Lingcheng climate — normals and trends
Lingcheng (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 1,042 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lingcheng averages 69 frost days, 63 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Lingcheng has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 81 to 57 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 11 August 1946) and the coldest -24.8 °C (on 11 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
LingchengJiangsu
- coords
- 33.82°, 118.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
19.5°C
Average daily low
10.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,042mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
26.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
69 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
63 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.2 °C
Average feels-like low
9.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
89 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
40.8 °C
11 August 1946
Coldest day
-24.8 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
173 mm
5 July 2018
Windiest day
45.2 km/h
9 July 1949
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
2 August 1956
Hottest feels-like
46.3 °C
6 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-30.1 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
14.7 cm
24 December 1991
Sunniest day
14.0 h
6 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 6 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 9.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 9 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 16.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 56 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 25 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 27.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 42 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 233 mm | +102 mm |
| Jul | 34.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 46 mm | -234 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 225 mm | +60 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 207 mm | +95 mm |
| Oct | 20.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 114 mm | +64 mm |
| Nov | 17.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 11 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 10.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 13 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lingcheng?
Lingcheng has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 1,042 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lingcheng?
The hottest day measured in Lingcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1946, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lingcheng?
The coldest day measured in Lingcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -24.8 °C.
Does it snow in Lingcheng?
Yes. Lingcheng gets on average 14.3 cm of snow per year and has around 69 frost days.
Has the climate of Lingcheng warmed?
Yes: Lingcheng warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lingcheng?
The wettest day measured in Lingcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2018, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lingcheng?
The windiest day measured in Lingcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1949, with winds reaching 45.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lingcheng?
The warmest month in Lingcheng is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Lingcheng?
Lingcheng receives on average 1,042 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lingcheng?
Lingcheng gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lingcheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lingcheng between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1991, with 14.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lingcheng?
Yes: Lingcheng has on average 89 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lingcheng?
In Lingcheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 6 July 2025, and the lowest was -30.1 °C on 11 January 1955.
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