Lijiang climate — normals and trends
Lijiang (China) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 1,524 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 June (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lijiang averages 68 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Lijiang has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 87 to 49 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.0 °C (on 31 May 2023) and the coldest -17.4 °C (on 17 December 2013).
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
LijiangYunnan
- coords
- 26.87°, 100.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.0°C
Average daily high
17.9°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,524mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
12.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
68 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.3 cm
Average feels-like high
16.6 °C
Average feels-like low
5.5 °C
Average peak gust
39.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
32.0 °C
31 May 2023
Coldest day
-17.4 °C
17 December 2013
Wettest day
87 mm
27 July 1989
Windiest day
23.1 km/h
17 February 1989
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
20 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
31.3 °C
18 August 2016
Coldest feels-like
-22.2 °C
17 December 2013
Snowiest day
26.5 cm
19 October 1956
Sunniest day
13.2 h
12 June 2013
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 23 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 14.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 17 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 16.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 55 mm | +24 mm |
| Apr | 21.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 35 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 189 mm | +73 mm |
| Jun | 22.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 291 mm | +26 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 316 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 22.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 419 mm | +138 mm |
| Sep | 21.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 283 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 20.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 102 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 15.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 56 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | 14.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 4 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lijiang?
Lijiang has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 1,524 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lijiang?
The hottest day measured in Lijiang between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2023, reaching 32.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lijiang?
The coldest day measured in Lijiang between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 2013, at -17.4 °C.
Does it snow in Lijiang?
Yes. Lijiang gets on average 11.3 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.
Has the climate of Lijiang warmed?
Yes: Lijiang warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lijiang?
The wettest day measured in Lijiang between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1989, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lijiang?
The windiest day measured in Lijiang between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1989, with winds reaching 23.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lijiang?
The warmest month in Lijiang is June (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Lijiang?
Lijiang receives on average 1,524 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lijiang?
Lijiang gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lijiang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lijiang between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1956, with 26.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lijiang?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lijiang.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lijiang?
In Lijiang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.3 °C on 18 August 2016, and the lowest was -22.2 °C on 17 December 2013.
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