Linfen climate — normals and trends
Linfen (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 817 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Linfen averages 114 frost days, 41 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Linfen has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 124 to 104 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 23 June 2005) and the coldest -26.1 °C (on 16 January 1955).
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
LinfenShanxi
- coords
- 36.09°, 111.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.8°C
Average daily high
17.2°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
817mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
27.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
114 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
41 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
27.4 cm
Average feels-like high
15.8 °C
Average feels-like low
5.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
38 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
39.1 °C
23 June 2005
Coldest day
-26.1 °C
16 January 1955
Wettest day
142 mm
4 July 2013
Windiest day
43.4 km/h
2 April 1970
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
2 May 1982
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
12 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-30.7 °C
16 January 1955
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
28 February 1945
Sunniest day
14.2 h
24 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 14 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 6.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 14.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 24 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 9 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 25.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 41 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 94 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 87 mm | -100 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 105 mm | -62 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 117 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 15.9 °C | -1.7 °C | 171 mm | +111 mm |
| Nov | 12.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 12 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 7.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 12 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Linfen?
Linfen has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 817 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Linfen?
The hottest day measured in Linfen between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2005, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Linfen?
The coldest day measured in Linfen between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1955, at -26.1 °C.
Does it snow in Linfen?
Yes. Linfen gets on average 27.4 cm of snow per year and has around 114 frost days.
Has the climate of Linfen warmed?
Yes: Linfen warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Linfen?
The wettest day measured in Linfen between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2013, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Linfen?
The windiest day measured in Linfen between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1970, with winds reaching 43.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Linfen?
The warmest month in Linfen is July (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Linfen?
Linfen receives on average 817 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Linfen?
Linfen 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 Linfen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Linfen between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1945, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Linfen?
Yes: Linfen has on average 38 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Linfen?
In Linfen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 12 July 2002, and the lowest was -30.7 °C on 16 January 1955.
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