7.0 cm

31 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.6 h

4 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lichuan?

Lichuan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 2,035 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lichuan?

The hottest day measured in Lichuan between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2021, reaching 33.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lichuan?

The coldest day measured in Lichuan between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1944, at -16.2 °C.

Does it snow in Lichuan?

Yes. Lichuan gets on average 78.5 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.

Has the climate of Lichuan warmed?

Yes: Lichuan warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lichuan?

The wettest day measured in Lichuan between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1963, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lichuan?

The windiest day measured in Lichuan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1946, with winds reaching 44.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lichuan?

The warmest month in Lichuan is July (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Lichuan?

Lichuan receives on average 2,035 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 212 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lichuan?

Lichuan gets on average 6.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,300 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lichuan?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lichuan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1989, with 30.7 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Lichuan?

Yes: Lichuan has on average 21 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lichuan?

In Lichuan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 5 August 1994, and the lowest was -20.0 °C on 21 December 1944.

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