Lidu climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lidu?

Lidu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,350 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Lidu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2006, reaching 42.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lidu?

The coldest day measured in Lidu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1945, at -7.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lidu?

Yes. Lidu gets on average 1.7 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Lidu warmed?

Yes: Lidu warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lidu?

The wettest day measured in Lidu between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2004, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lidu?

The windiest day measured in Lidu between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1946, with winds reaching 48.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lidu?

The warmest month in Lidu is August (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lidu?

Lidu receives on average 1,350 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lidu?

Lidu gets on average 6.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,190 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lidu (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,350 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 August (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Lidu averages 2 frost days, 75 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.

Lidu has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 15 August 2006) and the coldest -7.4 °C (on 11 February 1945).

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

LiduChongqing Municipality

coords: 29.74°, 107.29°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

18.1°C

Average daily high

21.6°C

Average daily low

14.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,350mm

Sunshine / day

6.0h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

8.6km/h

Seasonal range

20.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

75 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

166 d/yr

Annual snowfall

1.7 cm

Average feels-like high

23.0 °C

Average feels-like low

15.7 °C

Average peak gust

21.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

113 d/yr

Solar radiation

11.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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

42.2 °C

15 August 2006

Coldest day

-7.4 °C

11 February 1945

Wettest day

178 mm

30 June 2004

Windiest day

48.0 km/h

28 May 1946

Strongest gust

73.1 km/h

24 June 1946

Hottest feels-like

47.2 °C

5 August 1994

Coldest feels-like

-11.1 °C

11 February 1945

Snowiest day

6.1 cm

6 February 1972

Sunniest day

13.8 h

28 June 2013

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.2 °C3 August 2025	-0.4 °C12 January 2025	19.5 °C	1,246 mm	111	1
2024	40.0 °C27 August 2024	0.1 °C16 December 2024	19.6 °C	1,223 mm	103	0
2023	37.2 °C12 July 2023	-0.2 °C30 January 2023	18.9 °C	1,317 mm	84	2
2022	42.0 °C18 August 2022	1.5 °C23 February 2022	19.3 °C	988 mm	97	0
2021	39.9 °C3 August 2021	-1.6 °C12 January 2021	18.5 °C	1,504 mm	87	3
2020	39.3 °C29 August 2020	0.3 °C21 December 2020	18.3 °C	1,566 mm	72	0
2019	38.2 °C28 July 2019	2.3 °C22 January 2019	18.3 °C	1,269 mm	75	0
2018	39.3 °C20 July 2018	-0.7 °C9 January 2018	18.5 °C	1,125 mm	92	1
2017	39.7 °C21 August 2017	0.4 °C21 December 2017	18.7 °C	1,079 mm	83	0
2016	41.5 °C25 August 2016	-2.9 °C25 January 2016	18.8 °C	1,167 mm	92	1
2015	36.3 °C28 June 2015	1.3 °C17 December 2015	18.8 °C	1,113 mm	78	0
2014	39.3 °C6 August 2014	-0.4 °C21 January 2014	18.0 °C	1,387 mm	55	2
2013	39.8 °C31 July 2013	-0.9 °C10 January 2013	19.0 °C	1,153 mm	108	2
2012	38.4 °C12 August 2012	-1.6 °C31 December 2012	17.6 °C	1,083 mm	69	2
2011	41.0 °C16 August 2011	-1.6 °C2 February 2011	18.1 °C	961 mm	93	2
2010	40.5 °C11 August 2010	0.4 °C17 December 2010	18.2 °C	1,182 mm	75	0
2009	38.9 °C7 September 2009	0.7 °C27 January 2009	18.5 °C	1,090 mm	81	0
2008	36.8 °C23 September 2008	-1.5 °C15 February 2008	18.0 °C	1,114 mm	72	2
2007	36.5 °C8 August 2007	1.4 °C19 January 2007	18.5 °C	1,269 mm	85	0
2006	42.2 °C15 August 2006	0.4 °C27 January 2006	19.2 °C	1,016 mm	98	0
2005	37.1 °C1 July 2005	-1.8 °C2 January 2005	18.1 °C	1,286 mm	85	3
2004	40.0 °C11 August 2004	1.3 °C9 February 2004	18.1 °C	1,774 mm	72	0
2003	37.9 °C25 August 2003	1.0 °C7 January 2003	18.5 °C	1,270 mm	72	0
2002	37.3 °C13 July 2002	1.2 °C2 February 2002	18.5 °C	1,440 mm	75	0
2001	39.6 °C6 August 2001	0.8 °C22 December 2001	18.7 °C	1,188 mm	68	0
2000	37.2 °C27 July 2000	-0.4 °C1 February 2000	18.0 °C	1,428 mm	79	1
1999	36.6 °C8 August 1999	-2.0 °C26 December 1999	18.4 °C	1,621 mm	74	3
1998	36.7 °C19 July 1998	1.6 °C20 January 1998	18.9 °C	1,689 mm	83	0
1997	40.0 °C31 August 1997	0.2 °C28 January 1997	18.2 °C	1,235 mm	76	0
1996	37.9 °C23 August 1996	0.4 °C3 January 1996	17.6 °C	1,655 mm	74	0
1995	39.3 °C7 September 1995	-0.3 °C29 December 1995	18.1 °C	1,506 mm	75	1
1994	40.6 °C5 August 1994	-0.8 °C23 January 1994	18.5 °C	1,202 mm	93	2
1993	36.4 °C13 July 1993	-1.5 °C25 January 1993	17.5 °C	1,498 mm	50	7
1992	40.8 °C11 August 1992	0.3 °C14 January 1992	17.8 °C	1,172 mm	77	0
1991	37.3 °C25 July 1991	-0.4 °C28 December 1991	17.8 °C	1,240 mm	76	1
1990	39.3 °C27 August 1990	1.7 °C1 February 1990	18.6 °C	1,265 mm	94	0
1989	38.8 °C22 July 1989	0.1 °C12 February 1989	17.5 °C	1,513 mm	62	0
1988	38.6 °C19 July 1988	2.4 °C4 March 1988	17.9 °C	1,231 mm	71	0
1987	35.9 °C24 May 1987	-0.4 °C27 January 1987	18.2 °C	1,371 mm	59	1
1986	36.9 °C7 August 1986	-0.2 °C10 February 1986	17.5 °C	1,402 mm	67	1
1985	37.1 °C5 August 1985	-0.4 °C18 January 1985	17.8 °C	1,315 mm	75	1
1984	37.5 °C17 July 1984	-0.9 °C9 January 1984	17.5 °C	1,478 mm	75	1
1983	36.1 °C25 July 1983	0.3 °C22 January 1983	17.9 °C	1,582 mm	53	0
1982	37.3 °C3 August 1982	-1.2 °C28 December 1982	17.4 °C	1,541 mm	55	3
1981	38.1 °C9 August 1981	-0.8 °C23 December 1981	18.0 °C	1,102 mm	82	1
1980	37.6 °C28 July 1980	-1.1 °C9 February 1980	17.9 °C	1,325 mm	57	3
1979	37.0 °C9 August 1979	-1.0 °C29 December 1979	18.2 °C	1,427 mm	66	1
1978	39.1 °C26 August 1978	-1.0 °C21 January 1978	18.6 °C	1,003 mm	92	1
1977	38.3 °C8 August 1977	-2.8 °C30 January 1977	17.8 °C	1,301 mm	73	6
1976	39.6 °C20 August 1976	0.3 °C2 January 1976	17.5 °C	1,273 mm	58	0
1975	41.1 °C10 September 1975	-3.5 °C16 December 1975	18.4 °C	1,219 mm	80	8
1974	37.4 °C30 July 1974	0.7 °C3 January 1974	17.7 °C	1,473 mm	60	0
1973	36.9 °C21 August 1973	1.0 °C31 December 1973	18.6 °C	1,412 mm	78	0
1972	39.2 °C26 August 1972	-4.2 °C8 February 1972	17.9 °C	1,502 mm	79	5
1971	39.6 °C2 September 1971	1.8 °C10 January 1971	18.2 °C	1,253 mm	74	0
1970	38.0 °C17 August 1970	-0.4 °C6 January 1970	17.8 °C	1,489 mm	74	1
1969	36.8 °C2 August 1969	-0.3 °C8 January 1969	18.2 °C	1,305 mm	79	1
1968	36.9 °C31 July 1968	0.5 °C14 February 1968	17.6 °C	1,536 mm	51	0
1967	38.7 °C30 August 1967	-2.6 °C2 February 1967	17.8 °C	1,573 mm	73	5
1966	35.4 °C15 August 1966	-2.4 °C29 December 1966	17.5 °C	1,280 mm	66	7
1965	33.8 °C12 July 1965	-2.5 °C20 December 1965	17.1 °C	1,493 mm	50	5
1964	38.8 °C22 July 1964	0.6 °C26 February 1964	18.3 °C	1,402 mm	75	0
1963	37.2 °C15 July 1963	-2.5 °C15 January 1963	18.7 °C	1,453 mm	85	3
1962	38.2 °C18 July 1962	-0.9 °C27 January 1962	18.1 °C	1,487 mm	78	1
1961	41.1 °C23 July 1961	-1.5 °C17 January 1961	18.9 °C	1,305 mm	100	3
1960	39.3 °C30 August 1960	-0.4 °C3 January 1960	18.4 °C	1,375 mm	79	2
1959	39.8 °C28 August 1959	-0.4 °C13 January 1959	18.5 °C	971 mm	94	1
1958	37.0 °C31 May 1958	0.4 °C8 January 1958	18.2 °C	1,399 mm	77	0
1957	38.3 °C24 July 1957	-1.7 °C7 February 1957	17.9 °C	1,468 mm	55	2
1956	34.2 °C4 July 1956	-3.6 °C12 January 1956	17.4 °C	1,361 mm	71	7
1955	33.9 °C10 September 1955	-4.3 °C21 February 1955	17.6 °C	1,389 mm	66	8
1954	34.8 °C3 September 1954	-1.8 °C16 December 1954	17.6 °C	1,807 mm	67	7
1953	36.9 °C18 August 1953	-1.0 °C20 January 1953	18.5 °C	1,413 mm	80	3
1952	35.2 °C4 July 1952	-0.9 °C14 January 1952	18.0 °C	1,695 mm	61	2
1951	34.6 °C8 August 1951	-4.2 °C14 January 1951	17.7 °C	1,371 mm	75	2
1950	33.2 °C3 July 1950	-1.4 °C17 December 1950	17.4 °C	1,812 mm	35	2
1949	35.3 °C15 September 1949	-2.8 °C9 January 1949	17.9 °C	1,391 mm	76	3
1948	34.0 °C17 August 1948	-3.3 °C10 February 1948	18.0 °C	1,500 mm	74	5
1947	33.9 °C25 July 1947	-3.6 °C20 December 1947	17.9 °C	1,236 mm	73	7
1946	37.7 °C19 August 1946	-0.5 °C8 February 1946	18.5 °C	1,098 mm	92	3
1945	33.7 °C22 July 1945	-7.4 °C11 February 1945	16.8 °C	1,128 mm	56	16
1944	34.9 °C4 August 1944	-2.3 °C20 December 1944	17.3 °C	1,180 mm	89	7
1943	32.1 °C1 July 1943	-2.4 °C8 February 1943	17.6 °C	1,899 mm	33	3
1942	32.6 °C3 August 1942	-0.1 °C13 February 1942	18.0 °C	1,522 mm	61	1
1941	34.4 °C11 July 1941	-0.5 °C2 February 1941	17.6 °C	1,599 mm	47	2
1940	35.5 °C19 August 1940	-3.2 °C3 February 1940	17.5 °C	1,113 mm	74	8

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.3 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

111 d/yr

+36

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

1246 mm

-104 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	12.1 °C	+1.9 °C	60 mm	+22 mm
Feb	12.1 °C	-0.3 °C	32 mm	-11 mm
Mar	17.3 °C	0.0 °C	71 mm	-20 mm
Apr	25.3 °C	+2.9 °C	112 mm	-24 mm
May	27.9 °C	+2.1 °C	117 mm	-60 mm
Jun	29.4 °C	+1.0 °C	204 mm	+26 mm
Jul	34.7 °C	+2.7 °C	161 mm	-8 mm
Aug	35.1 °C	+2.6 °C	83 mm	-52 mm
Sep	30.4 °C	+2.6 °C	135 mm	+5 mm
Oct	24.4 °C	+2.7 °C	139 mm	+19 mm
Nov	17.0 °C	+0.3 °C	80 mm	-4 mm
Dec	13.6 °C	+2.0 °C	51 mm	+2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.2 °C

3 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-0.4 °C

12 Jan 2025

Wettest day

58.1 mm

10 Jul 2025

Windiest day

21.8 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

54.4 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

47.1 °C

5 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-3.3 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.8 h

3 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lidu?

Lidu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,350 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lidu?

The hottest day measured in Lidu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2006, reaching 42.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lidu?

The coldest day measured in Lidu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1945, at -7.4 °C.

Does it snow in Lidu?

Yes. Lidu gets on average 1.7 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.

Has the climate of Lidu warmed?

Yes: Lidu warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lidu?

The wettest day measured in Lidu between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2004, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lidu?

The windiest day measured in Lidu between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1946, with winds reaching 48.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lidu?

The warmest month in Lidu is August (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Lidu?

Lidu receives on average 1,350 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lidu?

Lidu gets on average 6.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,190 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lidu?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lidu between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1972, with 6.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Lidu?

Yes: Lidu has on average 113 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lidu?

In Lidu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 5 August 1994, and the lowest was -11.1 °C on 11 February 1945.

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