Lingdong climate — normals and trends
Lingdong (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.7 °C and it receives 729 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 (21.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-19.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Lingdong averages 182 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Lingdong has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 185 to 179 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 26 June 2010) and the coldest -41.6 °C (on 15 January 1980).
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
LingdongHeilongjiang
- coords
- 46.55°, 131.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.7°C
Average daily high
7.5°C
Average daily low
-2.0°C
Annual rainfall
729mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
40.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
182 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
67.3 cm
Average feels-like high
4.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
36.5 °C
26 June 2010
Coldest day
-41.6 °C
15 January 1980
Wettest day
129 mm
23 August 1960
Windiest day
47.7 km/h
14 April 1956
Strongest gust
105.5 km/h
29 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
26 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-47.2 °C
15 January 1980
Snowiest day
38.6 cm
20 October 2007
Sunniest day
15.0 h
16 June 1940
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 | -12.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | -8.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 8 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 0.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 17 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 12.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 54 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 112 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 126 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 109 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 74 mm | -75 mm |
| Sep | 22.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 42 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 8.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 21 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 0.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 16 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | -10.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 7 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lingdong?
Lingdong has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.7 °C and it receives 729 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lingdong?
The hottest day measured in Lingdong between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2010, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lingdong?
The coldest day measured in Lingdong between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1980, at -41.6 °C.
Does it snow in Lingdong?
Yes. Lingdong gets on average 67.3 cm of snow per year and has around 182 frost days.
Has the climate of Lingdong warmed?
Yes: Lingdong warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lingdong?
The wettest day measured in Lingdong between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1960, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lingdong?
The windiest day measured in Lingdong between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1956, with winds reaching 47.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lingdong?
The warmest month in Lingdong is July (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-19.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Lingdong?
Lingdong receives on average 729 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lingdong?
Lingdong gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lingdong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lingdong between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2007, with 38.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lingdong?
Yes: Lingdong has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lingdong?
In Lingdong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 26 June 2010, and the lowest was -47.2 °C on 15 January 1980.
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