Lincang climate — normals and trends
Lincang (China) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 1,555 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 (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lincang averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 191 rainy days per year.
Lincang has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.8 °C (on 2 June 1958) and the coldest -1.6 °C (on 3 January 1974).
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
LincangYunnan
- coords
- 23.88°, 100.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.5°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
12.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,555mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
8.5km/h
Seasonal range
9.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
191 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
11.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
33.8 °C
2 June 1958
Coldest day
-1.6 °C
3 January 1974
Wettest day
116 mm
18 May 1978
Windiest day
21.5 km/h
28 March 1968
Strongest gust
79.2 km/h
28 March 1968
Hottest feels-like
34.4 °C
7 August 2009
Coldest feels-like
-4.5 °C
26 December 1999
Snowiest day
5.3 cm
3 March 1986
Sunniest day
13.0 h
13 June 2013
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 | 18.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 17 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 21.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 5 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 23.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 29 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 24.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 49 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 232 mm | +94 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 265 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 447 mm | +135 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 201 mm | -91 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 228 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 23.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 164 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 19.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 122 mm | +66 mm |
| Dec | 19.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lincang?
Lincang has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 1,555 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lincang?
The hottest day measured in Lincang between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1958, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lincang?
The coldest day measured in Lincang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1974, at -1.6 °C.
Does it snow in Lincang?
Almost never: Lincang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lincang warmed?
Yes: Lincang warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lincang?
The wettest day measured in Lincang between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1978, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lincang?
The windiest day measured in Lincang between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1968, with winds reaching 21.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lincang?
The warmest month in Lincang is June (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Lincang?
Lincang receives on average 1,555 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 191 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lincang?
Lincang gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lincang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lincang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1986, with 5.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lincang?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lincang.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lincang?
In Lincang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.4 °C on 7 August 2009, and the lowest was -4.5 °C on 26 December 1999.
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