Linghai climate — normals and trends
Linghai (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 643 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Linghai averages 143 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 69 rainy days per year.
Linghai has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 151 to 135 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 15 June 2017) and the coldest -31.2 °C (on 26 January 1948).
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
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- coords
- 41.17°, 121.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
14.3°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
643mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
33.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
143 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
69 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.4 cm
Average feels-like high
12.0 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
45 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
15 June 2017
Coldest day
-31.2 °C
26 January 1948
Wettest day
144 mm
30 July 1975
Windiest day
50.5 km/h
3 May 2016
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
3 May 2016
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
31 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-37.4 °C
11 January 2001
Snowiest day
32.5 cm
4 March 2007
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 6 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 2.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 10.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 41 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 22.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 49 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 72 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 123 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 181 mm | +28 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 47 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 16.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 6 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +4.5 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 0.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 5 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Linghai?
Linghai has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 643 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Linghai?
The hottest day measured in Linghai between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 2017, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Linghai?
The coldest day measured in Linghai between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1948, at -31.2 °C.
Does it snow in Linghai?
Yes. Linghai gets on average 21.4 cm of snow per year and has around 143 frost days.
Has the climate of Linghai warmed?
Yes: Linghai warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Linghai?
The wettest day measured in Linghai between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1975, with 144 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Linghai?
The windiest day measured in Linghai between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 2016, with winds reaching 50.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Linghai?
The warmest month in Linghai is July (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Linghai?
Linghai receives on average 643 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 69 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Linghai?
Linghai gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Linghai?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Linghai between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2007, with 32.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Linghai?
Yes: Linghai has on average 45 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Linghai?
In Linghai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 31 July 2018, and the lowest was -37.4 °C on 11 January 2001.
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