Ligang climate — normals and trends
Ligang (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 241 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Ligang averages 141 frost days, 49 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 36 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Ligang between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 8 July 1953) and the coldest -26.8 °C (on 31 January 2008).
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
LigangNingxia
- coords
- 38.65°, 106.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
16.7°C
Average daily low
4.3°C
Annual rainfall
241mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
31.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
141 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
49 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
36 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.2 cm
Average feels-like high
14.2 °C
Average feels-like low
1.5 °C
Average peak gust
27.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
20 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
8 July 1953
Coldest day
-26.8 °C
31 January 2008
Wettest day
105 mm
6 September 1955
Windiest day
41.9 km/h
23 May 1946
Strongest gust
85.0 km/h
25 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
24 July 1944
Coldest feels-like
-31.7 °C
31 January 2008
Snowiest day
7.2 cm
21 February 1979
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 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 | +2.1 °C | 6 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 4.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 21.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 25.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 8 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 9 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 31.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 65 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 45 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 20 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 16.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 30 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 10.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 14 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 5.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ligang?
Ligang has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 241 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ligang?
The hottest day measured in Ligang between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1953, reaching 42.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ligang?
The coldest day measured in Ligang between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 2008, at -26.8 °C.
Does it snow in Ligang?
Yes. Ligang gets on average 7.2 cm of snow per year and has around 141 frost days.
Has the climate of Ligang warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Ligang.
What is the wettest day in Ligang?
The wettest day measured in Ligang between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1955, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ligang?
The windiest day measured in Ligang between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1946, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ligang?
The warmest month in Ligang is July (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Ligang?
Ligang receives on average 241 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 36 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ligang?
Ligang gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ligang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ligang between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1979, with 7.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ligang?
Yes: Ligang has on average 20 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ligang?
In Ligang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 24 July 1944, and the lowest was -31.7 °C on 31 January 2008.
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