Linghe climate — normals and trends
Linghe (China) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 777 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Linghe averages 102 frost days, 44 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Linghe 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 114 to 90 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 15 July 2002) and the coldest -23.9 °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
LingheShandong
- coords
- 36.36°, 119.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.8°C
Average daily high
17.7°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
777mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
28.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
102 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
44 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.7 cm
Average feels-like high
16.4 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
64 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
40.5 °C
15 July 2002
Coldest day
-23.9 °C
11 January 1955
Wettest day
148 mm
11 July 1954
Windiest day
62.5 km/h
2 August 1940
Strongest gust
118.4 km/h
2 August 1940
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
29 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-29.8 °C
11 January 1955
Snowiest day
19.5 cm
19 November 1962
Sunniest day
14.0 h
18 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 15.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 70 mm | +45 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 44 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 41 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 75 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 34.5 °C | +4.8 °C | 51 mm | -152 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 140 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 186 mm | +104 mm |
| Oct | 17.9 °C | -1.7 °C | 139 mm | +100 mm |
| Nov | 15.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 2 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 7.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 17 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Linghe?
Linghe has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 777 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Linghe?
The hottest day measured in Linghe between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2002, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Linghe?
The coldest day measured in Linghe between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1955, at -23.9 °C.
Does it snow in Linghe?
Yes. Linghe gets on average 19.7 cm of snow per year and has around 102 frost days.
Has the climate of Linghe warmed?
Yes: Linghe warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Linghe?
The wettest day measured in Linghe between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1954, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Linghe?
The windiest day measured in Linghe between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with winds reaching 62.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Linghe?
The warmest month in Linghe is July (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Linghe?
Linghe receives on average 777 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Linghe?
Linghe gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Linghe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Linghe between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1962, with 19.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Linghe?
Yes: Linghe has on average 64 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Linghe?
In Linghe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 29 July 1958, and the lowest was -29.8 °C on 11 January 1955.
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