Lichuan Zhen climate — normals and trends
Lichuan Zhen (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 719 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 (15.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lichuan Zhen averages 168 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Lichuan Zhen has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 174 to 162 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.8 °C (on 13 August 2022) and the coldest -33.5 °C (on 13 December 1975).
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
Lichuan ZhenGansu
- coords
- 34.25°, 104.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.4°C
Average daily high
9.8°C
Average daily low
-0.3°C
Annual rainfall
719mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
24.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
168 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
83.4 cm
Average feels-like high
7.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
29.8 °C
13 August 2022
Coldest day
-33.5 °C
13 December 1975
Wettest day
108 mm
29 July 1946
Windiest day
36.7 km/h
30 May 1946
Strongest gust
75.6 km/h
23 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
31.5 °C
28 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-38.0 °C
13 December 1975
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
22 May 1946
Sunniest day
14.0 h
28 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 | -2.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 18 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | -3.7 °C | -3.3 °C | 22 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 3.4 °C | -2.3 °C | 24 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 13.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 23 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 88 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 18.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 99 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 22.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 137 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 21.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 123 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 18.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 90 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 11.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 97 mm | +32 mm |
| Nov | 6.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 21 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 4.3 °C | +5.2 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lichuan Zhen?
Lichuan Zhen has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.4 °C and it receives 719 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lichuan Zhen?
The hottest day measured in Lichuan Zhen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2022, reaching 29.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lichuan Zhen?
The coldest day measured in Lichuan Zhen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1975, at -33.5 °C.
Does it snow in Lichuan Zhen?
Yes. Lichuan Zhen gets on average 83.4 cm of snow per year and has around 168 frost days.
Has the climate of Lichuan Zhen warmed?
Yes: Lichuan Zhen warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lichuan Zhen?
The wettest day measured in Lichuan Zhen between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1946, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lichuan Zhen?
The windiest day measured in Lichuan Zhen between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1946, with winds reaching 36.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lichuan Zhen?
The warmest month in Lichuan Zhen is July (15.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Lichuan Zhen?
Lichuan Zhen receives on average 719 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lichuan Zhen?
Lichuan Zhen gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lichuan Zhen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lichuan Zhen between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1946, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lichuan Zhen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lichuan Zhen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lichuan Zhen?
In Lichuan Zhen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.5 °C on 28 July 2010, and the lowest was -38.0 °C on 13 December 1975.
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