Lingao climate — normals and trends
Lingao (China) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,314 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Lingao averages 0 frost days, 88 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Lingao has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 11 July 2020) and the coldest 7.1 °C (on 24 January 2016).
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
LingaoHainan
- coords
- 19.91°, 109.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.4°C
Average daily high
26.5°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,314mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
22.0km/h
Seasonal range
10.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
88 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.9 °C
Average feels-like low
24.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
270 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
35.2 °C
11 July 2020
Coldest day
7.1 °C
24 January 2016
Wettest day
243 mm
18 August 2016
Windiest day
84.0 km/h
26 September 2005
Strongest gust
141.1 km/h
26 September 2005
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
23 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
1.0 °C
24 January 2016
Sunniest day
12.9 h
10 June 2025
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 | 20.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 14 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 20.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 9 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 23.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 41 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 26.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 34 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 29.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 96 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 221 mm | +72 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 477 mm | +320 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 234 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 255 mm | +44 mm |
| Oct | 27.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 406 mm | +247 mm |
| Nov | 24.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 31 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 23.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 29 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lingao?
Lingao has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,314 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lingao?
The hottest day measured in Lingao between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2020, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lingao?
The coldest day measured in Lingao between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2016, at 7.1 °C.
Does it snow in Lingao?
Almost never: Lingao sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lingao warmed?
Yes: Lingao warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lingao?
The wettest day measured in Lingao between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2016, with 243 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lingao?
The windiest day measured in Lingao between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 2005, with winds reaching 84.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lingao?
The warmest month in Lingao is July (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Lingao?
Lingao receives on average 1,314 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lingao?
Lingao gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lingao?
Yes: Lingao has on average 270 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lingao?
In Lingao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 23 June 2019, and the lowest was 1.0 °C on 24 January 2016.
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